WW2 was a time in history which can be known as Germany’s period of revenge. But this revenge stems back into 1919 to the Paris Peace Conference in which Germany was forced to sign a treaty written by the victors of WW1. In this treaty, Germany was forced to accept sole blame for the First World War and pay heavy reparations in the form of money, territory and military. An agreement intended to end one war in peace sparked one to follow; this is what the peace treaty signed in Versailles served to do. Germany’s fate was supposed to be predetermined through the Treaty of Versailles, but who knew that Germany would cross all boundaries to defy their fate. The principal cause of WW2 was the Treaty of Versailles as it harshly impacted the well-being …show more content…
Based on an article describing Germany’s rearmament “In 1933, Hitler ordered his army generals to prepare to treble the size of the army to 300 000 men” (“Germany and Rearmament”). This decision of Hitler violated the military clause of the peace treaty. Hitler built his army to once again strengthen Germany and prove its capability as a European power. He waited to see how the world would react to this action however the world didn’t respond and instead Britain signed an agreement to allow them a small navy. The invasion of Rhineland is described as “Beginning at dawn on Saturday, March 7, 1936 three battalions of the German Army crossed the bridges over the Rhine and entered into the industrial heartland of Germany known as the Rhineland” (“Triumph of Hitler”). This invasion was another contravention of the treaty as under it no German troops were allowed to enter this demilitarized region. Hitler invaded this region because it was rich in resources. This was once again a move intended to revenge for the harm caused by the treaty initially. On the day of March 12th 1938 “Adolf Hitler announces an “Anschluss” (union) between Germany and Austria, in fact annexing the smaller nation in to a greater Germany” (“Hitler announces Anschluss”). The treaty denied a union with Austria and Hitler breached this provision as well. This annexation was necessary to compensate …show more content…
The implementation of the treaty weakened Germany’s economy financially, politically, and socially. Furthermore, the clauses of the treaty created very difficult circumstances for the people of Germany in which survival became a challenge for them. Finally, Hitler’s actions that led to the war were all an effort to reverse the Treaty of Versailles and seek revenge for Germany. The treaty’s purpose was to maintain peace and prevent future wars. But, the treaty’s clauses impacted Germany in such a way that its impact wasn’t realized until the initiation of World War
events following the war on the 28th of June, 1919. The famous Treaty of Versailles was known for its role in ending war. But it was not known for being a double-edged sword, as the ending of war came with the consequence of causing future war. The Treaty consisted of uncontested biases due to Germany's unconditional surrender. 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
was less than twenty years. Many historians claim that the Treaty of Versailles has a role in this statistic. The Treaty of Versailles caused WWII by enraging Germany via territorial losses, military restrictions, and economic reparations. One main way the Treaty of Versailles caused WWII is the territorial losses Germany suffered. According to “German Territorial Losses, Versailles Treaty, 1919,” Germany lost a lot of land from the treaty. Some of the land the Germans lost was rich in coal, and when
simplicity”. Assigning the blame of WWII to the Treaty of Versailles is far too simple of an explanation. The Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI while sanctioning and punishing Germany, forced Germany to pay reparations. These reparations are said to have caused economic challenges in Germany, which allowed Hitler to take control on nationalist fervor. Thus, the story goes, that the Treaty of Versailles made Hitler’s rise to power, and his starting of WWII, inevitable. However, this mode of explanation
WWII broke out in 1939 and was a war between Germany and Britain. In this essay I will look at why WWII started. There are a number of reasons why WWII broke out including Adolf Hitler Hitler's aggressive actions, challenging the Treaty of Versailles and the Failure of Appeasement. One reason why WWII broke out was because of Adolf Hitler's aggressive actions. When Hitler came to power in 1933, he had made his aims extremely clear in his book (Mein Kampf-My Struggle) which he wrote 9 years before
Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that was signed by the UK, US, France, Italy and Germany, it ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919. Hitler saw the Treaty of Versailles as a disgrace to the German people and an embarrassment to Germany. Hitler blamed the German politicians for signing the Treaty of Versailles as he thought Germany could have avoided it and the problems it presented Germany with
