Standing up for others is a substantial skill to gain as an individual. Not only does it gives you a better reputation from other’s perception, but it also helps you develop into an improved person and encourages others to gain knowledge of teamwork/ perform it. This was apparent although both World Wars even though the two wars as whole was a one that caused lots of damaged mentally, physically, and verbally. It becomes your responsibility to take action and help out the victims when others you care for are hurt and/or threaten. This can be further illustrated with this quote from article entitled “World War I: Background and Causes-secondary source”, “An alliance is an agreement among nations to act together and help each other. If one nation …show more content…
President Wilson stood up for the world to bring the world together and suggested to be the mediator while taking no sides in portions of World War I. The quote, “ ... ready to play a part of a mediator and counselor of peace.” indicates his intention (Document A: Woodrow Wilson Speech #1(modified)-primary source). This clearly exposes that he wanted the United States to be one who will aim for international peace (desire to a habitable environment for all) by assisting the participants in the war reach to an agreement without hope of no violence. The impartial plays a big role too because the United State wants to choose fairness among all countries and that no countries should seem like they have more power and strength than one another. Specifically in World War Two, standing up for others was very visible when sanctions were put on Germany and the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. Germany was extremely cruel during all World Wars as they tried to be the superior country of all and took it out of the boundaries by falsely saying Polish soldiers attack a German radio station, becoming a dictatorship country, …show more content…
This was one of the treaties that was problematic during the time period, but it sparked well because punishment needed to be done (In my opinion.) Punishment in this case was a good decision because punishment allows you to not repeat past mistakes for a better future and to pay back for poor decision making. The quote, “...Treaty of Versailles, which had ended World War I. This treaty made the Germans accept total responsibility for starting the war (World War II: The background-secondary source).” Along with the blame, reparations had to be payed for too. This shows leadership skills because the countries who ordered this treaty believe what was done was appropriate because they weren’t going to let what Germany did slide away with no trouble. The aftermath of this also had leadership skills involved. From the same article, it states, “Both countries looked to strong men who could restore and improve their lives. Those men were...and Adolf Hitler.” This shows that the country wanted a leader who would stand up for all their needs and this shows leadership skills because they believed Adolf Hitler had all it takes to create one nation to one that all Germans
Woodrow Wilson, our 23rd president, became involved in a war that he did not want any part of. Wilson wanted to remain neutral and have peace as in his first term of office. During World War I Wilson’s roles in the war became well known in all countries. Wilson wanted peace more than anything else. In seeking for peace Wilson asked Congress for the U.S. to enter World War I. which may not sound like a peace strategy but Wilson felt it was the only way to stop Germany and gain peace. Wilson wrote his speech for world peace, Fourteen Points, that he was probably most famous for. He attended and played an integral part in The Treaty of Versailles. He was the founder of the League of Nations, which he talked about in his Fourteen Points speech. .
When World War I broke out in Europe, Woodrow Wilson announced that the United States would stay out of European affairs and remain neutral. Wilson was aware that the United States had no interest in the matters that did not directly affect the interests of American citizens. He hoped that the United States would remain neutral and continue to trade with warring nations. The American view of neutrality meant we were entitled to safely and freely trade with either side at war as long as it was out in the open seas. The United States hoped to stay out of the way because war was viewed as wasteful, irrational, and immoral.
There is no excuse for the horrible things Nazi Germany did during World War II. But one can get a better idea how that war started by learning about how World War I ended. The Treaty of Versailles was created by the winners of World War I, like France, Great Britain, and the United States, to make peace. So how did it help contribute to an even worse war less than twenty years later? It was mainly because it was too hard on Germany’s territory, military, economy, and national pride.
Although hesitant to enter war, President Woodrow Wilson knew the United States had to intervene to help bring world order. Wilson gave two speeches, one before the US entered the war and one after the conclusion of the war. The first speech was directed towards the Senate and focused on the US entering the war to bring peace and safety to all nations in the world. However, the second was directed towards Congress and focused on ending hostilities and repairing the damages made during the war while striving for global cooperation. The theme of both was for the most part, similar, but there are some noticeable differences, such as the vagueness of one and the preciseness of the other, in terms of the US’ role in determining the agreements after
The harshness of the Treaty and the way in which it blamed Germany for World War I crippled Germany. Much of its territory was taken away from it, including West Prussia that went to form a new Polish Corridor to the sea. Plus the Treaty forced Germany to reduce its army, demilitarise the Rhineland and get rid of its navy. The Treaty also forced harsh reparations for the War resulting in a great deal of the German people resenting the Allies. And it was later that Hitler used the bitter memories of Versailles to gain public support for his actions.
After the war Wilson went before Congress in January 1918, to enunciate American war aims - the Fourteen Points, the last of which would establish "A general association of nations... affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.(Duffy)”Woodrow Wilson did a good job in when joining the war finishing it in a rather fast manner and then quickly making sure a conflict like this never happened The war reached an end on Nov. 11, 1918. The German proposition for peace came amidst the Congressional races. Against the guidance of those near him, the president chose to go to the peace gathering in Paris and battle for his beliefs face to face. Wilson not being present during congressional races shows how determined he was to keep peace in the World and finish what he started.
