The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty Of VersaillesThe treaty of Versailles was started in the palace of Versailles in 1919 by four leaders George Chemenceau of France, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, Woodrow Wilson of America and David Lloyd George. Each leader from the different countries had met to devise a treaty over what would happen to Germany. Each country had its own set of rules it wanted to incorporate into the treaty of what they believed should happen to Germany. Once these rules where set Germany could do nothing and had no say in what was being changed. Clemenceau wanted revenge against Germany due to the fact the German attacks had destroyed over 75,000 houses and 23,000 factories, their battle zones were ripped apart and 1,500,000 soldiers were killed.Clemenceau wanted compensation and to punish Germany for what they had done. He also wanted to stop any further attacks on France from Germany, to do this he wanted the area of land called Rhineland which connected Germany and France and was also the place most likely for the Germans to attack France from. He wanted Alsace-Lorraine back again which Germany h
In January 1919 there was a communist revolt called the Sparticus revolt. Adolf Hitler realises the hatred that had formed and takes charge of the revolt groups in 1921 and so too taking on the hatred for the other countries. Once each country had said what it was they wanted, they then made a decision on what rules Germany should be given in the treaty. He also didn't want France to get the Rhineland. The treaty had began something that would be the cause of the second world war. He believed that there should be a league of nations set up which would settle disputes between countries before they turned into wars. The government became unpopular and appeared weak. Germany had been used as a scape goat. Lloyd George believed that Germany shouldn't be treated to harshly yet he had said two quotations that showed he had a resentment against Germany,'Make Germany Pay!''Squeeze them until their pips Squeak!'Although he did say he wanted then to recover he still said that they should be de-militarised. Because of all the rules that were formed Germany wanted to be independent and not ran by other countries so groups formed and merged together to form the nazis who were very nasty and bitter people causing there to be even bigger hatred because they were fuelled by the hatred they felt for other countries, They began their hate campaign towards any one who they deemed as different and so began the revenge on other countries and subsequently the beginning of World War Two. I believe if it hadn't been for the treaty, people in Germany may of sorted themselves out and just became a normal country again. Orlando declared war on Germany in 1915, It took France and Britain to stop this war by promising Orlando control of the Adriatic Coast line. 'After these were past Germany could do nothing about them. Some of the ones they decided on were:-n Armies to be reduced to 100,000 men,n Navy reduced to 6 warships, n No submarines,n Airforce to be destroyed,n No soldiers within 30miles of Rhineland,n Land should be given to Belgium, France and Denmark,n Allies paid L6,600,000,000n Land given to Poland, this would be called the polish corridor and would separate Germany from East Prussia. One of the ministers who had signed the treaty was murdered.
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