Explain the Treaty of Versailles and its effects on European powers
World War I was now over. All the killing had stopped however; the terms of peace still had some flaws that had to be corrected. Even though there were many representatives of many countries, there were only four of them that made the most significant changes. This group was known as the Big Four: Woodrow Wilson from the United States, Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy. Russia nor Germany and its allies had any representatives.
In January 1918, while the war was still going on, President Wilson established a series of peace proposals. Known as the Fourteen Points, this proposal specified a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace. The first four points included an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, and reduced national armies and navies. The fifth goal was the adjustment of colonial claims with fairness toward colonial peoples. The sixth through thirteenth points were specific suggestions for changing borders and creating nations. The guiding idea behind these points was self-determination. This meant allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live.
The Treat of Versailles was a compromise between Germany and the Allied powers, reached after many arguments and signed in June 28, 1919. The treaty created the League of Nations, a league that was to keep peace among nations. The treaty punished Germany. It lost sustancial territory, like all its overseas colonies in Africa and the Pacific, that became mandates, or territories administered by the League of Nations. Under the peace agreement, the Allies would govern the mandates until they were judged ready for independence. Throughout Africa and Asia people in the mandated territories were angry at the way the Allies disregarded their desire to be free causing them to feel deeply betrayed.
The treaty placed all the responsability on Germany, forcing Germans to pay reparation to the Allies. They had to pay the Allies $33 billion in reparations over 30 years. The treaty limited the size of Germany's army, prohibited Germany from importing or manufacturing weapons or war material and forbidden them to build or buy submarines or have an air force. Treaties left a legacy of bitterness and anger that would eventually lead to another war.
After World War I, France, Great Britain and the United States had different goals which led to arguments between the leaders of these nations. Compromise was reached through the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed between Germany and the Allies on June 28, 1919. As part of the treaty and following W. Wilson's "Fourteen Points", the League of Nations was created, which aimed to keep peace among nations. Furthermore, the treaty punished Germany, blaming them for the war. As a result, Germany lost a lot of territory and received several restrictions. Being blamed for all of the war, they were forced to pay reparations [which were about $33 billion] to the Allies which broke their economy. All of Germany's territory scarttered through the world [mainly in the Pacific and Africa] were placed under the League of Nation's administration.
The United States ultimately rejected the Treaty, since many Americans were against the establishment of the League of Nations, since they believed that the best way to achieve peace was for the United States to stay out of Europe's business. Peace treaties with Germany left Germans with bitterness and hate, which eventually led to World War II. Not only was Germany upset over the treaty, but some Allies poweres as well. Japan and Italy had gained less territory than what they were aiming to at the beginning of the war. But since the United States [as well as other world powers] were not supporting the League, they could not take action against these complaints.
Liango Liu
During the year 1919, after the signing of the Versailles Treaty, the Great War had stopped, and the fighting began to cease. The Versailles Treaty was expected to bring fourth a period of peace, or at least the peace was expected to last longer than what it had, but it was ineffective. Even though the Versailles Treaty benefitted some, many others felt deep resentment and hatred towards the abusive terms agreed in the treaty, especially the Germans who were probably the ones that suffered the most from it, and they also didn't have any representatives to decide the terms in the treaty. Germany was especially angered about the treaty, and eventually developed a sense of anger and unrest towards England and France especially.
The Treaty of Versailles had many flaws that made it ineffective. Among those was that the inhabitants of the mandate territories created by the treaty were angry at how their independence was ignored. Italy and Japan also felt betrayed as they had lost more on the war than what they obtained, and their demands were also rejected. Also, the creation of many different new nations caused instability in Europe. The "flawed peace" brought by the Treaty of Versailles would eventually disappear, and more conflict would surge.
The Treaty of versailles was after the Great War. In this treaty They blamed Germany, they said Germany had to pay for all the costs of The War, they Said Germany couldnt have an army , They took Germany out of the League of Nations , And Germany had to make a public Apologie in which they said they started the war and they didnt , It was the serbs. All these Happened in 1918 when President Wilson came with his Fourteen Points. It had an impact in Europe because since Germany was divided because they Gave land to the french and the russians and made some small countries, Germany couldnt produce and Germany has always been the powerhouse of Europe , plus they didnt pay the war debt because they declared themselves in Bankrupcy.
**By: Haresh Khemlani (:
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace conference in which it would end the war between the Allied and the Central power; it also accepted President Wilson’s vision of peace. This treaty made both nations France and Britain national security; also they wanted to strip Germany of its war-making power too. Adopting Wilson’s 14th point, the conference created a League of Nations, an international association whose goal is to keep peace among the nations.
The effects of the Treaty of Versailles created a sensation of bitterness and betrayal among the victors and defeated, because they formed new nations among people that weren’t in the same culture, just as the Yugoslavian nation that was separated into 3 piece of different ethnic groups that didn’t match with them which it causes several fight and disagreement within themselves. Also the Germans were guilt, thanks to the pressure on them, that the treaty gave them, it blame them for starting the war and also they were limited in everything.
By: Michelle Pelletier
The Treaty of Versailles was the Peace Settlement between the Allies and Germany at the end of the First World War. The German authorities had little choice but to accept the terms of the Treaty presented by the Big Three. The treaty created feelings of bitterness and betrayal among the victors and the defeated. It altered the geography of Europe, in which it clauses areas taken from Germany. The Ottoman Turks were force to give up almost all of their empire. The treaty stated that Germany was guilty of the WWI and had to pay “reparations” to the Allies.In Western Europe the Treaty signaled the beginning of a period of isolation for Germany. Germany became an outcast in international politics and was feared by the Allies. This had a significant impact on the role that Germany would play in European and World affairs in the early post war climate, meaning it was forbidden to build or buy submarines or have air force, it had other military restrictions.
After World War 1 was over, leaders of participating nations met at a conference to establish the terms of peace. The major decisions were decided out by a group known as the big four: Woodrow Wilson of the United States, Georges Clemenceau of France, David Lloyd George of Great Britain, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy. Russia was not represented, neither were Germany and its allies. President Wilson drew up a series of peace proposals known as the Fourteen Points; they outlined a plan for achieving a just and lasting peace. The first four points included an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, and reduced national armies and navies. The fifth goal was the adjustment of colonial claims fairness toward colonial peoples. Six through thirteen were specific suggestions regarding border changes and the creation of new nations. The main idea of these points was self-determination. This meant allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live. The last point proposed a “general association of nations” that would protect “great and small states alike.” This reflected Wilson’s hope for an organization that could peacefully negotiate solutions to world conflicts.
