Treaty Of Versailles Dbq Essay

Seren Pisella 4/19/23

World War I was a life altering war that changed the way we lived and led to new periods in life. European tensions (the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand) really caused the war, and new advances in technology gave way to incredible combat and countless deaths. Most of these fights, however, didn’t really lead to anything, and just led to pointless fighting. But eventually the Allied Powers gained the upper hand, and the Central powers asked for a truce of sorts. This led the Allies to come together and try to craft something to make everyone happy. Though they had differing views, they managed to agree on some key terms and produce what is known as the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was meant to end

At the time, this probably seemed like a great idea to help the world go back to normal. But was it really the best looking back on it? Looking back to Document 6, we can see some articles from said treaty. Most, if not all, articles have something to do with Germany. This is because the Allies wanted to put all the blame for the war on Germany. So, in their treaty, they made that very clear. Some of the articles state that Germany’s armies were to be demobilized and reduced, that Germany accepts the responsibility of loss and damage, and that Germany will pay reparations. This seemed only fair, sure, but I don’t think the Allies really took into consideration how this treaty made Germany feel. This is why I feel that the Treaty of Versailles is sort of a flawed

They formed the League of Nations, the first intergovernmental organization established to promote world peace. It is also known as the “predecessor” of the United Nations. It was formed January 10, 1920 and had 48 nations as members by the end of that year. The founding document, The Covenant of the League of Nations, was drafted at the end of WWI. It contained 26 articles, of which included conditions of membership, functions of principal organs, the mechanisms to peacefully resolve disputes, and what was obligatory for Member States. It also stated the main factors as to why the League was built. By joining the league, nations committed themselves to reduce arguments and to comply with international law. By establishing a bond of solidarity between members, they created a system of security. Meaning, if an aggressor chose to impose on one of the Member States, it should be considered an aggressor against all of the Member States. The people thought this was great, because by doing this they surely thought that no one was gonna attack a nation with the risk of having several others come after it. By 1928, the League of Nations was pretty strong. As we can see in document 10, there were fifty-four nations included in the League of Nations, and only a select few were not a part of it. However, the League weakened because of the U.S’s neglect to ratify