Question

Follow these steps to complete the graded assignment for this unit. Use Internet or library resources to research the Treaty of Versailles.To guide your research, consider the following questions: What were the major terms of the treaty? Why did the Allied leaders set these terms? How did Germans respond to the treaty in the decades that followed?Write an essay explaining the major points of the Treaty of Versailles and how it impacted Germany in the 1920s and 1930s. Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation. You will submit your work to your teacher in Part 2 of the assignment.

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The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies. It also called for the creation of the League of Nations, an institution that President Woodrow Wilson strongly supported and had originally outlined in his Fourteen Points address

The main leaders at Versailles were Clemenceau (France), Lloyd George (Britain) and Wilson (USA). They set these terms because they were the victors, they blamed Germany for the conflict, they could take desired territory, and they wanted to make sure that Germany could never launch another attack

How did the Germans respond to the Treaty?

How did Germany react to the Treaty? Reactions to the Treaty in Germany were very negative. There were protests in the German Reichstag (Parliament) and out on the streets. ... There were also the humiliating terms, which made Germany accept blame for the war, limit their armed forces and pay reparations.

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