“The Treaty of Versailles” was written to prevent future wars, it didn’t. “The Treaty of Versailles” is a document that cut down Germany as a country, it did this to prevent Germany for ever rising to power again. World War I, the supposed “The War to End All Wars” was a War between the Central Powers (Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and Germany) and the Allied Powers (France, Great Britain, Russia, and other smaller nations). The Allied Powers had defeated the Central Powers November 11, 1918
There were many causes that led to World War Two, some of them being: The Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Japan as a world power, the rise of fascism in Italy and Germany, and The League of Nations. However, the main reason that the Second World War was inevitable was unquestionably due to the rise of Adolf Hitler. WWII was directly brought about by his actions in the 1930s. Even though the League of Nations had set measures in place to avoid this happening, they were unable to prevent the war
is the Treaty of Versailles? The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that ended World War I (WWI). It did fulfill it’s purpose for a time, however The Treaty of Versailles may have been what caused World War II (WWII). The treaty wasn’t well thought out due to the amount of loopholes, and it wasn’t enforced. It was also extremely harsh on the Germans. This treaty put them in severe debt. It also made their army a fraction of what it was before. The Germans also never agreed to the treaty. This angered
be the only factor causing WWII to happen, however this is incorrect. Hitler may be the main contributor to WWII but there were many other factors that brought it to reality. These factors include The Treaty of Versailles and the weaknesses of the League of Nations. (M.Anderson et al, 2014). The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty made to bring peace to Europe and to get revenge against Germany so they wouldn’t start another war(UA, 2014).
The beginning of WWI was marked by the execution of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, and ended with the signing of the November Crime in 1919. The emergence of WWII, less than twenty years later, was surprising because most of the European nations were still recovering from WWI. Joachim Fest, a German historian, states “ The first phase of the postwar era was characterized by both of revolution and anti-civilizational resentments” ( Fest 403). Fest explains that the years following WWI were extremely
that there is no peace, and the quick consequence of going to war, is, obviously, not peace. However, it can be said that war is frequently important to make enduring peace and strength. The great wars like WW1 and WW2. A reasonable example of this is WWII that led to peace; nevertheless, the wars caused a great distraction and ruined almost everything in Asia and Europe,
1. Age of Technology/Information--->Age of Exploration: The age of information and technology is the era in which we live today. The age of exploration was a period of time where several European countries set out to discover new things and claim new territory. In today’s world, everyone is always looking for more room to grow, and new things to create or discover. This is similar to the age of exploration because the same countries that became super powers during that age are still big super powers
An estimated 80,000,000 died in WWII. Some consider WWII to be a continuation of WWI, with a 30-year break in between. Some Germans deny that WWII ever happened. Whatever people may believe, WWII was devastating, and could have been avoided, had Human Nature not gotten in the way. People have an inherent desire to crush their enemies. War is a function of the Human Race. War is necessary, but the main flaw in our war strategy is the inability to learn from the past. Why not have a war between a few
which they had provoked to wrath. France was mostly taken by Germany during WWII as they were one of the first targets of Germany. They had recently fought in WWI and as we shall see, were very eager for Germany to pay reparations for the war. Before the war, France France only reluctantly reduced the fines on Germany and their occupation did not stop until WWII began.(look up citation in book). The Treaty of Versailles also reduced Germany’s army to a fraction of its previous strength. All these
was elusive because of a desire for vengeance. This vengeance may have set the stage for World War II. On January 12th, 1919, the Paris Peace Conference (PPC) opened at several different venues, in and around Paris, France, but was moved to the Versailles Palace because of the number of attendees. As many as 32 World Leaders were represented at the PPC, but the negotiations were basically between the Triple Entente, (Britain, France and Italy), Japan and the United States. Each country and leader