Do you think the Treaty of Versailles promoted peace?

Question

Or do you think it demoted peace? Give me reasons...

this is a history question, i just want to know why people think what they do

Answer 1

The goal of the Treaty of Versailles was to end the war, but the French and the British were a little ticked off, especially the French, and Wilson attempted to curb the harshness of the treaty, but made concessions in order to form the League of Nations... (which the US wound up not joining anyway, the US congress was too worried about the mutual defense portions of the charter) ...

Anyhow, there were 3 portions of the treaty that were particularly damaging.

The first, ideologically damaging, was the "war guilt clause" ... that forced Germany to accept the blame for the entire war (even though it was not solely their fault).

The second, economically damaging, was the high amount of reparations to be paid.

The third, militarily damaging, was the absolute dismemberment of the German army and navy.

So, you can see why Germans might not have been too pleased.

These factors (along with other economic problems and factors)... lead to the polarization of politics in Germany, scapegoating became easier, and it created the perfect atmosphere for something to go wrong...

... and ... it did.

If the treaty had been less harsh (that is, MORE REALISTIC)... WW2 quite well may have never happened.

Answer 2

I think it did more harm than good in regards to paace. Why?

1. Germany was left holding the bag fr all war reparations and blamed for the war whe in fact the neo colonialism and straegic alliances of all the participants were to blame
2. Germany economically speaking was left to exist but the stranglehold of France and England made their livelihood unbearable and economically stricken.,
3. It aided the cause of revolution in Germany as can be seen in later years by the rise of the Nazis and the putsch of 1923.
4. There was no real peace because justice was not meted out fairly to all nations and not only Germany but Italy as well.
5. The one redeeming factor was Wilson's Fourteen Points especially the points 13 and 14 which was the only noticeable symbol for peace.
6. The Treaty of Versailles overall was a document of reparational revenge on a country that was only partially responsible for the start of the war and would promote for more problems of insurrection violence and war in its aftermath.

Answer 3

From what I remember of this history lesson, the main point is that the Treaty of Versailles was neither harsh nor lenient enough to promote peace. THAT IS ALL I REMEMBER OF THE TWO PAGE ESSAY I WROTE ON THIS EXACT TOPIC.

Answer 4

Do you think this is a History question?
Or do you think this a Homework Help question?
Give me reasons....

If you want to know why people think the way they do - try a poll, or a survey.

Answer 5

Yes because it made the Germans reduce their army sizes and made them pay money for war so they were being punished for what they did plus when they got smaller armies, it meant that they couldn't be very destructive.

Answer 6

what?