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Who Was To Blame For The First World War Essay

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Katie Stalling
Mr. Mack
World Civ 2
17 May 2018

Stalling 1 Disarmament, clauses, and reparations- it was these three terms of the Treaty of Versailles that humiliated Germany and allowed Hitler to feel justified in his revenge. The Treaty of Versailles stirred nationalism and motivated the German people to turn against Jews and communists by directing to the League of Nations, establishing the United Powers, and weakening the German state. The Treaty of Versailles took months to complete but officially ended World War I as it was signed on June 28, 1919. The Treaty ended the State of War between Germany and the Allied Powers (the countries that opposed the Central Powers). The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. Through this treaty, there were four main terms that led to insulting Germany. The War Guilt Clause was then created where Germany was officially blamed for the start of World War I. Not only did Germany have to accept the blame, but also the responsibility of Germany and its allies for causing the major losses and damages of the war. Reparations were set in place where Germany had to pay 6,600 million pounds for the damage caused by the war. They were then forced …show more content…

He spent one year as a political leader in 1933 and then was was appointed to head of state a year later (1934), leaving him an abundance of power. Hitler spent his time as a German politician who led the Nazi party which lasted from 1920-1945. His Nazi ideology was a form of fascism - an authoritarian control of industry lead by a single dictator. Nazi Germany soon was transformed into a totalitarian state in which the nazi party controlled all aspects of life. Using this immense amount of power, Hitler secretly built up Germany’s army and weapons where he began to build warships and compulsory military

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