Analyze the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the rise of totalitarian regimes in Europe and its contribution of the outbreak of World War II.
The shot of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Serbian nationalist on the 28th of June in 1914 set Vereigngelosse into motion and leading to the World War I. Sont un arrangement de la complexité des relations diplomatiques et politiques entre les puissances européennes qui ont été en grande partie respRead more
The shot of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Serbian nationalist on the 28th of June in 1914 set Vereigngelosse into motion and leading to the World War I. Sont un arrangement de la complexité des relations diplomatiques et politiques entre les puissances européennes qui ont été en grande partie responsable de l’amélioration de la régïon.
Austria-Hungary, furious at the assassination, presented an ultimatum to Serbia which, although was mostly met, had demands made to be guaranteed refused. This led to Austria-Hungary being able to declare on Serbia on the 28th of July 1914.
The alliance system then intervened. Austria-Hungary’s closest ally was Germany and it declared war on Russia and France who siding with Serbia. This led to a domino effect of other countries joining the war because of their alliance to the belligerent nations.
Before the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand political conflict which had been prevailing among the European nations was another factor that led to war. Three characteristics that headed the Euro-Zone were imperialism, nationalism and militarism which resulted to proliferation of fear and suspicion among the Europeans. Specifically, there was an arms race, competition made the situation more acute and made war seem imminent.
In any case, the murder was the match that ignited an existing powder keg of tensions across Europe which immediately began to drag the empires into what would become the multi-year great global war before deciding on its four-year format to take millions of lives.
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Great suffering in the conditions of political and economical crises was a result of the Treaty of Versailles, signed after the First World War between the Allied Powers and Germany. This was evidenced by Germany’s humiliating conditions that included Babylonian, reparations payment, severe territorRead more
Great suffering in the conditions of political and economical crises was a result of the Treaty of Versailles, signed after the First World War between the Allied Powers and Germany.
This was evidenced by Germany’s humiliating conditions that included Babylonian, reparations payment, severe territorial losses and limitation on her military)을과 by the severity of the treaty, which forced severe economic penalty on Germany through extensive reparations payments, most of which it could not afford due to loss of many of its territories. This paved way for extremists such as the Nazis with their assertion to restore a previously glorious Germany and their /our economy.
The treaty also has effect on the political structure of Europe. It contributed to over throwing of the German monarchy and the Weimar Republic came into power, a weak and vulnerable government it could not cope with the internal issues of Germany. This led to deficit of political culture or political vacuum within the region which was suddenly filled by right wing people like the Nazis.
Moreover, the treaty failed to contain the root of conflict and disagreement among the varied European state powers on expansion of aggressiveness of nationalism and militarism. These arguments originate at the roots of territorial disputes with the additional factor of a desire for vengance which was motivation for Hitler and Mussolini.
Hence, all in all, concluding that the chief aim of the treaty was to prevent subsequent war-making but the treaty of Versailles led to the second world war. Shortening of terms of war, economic crisis, and political upturn facilitated the blossoming of the totalitarian regimes and ultimately a world war.
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