Review of The Treaty Of Versailles
Studying the Treaty of Versailles form the side of the winning group may seem quite easy. Can a benefactor of the allied efforts actually review the fairness of the treaty in just and unbiased way ? This is what I hope to accomplish with my paper reviewing the treaty, and reparations held within. To start, I would like to review the sources I am currently using and their general ideas:The Treaty of Versailles: A Reassessment After 75 YearsNew York University Press, New York USA Mr. Boerneke starts his book with a straight review of the articles in the treaty and explains what each one of them means in general terms. After this review he gives yet another overview of the historical events which would later be affected by these articles; such as the massive increase in German nationalism under the Nazi regime and the German people's anger towards the loss of the "corridor lands" along the border with France. As well, Boerneke talks about the ill effects of the treaty on Italy, after they lost land along the north they were promised in 1915. Overall this is a great book, and will be the primary source for my paper.
Broening (a German) believes that the Treaty of Versailles was no more unfair to Germany (as passed down by the Allies) as the Treaty of Frankfurt was to France, and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was to Russia (as passed down by Germany). At his point I find myself favouring the idea that the treaty was in fact very unfair towards Germany. With their claws dug into the Balkans, every power in Europe had their toes stepped on in the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913. He talks more about Woodrow Wilson more than the rest of the allied leaders, discussing Wilson's poor efforts to find a point of compromise in the treaty, which in turn led to the massive emotional eruption in World War II. 1967Out of all the books I have read through, this one is probably the most underhanded (if that is the right word). These are the main sources that I am drawing my information from and I have so far found them to be very in depth and ,for all intents and purposes, perfect as far as my paper has gone thus far. I can understand the Allied point that a lesson needed to be taught, but they failed to realize that all they were doing during ll their squabbling was giving Germany the ammunition to rise up once again as the evil in Europe twenty years later. On top of the initial knock that Germany took, there was also the sense of humility involved; not only had Germany been grossly defeated come the last months of the war, but they were kicked while down by these Allied "practitioners of justice". Overall, a fairly good source for statistical information, however on an instructional basis, it is quite weak.
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