In WWI, Wilsonian idealism meant several things. This included de-colonization. Also, Wilson strongly believed in democratic peace theory, and he thought that the United States needed to make the world safe for democracy. Furthermore, the president clarified that the United States was entering the war on a moral high ground. For example, Woodrow Wilson mentioned the U.S. was not going to war out of national security but the U.S. had a messianic mission. There were some concerns like the Zimmerman letter that asked Mexico to attack the U.S. On the other hand, the messianic mission was “a war to end all wars” and this was war to make the world safe for democracy. His ideas, which were deeply liberal principles, were embedded into the fourteen points he had created during
World War Two was the most devastating conflict in the history of humanity. It crippled many nations and caused millions of people to die. One of the major causes of this disastrous war was the Treaty of Versailles which ended the First World War. This treaty was destructive towards the Germans. Germany had to pay large amounts of reparations to the Allied nations at the end of World War One resulting in a Great Depression in Germany. Additionally, the Treaty of Versailles’ war guilt clause forced Germans to admit full responsibility for starting the war. Furthermore, to gain the support of the German populace, Adolf Hitler adopted an effective propaganda campaign. Adolf Hitler employed a successful propaganda campaign to gain the support of the German people combined with the Treaty of Versailles harsh economic and political sanctions ignited World War Two.
The Allies created the Treaty of Versailles to prevent Germany from ever recovering and returning as a superpower contender. In the treaty the Allies demanded that Germany ”compensate for all damages done, completely restore Belgium, and [pay] a five percent interest on debt”(Treaty of Versailles 232). The treaty never had the intended effect, because in an attempt to repay their debt, Germany printed lots of money that caused rampant inflation and resulted in many people in losing their jobs. The dire situation in Germany led to the rise of the Nazi party, who promised to stop paying reparations and to fix the situation in Ggermany by creating jobs and rebuilding the military. By forcing Germany into paying for the reparations, the Allies stabbed themselves in the back because in desperation the people of Germany turned to extreme right-wing parties, leading to the rise of people like Hitler and other fascist leaders. Although the initial goal of the Treaty of Versailles was to prevent Germany from fighting back, it did more harm than good because it created an atmosphere where extremists like Hitler
As an Austrian born soldier-turned-politician, Hitler was fascinated with the concept of the racial supremacy of the German people. He was also a very bitter, very evil little man. In addition, having lost the war, the humiliated Germans were forced by the Allies to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 that officially ended World War I. According to the harsh terms of the treaty, Germany had to hand over many of its richest industrial territories to the victors, and was made to pay reparations to the Allied countries it devastated during the war. Germany lost its pride, prestige, wealth, power, and the status of being one of Europe's greatest nations.
The Treaty of Versailles, initially created to keep peace in Europe and ensure that another war like World War I wouldn’t happen again, had in fact, backfired and spiraled the world down into a deeper, bloodier battle. The treaty discriminated strongly against Germany, with the loss of territories, military restrictions, economic reparations, and the War Guilt Clause. It caused humiliation and anger within Germany, and led to Hitler and the Nazi Party coming to power. World War II was not only started by Adolf Hitler and Germany, but had a lot to do with the humiliation that Germany felt when the terms for the Treaty of Versailles were laid down. The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles may be indirectly related to the cause of World War II, but nonetheless was a huge factor in starting the war.
people wanted (Doc 1a). Wilson wasn’t very strict on his neutrality though. As WWI continued exports to Germany decreased as they greatly increased for Great Britain (Doc 1b). The U.S. still favored Great Britain and its allies and were not very neutral in trade. It raises the question if Germany was wrong to sink merchant ships. In response to the destruction of passenger and merchant ships Wilson wrote notes to the German leadership and made strong protests against their actions (Doc 2). Germany promised to stop the attacks, but later broke their promise leading to the U.S. entering the war. As stated before Roosevelt also supported neutrality. His actions before the war (WWII) were more drastic then Wilson’s. He put trade embargo’s on Japan fearing their increasing aggressiveness toward other nations and their possible threat to the United States and stationed the U.S. fleet at Hawaii (Doc 7). Roosevelt believed the best way to help European nations was to act as a beacon of liberty and restr...
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty created at the end of World War I, in hopes of establishing peace among nations. Although it sought harmony, the United States’ Senate refused to ratify the treaty due to the distasteful idea of the United States’ involvement in the League of Nations, and Woodrow Wilson’s unwillingness to compromise with Henry Cabot Lodge’s revisions of The Treaty of Versailles. The President of the United States after World War I was Woodrow Wilson. Wilson was an idealist who longed for peace among nations. After the war he left for Europe to attend a peace conference where he, the prime ministers of Britain, Italy, and France met to discuss what provisions had to be taken in order to weaken Germany (Tindall and Shi 2013, 1008).
The Allies held a gun to Germany's head, with their trigger finger tense. Each article of the Versailles Treaty only made Germany more restless, until 1933 when Hitler produced his own gun and pointed it at the Allies. The Treaty had a series of unproportional effects upon Germany and its people. It caused a rift between the two sides because of the alliances that it formed, brewing tension. The punishments enforced upon Germany were unrealistically huge and it increased the wish among the Germans for the nullification of the Treaty.
My first year of junior high, (in our school that was seventh grade) I was not spending all my time trying to be popular like all the other people in my grade. I was just being me how I always had been. One day at I was sitting at the lunch table with a bunch of people I would hang around with sometimes. Some of them were talking about there weekends.