The Versailles Treaty was one of the main causes for the start of World War II. The treaty harshly affected the Germans because the treaty took land away from them. The Germans also had to pay money for the damage they caused during World War I, which they received a lot of blame for. The Germans had to pay a lot of money; they had to pay 132 billion gold marks in 1921; which would be worth $367 billion as of 2010. The allied countries continued to go against Germany, “The amount of ... [reparations or payments] to be made by Germany shall be determined by an Inter-Allied Commission.” This quote means that the countries wanted to completely ruin Germany. The allied forces wanted Germany to amend for their consequences. The other countries involved in World War I had much less consequences even though they did …show more content…
Hitler gained a lot of respect from the citizens because of his “good leadership”, which was basically just aggression and making threats. When Hitler didn’t like the Treaty of Versailles he made his thoughts very clear and the German citizens backed him up. When Hitler wanted to invade Poland to get "his'' land back and get revenge for all of the wrongdoing towards his country, he had a large army of his supporters following closely behind him. The Nazis succeeded in winning control of Poland and they continued their terror all across Europe continuing to invade the allied forces. In conclusion, the Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War II because the Germans were met with unfair consequences and Germany had a leader who wouldn’t let those unfair consequences pass. If the Treaty of Versailles were never signed, Hitler wouldn’t have had so much motivation to get revenge on the countries who did his country
Following the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles was ratified in 1919 with the goal of bringing a lasting peace in Europe between the Allied powers and Germany. However, its unpopular and one-sided declarations, combined with the harsh reparations imposed on the defeated nations, would ultimately lead to the outbreak of World War II less than two decades later. The treaty was a harsh punishment on Germany forcing them to set limits on their military capabilities and make reparation payments. The Treaty of Versailles did not adequately address the grievances of the German people, which ultimately led to a resurgence of nationalism, militarism, and resentment of the Allies, contributing to the outbreak of World War II. France, England,
The Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty that Great Britain, France, the United States, and Germany signed in hopes to end all war. However, the Treaty of Versailles did the opposite and caused WWII by angering Germany and making them pay war reparations. The treaty angered many germans by depriving them of their land. This is shown in Map of Germany in document A, Germany lost parts of Southern Germany, the Polish Corridor, East Prussia, and Northern parts near Denmark. This act prompted Germany to take their land back in means of war.
The treaty caused WWII because of the unrealistic and harsh punishment placed on Germany, such as the high amount of reparations placed on the nation, having all of the war guilt forced on to the country, along with the removal of some of their territory and land separating some Germans from the
That means that if Germany were to attempt an attack on a neighboring country, every other neighboring country would attack Germany back and neutralize them (Troop Levels, 1920, Doc B). Germans clearly felt vulnerable to all of their neighboring countries who were more powerful than themselves and needed to go to war to restore its military power, which would have sparked a need for restoration of the army by
It also mentions how Germany had to accept the blame for starting WW1, most likely draining the countries pride as we can assume Hitler is alluding to in the Mein Kampf (document 3), which causes much of the built up anger and resent towards other European countries due to the way they targeted Germany in the Treaty of Versailles. Lastly, document 1 also mentions the very high amount of money Germany has to pay in reparations to other European countries because they “started” the war, which left Germany in an economic crumble, only further angering them.
After world war 1 France wanted To reduce Germany's power in every possible fashion and to surround Germany with strong barrier nations. After the Treaty of Versailles Germany felt humiliated to accept blame for the war and territorial loss. The two main reasons the Versailles Treaty caused World War II was because they took away Germany’s land and they made them pay a lot of money.
The hatred caused by the Versailles Treaty made Germany stronger and a force to reckon with. With a lack of support the League of Nations did not have the ability to suppress Germanyś uprisings and growing military. The nations surrounding Germany were already weakened by World War One. In part to that, they also did not want to start another war while they were still recovering. This would eventually lead to Germany starting World War
The Allied Nations of Great Britain and France is the reason why Hitler invaded Poland in 1939 and began the second world war. One of the major causes of World War II that could have been prevented was how unfair the Treaty of Versailles was to
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles it is stated “The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected.¨ (Document D). The Allied powers blamed Germany and its allies for the start of WW1, the German people however felt this was humiliating, leaving them with anger towards the Allied powers. Laurence V. Moyer stated “The Allies continued... To regard the [Versailles] Treaty as an international contract… most Germans saw it as an atrocious injustice, an evil thing which must be destroyed.¨ (Document D). The German people thought of the Treaty as a document used to humiliate them by the Allies, and thus wanted to destroy it, even though the Allies thought of it as an international document.
As the First World War came to a close, the creation of the Treaty of Versailles increased tension between the Allied Powers (especially the United States, France, United Kingdom and Italy) and Germany as well as Germany’s government and their own citizens. Germany was harshly punished for their actions in World War 1 and is displayed by their post war effects such as having a failed economy, frail military and a loss in government power. Furthermore, Germany experienced an economic depression where millions of people were unemployed, starved and died. The people of Germany lost confidence in their government and switched to support Hitler. Hitler wanted to restore honor in Germany and invaded Poland which was the cause of the start of World
After this war ended on November 11, 1918, leaders from the countries made a treaty called the Treaty of Versailles. After this treaty was made, many things happened and the question in many people 's minds was how did this treaty cause WWII? The Treaty of Versailles helped cause WWII by treating Germany harshly in these three ways: Their army was reduced, they lost territory, and the number one reason is all of the blame Germany got. One way that the Treaty of Versailles treated Germany harshly was the way that it reduced their army. After the date of March 31, 1920, Germany wasn’t allowed to have over one hundred thousand soldiers in its army, (Doc B) Germany would more than likely be furious because what if they were attacked?
The Treaty of Versailles helped cause World War Two because a handful of countries that were involved in the war got no say on what was or was not included in the treaty. This caused those Allie countries that were not included to believe that they need to fight against the people who were once on their side to prove that they were just as important. Also so the losing country Germany had a variety of punishments pushed onto them for starting the war so they were outraged at the winning countries as well. Germany was the main reason for the start of World War Two in Document B it is stated that Germans military was reduced. They were only allowed to have 100,000 men for peacekeeping missions and conquering frontiers within their boundaries.
Which was 1 an agreement between France, Italy, Nazi Germany, and Britain. [Since] Germany invaded the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia, the British and French prime ministers tried to get Hitler to agree not to use his military in the future in return for the land he had taken. This act was unsuccessful as Hitler invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia, then this led Britain and France to declare World War II. Another cause of World War II was Fascism. Since the World War I left the economy a mess, countries were being taken over by dictators, as these dictators looked for new lands to conquer.
Introduction World War I came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. The treaty was signed to create lasting peace. The treaty was negotiated between the three allied powers of Britain, France and the United States with no participation from Germany. The treaty 's negotiations revealed a split between the three allied powers with France intending to weaken Germany in such a manner that it would make it impossible for it to renew hostilities. However, Britain and the United States objected to some of the provisions because of the fear that it would be a pretext for another war.
“When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn’t over” (Marlantes). When the fighting stopped on the battlefront of World War I many leaders of different countries gathered together in Paris. They were there to discuss the Treaty of Versailles that would ensure permanent peace. The treaty that was created was extremely unfair to Germany. The Treaty of Versailles was far from perfect, but some of the biggest faults were forcing Germany to take the blame for the whole war, demanding they give up all of their colonies and decrease the size of their military, and paying reparations to the Allies.