The accusation commonly levelled at the peacemakers of the Versailles Conference is that the treaty forced on Germany in 1919 meant that there would inevitably be conflict later in the century.
It is argued that the terms of the treaty that ended the First World War provide a significant part of the explanation for the Second World War only 20 years later. The loss of German land, the redrawing of German borders, and the burden that reparations placed on the newly formed democratic government of Weimar Germany meant that Germany would not be satisfied with the conditions imposed on it and would challenge them at some point in the future.
Your organisation does not have access to this article.
Sign up today to give your students the edge they need to achieve their best grades with subject expertise
Subscribe
