Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. On 28 June 1919, exactly five years and about 9 million dead soldiers later, the Treaty of Versailles was signed by defeated Germany. Germany's nose was in the dirt and the allies meant to keep it there. At the treaty of Versailles, Germany and the other Central powers agreed to repay every cent of damage caused by the war. This was known as the reparations and the final amount was fixed at the huge some 30 billion gold marks (at least two zeros more for today's value) plus interest payable over thirty years. The Peace Treaty of Versailles wasn't a real success. The Versailles Treaty left many questions unanswered and did not fully settle the questions. The pact couldn't reverse the tendency initiated by World War I. Generally the Allies attempted to create a status when it all began, which lead to instability and created the Second Great War in Europe. The unsympathetic settlement with Germany left it weak and opened the door for military opportunists, like Adolf Hitler.

The Allied nations wanted to keep Germany at the bottom level; most of the leaders were determined to crush Germany and her possessio

Britain and France hold some responsibility for World War 2 as their policy of appeasement allowed Germany to be in a position of strength but the painful memory of World War I led them to make concessions in order to avoid another violent conflict. They made concessions to Hitler in the hope of keeping peace. However, Hitler's early demands were reasonable and he didn't begin to make unreasonable demands until he was in a position of strength, when Britain and France could not easily refuse. Germany had been spending 23.5% of her budget on the military, at the same time Britain and France had been spending much less as they were not preparing for a war and they had also spent more on trying to sort out the depression. They had to let Germany get away with things so that they could get stronger. Historical evidence suggests that Hitler would have been forced to back down if the French and British had challenged his offensive. If Britain and France stood firm, the result would have been Hitler's overthrow†. However, before conquering Poland, Hitler was very scared of a war on two fronts meaning Britain, France and Russia fighting him from both directions. Joseph Stalin (the dictator of Russia) offered Britain and France an alliance against Germany but they were too untrusting of communism which as capitalists, they were scared of and disliked. They took 5 weeks to send a reply which did not impress Stalin. When he got in touch with Hitler he got an immediate reply and a visit from an ambassador who had the power to sign an agreement. They made a non-aggression pact so Germany could attack Poland without the fear of a war on two fronts. In return Russia would receive a portion of Poland.

ns. Thus, the Versailles Treaty had altered its articles, according to the widespread hatred towards Germany. Consequently, Germany was blamed as the instigator of WWI. The outstanding figures in the negotiations leading to the treaty were Woodrow Wilson for the United States, Georges Clemenceau for France, David Lloyd George for England, and Vittorio Emmanuelle Orlando for Italy-the so-called Big Four. U.S President Woodrow Wilson insisted that Germany should be treated fairly with justice an

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