In order to establish peace and prevent a future world war, the Paris Peace Conference convened at Versailles in January 1919. T
he Paris Peace Conference was designed to establish the terms of the peace after World War I. About thirty nations participated in the Paris Peace Conference. The United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Italy became known as the “Big Four.” The “Big Four” led the proceedings that led to the creation of the Treaty of Versailles, a treaty that ended World War I. The Treaty of Versailles explains the compromises each nation agreed upon to establish and maintain peace. Article 159
The German military forces shall be demobilized and reduced as prescribed hereinafter.
Article 160
(1) By a date which must not be later than March 31, 1920, the German Army must not comprise more than seven divisions of infantry and three divisions of cavalry.
Article 181
After the expiration of a period of two months from the coming into force of the present Treaty the German naval forces in commission must not exceed:
6 battleships of the Deutschland or Lothringen type,
6 light cruisers,
12 destroyers,
12 torpedo boats,
or an equal number of ships constructed to replace them as provided in Article 190. No submarines are to be included...
Article 231
The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.
Article 235
In order to enable the Allied and Associated Powers to proceed at once to the restoration of their industrial and economic life...the Reparation Commission may fix, during 1919, 1920 and the first four months of 1921, the equivalent of 20,000,000,000 gold marks [payment from Germany].
Question:
Using evidence from Document 1, explain why the Great War was not the last world war.
They believed that the Vietnam War was a mistake. By 1968, a majority of Americans believed that the Vietnam War was a mistake. The other choices given above are not related to what happened during 1968. Hope this answer helps.
