Summary:
Discusses the effects of the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I. Examines the elements in the treaty which contributed to World War II. Maintains that the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 was a failure and that the demands of the superpowers led directly to World War II.
From 1914 to 1919, the world had become encompassed in war. Mankind had never witnessed a conflict so immense. Nearly every nation of the globe had stepped foot onto the battlefield. The Great War took millions of lives and reduced many areas to rubble. Roads, Train tracks, telegraph lines, and many towns had been decimated. Countries had been stricken with loss. Yet out of the ashes Great Britain, The United States, and France declared victory over the Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. The Allies would meet in Versailles, Paris, to embark on a journey for peace that would ensure that the world would never have to undergo such a World War again. Those who were the main peacemakers at the Paris Peace Conference were known as the Big Three. There was Georges Clemenceau, the.....
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