For my project I have to research the major battles and what allowed the U.S. to win. It shouldn’t be to hard.. I hope.
For the rest of the hour I studied for the test.
I. Treaty of Versailles
-know what it specifically did and how it helped lead to WWII
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that was imposed on Germany by the Allied powers (France, Italy, UK, and US) in the 1920s after the end of WWI which ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers. The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919. The Treaty was used to punish Germany, because all the Allied powers believed that Germany started the war. The Treaty stated that Germany was responsible for starting WWI. Many people think that the Treaty of Versailles is what started WWII.
President Woodrow Wilson wanted the Treaty to consist of fourteen points. He wanted there to be an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade for all countries, and for the "League of Nations" to be developed.
One thing that the Treaty of Versailles did was completely alter the geographical landscape of Europe. The treaty took away Germany's farmland, livestock, and 10% of its factories. Countries that got Germany’s land were France, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, and Poland. The Treaty of Versailles also reduced Germany's trading with other countries. The treaty took away the German Navy, and reduced the size of their army quite dramatically.
President Wilson's main idea for the Treaty of Versailles was to create "The League of Nations." He believed that if he made this peace organization consisting of the Allied powers everyone would be afraid of them because they already lost the war to them. At first, the other allies were not crazy about Wilson's big plan. France wanted to hurt Germany's economy, land, and their army. The United Kingdom wanted to leave Germany with enough supplies for trade, but not war. And all the other allies, especially Italy and Japan, were just focusing on gaining land from Germany. Eventually, all the other Allies joined and formed "The League of Nations." Wilson's ideas for it had to be somewhat modified though. The United States never joined. Instead, they made a different peace agreement with Germany under the Treaty of Berlin.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany began to go through a great depression. A lot of people lost their jobs and joined the Communist and National Socialist Parties. Because more people were joining this party, the party's leader, Adolf Hitler, was gaining more and more power. It is for this reason I think that the Treaty of Versailles contributed some to the start of WWII, in Germany at least.
Ok, so I dont know if this is plagarism but I looked at Erins blog and I read through it and erased some of the stuff from it. But this is what I did all day. It really helped me a lot because my notes were not as good as hers.
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