The Peace Of Versailles, By John Maynard Keynes

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John Maynard Keynes was known for advanced economic theories which helped him reflect upon the Treaty of Versailles with a higher knowledge in the themes of actual payment as well as economic statuses of countries due to the treaty, having this information made his article, “The Peace of Versailles”, a valuable piece of evidence. The article was written in 1920, shortly after the treaty was put into action, and was written from a British viewpoint with several economic factors contributing greatly to the overall information inside of the article. It was put into a very well known magazine Everybody, and had a large impact upon society at the time and the people’s views of the treaty of Versailles. The purpose of writing “The Peace of Versailles”

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