German reactions to the treaty of versailles:
- There was anger throughout germany when the terms were made public.
- The treaty became known as a diktat as it was being forced on them and the germans had no choice but to sign it
- Many in germany did not want the treaty signed
- German rep. there knew that they had no choice as germany was incapable of restarting the war again
The allies reaction to treaty of versailles:
- At first the treaty seemed to satisfy the big 3 (US, GB, FRANCE)
- Allies believed it was just peace as it kept germany weak yet strong enough to stop the spread of the comminism
- Kept the french border with germany safe from another german attack and created the league of nations that would end warfare throughout the world
- When wilson brought the treaty back to the US senate for ratification, the senate refused to sign it because the senate felt we would be at war constantly.
- More countries were unhappy with the treaty and the results of WW2. We felt we were tricked into joining. France was unhappy they felt it should have ben a lot tougher on germany. Great britian wanted to forgive and forget. Countries hated eachother they depended on eachother for trading. Soviet Union lost lots of land so they were not happy. Japan was happy they had gotten land.
Weimer Republic:
- Why did it fail in Germany?
-It was the first time that Germany had ever had a domocracy
League of Nations:
- World wide peace keeping organization
- Power- Could give condomnation.
Economic Santions:
- You dont trade with a country. They will back down so they can get stuff
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