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    impact of the policies and treaties created by the “Big Four” (Great Britain, Italy, France and The United States) would leave devastating irreversible consequences on the Great War’s losers. The most important treaty that the allies would make would be The Treaty of Versailles, signed on June 28th, 1919. This treaty would have the most destructive consequences on Germany, whom would become bitter, nationalistic, and isolated from its effects. As Holborn puts it, “the treaty did not solve the problem

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    Who was at the Paris Peace Conference where the Treaty of Versailles was created? Woodrow Wilson and the leaders of Britain, France, and Italy were there, but not Germany. The Treaty laid the ground work for World War two. Germany rebelled against the Treaty and started World War two. There When the Treaty of Versailles was being written Germany was not brought into consideration. The Treaty of Versailles was being written Germany was not brought into consideration. Instead the blame for WW1 was

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    Treaty of Versailles On June 28, 1919 the Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Powers which officially ended world war 1 (Treaty of Versailles. 2009) The treaty was brought up by the four-major people who devoted to the treaty which were known as the “Big Four—David Lloyd George of Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, Woodrow Wilson of the United States, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy”. (Treaty of Versailles n/d) David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau, and Woodrow Wilson cooperated

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    During the peace-making after World War 1 (1914-1918), in the composition of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was targeted and punished with harsh conditions to a great extent. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the many treaties that was constructed after the war and it’s purpose was to end the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The brutal terms of the Treaty that were devised to lead to peace, later effected Germany immensely and negatively impacted its society, economy and military

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    conference, overall attitude towards Germany led to much resentment amongst the German people. In a nutshell, the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, included Germany losing rich agriculture land, their army being severely restricted, the burden of paying billions in reparations and being forced to accept all responsibility for the war. The stress of achieving the terms of the Treaty led to economic and social disaster in Germany. This resulted in mass unemployment, horrific living standard and poor availability

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    Instead of Wilson’s mindset and actions, it was the Senate and popular opposition that led to the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S. Senate. This can be seen through two points. Firstly this can be seen when, Wilson claims that Article X is an inevitable system to the League of Nations. The other can be seen when Herbert Hoover talks about the wrongs imposed in the Treaty. Due to the fact that Wilson had such a stubborn mindset, it goes to show how strong his opposing forces were. On

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    When treaties are put into place they are usually to bring peace. In fact, the Treaty of Versailles was constructed to bring peace between the countries involved in World War I, as well as to prevent another war from happening. Even though the treaty brought peace, it only brought it for some time, which caused the end result to be negative. The treaty also provided new opportunities for the countries involved except for Germany. Most of the opportunities that were generated by the treaty went to

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    The Treaty of Versailles included a large sum of punishments for Germany. These punishments went too far because of America and the other Allies and should be changed. The new treaty should make it more fair to Germany in order to keep them from becoming angry and resentful. Changes that should be made include getting Serbia, Russia, and Germany to accept the blame for starting WWI, instead of blaming the entire war on Germany. Germany should also be able to keep their coal-fields, as there was no

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    Final Topic Proposed: The Treaty of Versailles Please give a short summary of this topic: The Treaty of Versailles was the contract that ended WWI. This is a strong example of conflict and compromise. How will you display this topic: We will display this topic with an exhibit or a website. This year’s NHD theme is Conflict and Compromise. In order to move forward, your group must explain, in detail, how your topic hits each one of following questions in paragraph form. These paragraphs should

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    Treaty Of Versailles Essay The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties after WWI had finished. This treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers, and it was signed exactly five years after Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination. This treaty gave colonies to some countries and took territories from others. Russia and the central powers were allowed at the meeting of the treaty because they had lost the war and it would create even more tension than there already

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