Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Treaty of Versailles (ended WW I)


The Treaty of Versailles affected Germany at the end of WWI, as Germany was blamed for everything. Even though other countries were involved in the war, the treaty made Germany pay for all the destruction. 10% of the Germans property on the other side were taken over.
Some of the rules of the treaty were as follow:
    1. German army – no conscription 100,000 man limit
    2. Saar coal mining area controlled by France
    3. Germany must pay reparations (money and/or goods) to the Allies
    4. The league of Nations would be formed from Wilson’s 14 points
    5. Allies occupy the west bank of the Rhine to French border for 15 years (would become a demilitarized zone)
I totally don't think it is fair. They just wanted some one to blame all on. There were other country that should have been part of the blame.
Some historians say that the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Fascism and Adolph Hitler
because when the country was going down after the treaty, they wanted some one to bring back the nation. Hitler was a great leader, and they all believed that he would help the nation to step up. But, they did not knew that he was a crazy man who would kill 6 million Jewish. Historians say this because Hitler had all the power to do what ever he wanted to. He basically wanted to take over the world. In a way, he almost achieved it.

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