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Treaty of Versailles: Instability in Post-World War I Europe
The Treaty of Versailles, 1919
How did the terms of the Treaty of Versailles with Germany in 1919 help to set the stage for instability in post-World War I Europe?
The terms of the Treaty of Versailles were dictated on the basis of a diplomatic concept of a balance of power, in which the strength of one power was measured against its alliance with other powers (xxx, 960). Due to these power struggles, it would be impossible to maintain peace because every party wanted to act in their best interests based on the effects the Great War had had on their countries. This, together with all the reparations Germany had to pay its allies, brought about conflicts particularly because the country's economy was in bad shape.
What were the aims of the victors, Britain, France, and the United States, in this treaty?
The victors went to Versailles with different expectations and demands. France had lost more than 1.3 million Frenchmen in the Great War and its citizens had been greatly traumatized. A large part of the country lay in ruins and its strategic railways and factories had been destroyed. France wanted Germany's military to be reduced significantly...
It was interested in the creation of a state in Rhineland, which would be independent and would serve as protection from further aggression by the Germans.
Britain had also lost many lives and it had incurred many financial costs. However, Britain was more intent on restoring Germany's economic strength because it feared that increase in French power would be detrimental to Europe and it would upset the balance of power (xxx, 960). The United States was more interested in pushing for democracy and it held that boundaries were to be determined by each country's ethnicity. The U.S. President also wanted a League of Nations to be created, which would be used in future to settle international disputes (xxx, 961). Due to the power imbalance that arose from the treaty, the U.S. also wanted to take up an international role and to combine efforts with Japan, France, Italy and Great Britain as permanent members of the League of Nation's Council.
3) How did the terms of the treaty affect post-war Germany:
a) In terms of territory?
The Treaty of Versailles saw Germany return the parts…
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