Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Explain how the Treaty of Versailles was responsible for the outbreak the Second World War. The Treaty of Versailles was responsible for the outbreak of World War II due to the following reasons:
Advertisements
Solution
(i) The Peace Settlement at Paris was made in a spirit of revenge. The Germans felt that too much injustice had been done to them.
(ii) The victorious powers had deprived Germany of huge tracts of its territory.
(iii) She was burdened with an immense War Indemnity.
It was impossible for a proud German race to forget the consequences of the War, which they had lost so humiliatingly. This fuelled the rise of Nazism in Germany which adopted of policy of aggression.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Why was the League of Nations established?
When was the Archduke Francis Ferdinand assassinated?
How many major powers were there at the end of the 19th Century?
What were the economic provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
Or
How much did Germany had to pay as war reparation charges according to the Treaty of Versailles?
What did France gain from the Treaty of Versailles?
Discuss about the emergence of the democratic spirit after World War I.
Explain the effects of First World War on Austria-Hungar.
Discuss the effects of first world war on Turkey.
The Treaty of Versailles based on which motive:
|
The final act of the long-drawn-out negotiations took place at Versailles on Saturday afternoon and to-day Germany and the Allies - always with the exception of America - are at peace. Peace is a blessed word and both the word and the fact are welcome to-day. So far as Germany is concerned, there is for the present, an end of strife and at least a formal return to the decent relations of civilised states. Editorial: Peace in force (12 January 1920) The Guardian |
Name the organization which was established in 1920 to maintain peace after this war.
