Though representatives of nearly President Woodrow Wilson in his famous Fourteen Points. But from the moment the leaders of the With the November 11, In the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown formally By terms of the treaty, all conquered territory was to be returned, and commissions were planned to settle the boundary of the United States On August 5, , representatives of the United States, Soviet Union and Great Britain signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in outer space, underwater or in the atmosphere.
The treaty, which President John F. Kennedy signed The war had begun almost two years earlier, in May , over a territorial dispute involving Texas. The treaty added an additional , square miles to The instability created in Europe by the First World War set the stage for another international conflict—World War II—which broke out two decades later and would prove even more devastating. Rising to power in an economically and politically unstable Germany, Adolf Hitler capitalized on economic woes, popular discontent and political infighting to take absolute power in Germany beginning in Britain : , soldiers killed; 1,, wounded France : 1,, soldiers killed; 2,, wounded Belgium : 50, soldiers killed Italy : , soldiers killed Russia : 1,, soldiers killed America : , soldiers killed.
Germany : 2,, soldiers killed Austria-Hungary : 1,, soldiers killed Turkey : , soldiers killed Bulgaria : , soldiers killed.
The total deaths of all nations who fought in the war is thought to have been 8. Alongside these statistics, was the fact that vast areas of north-eastern Europe had been reduced to rubble. Flanders in Belgium had been all but destroyed with the ancient city of Ypres being devastated.
The homes of , French people were destroyed and the infrastructure of this region had also been severely damaged. The victors from World War One were in no mood to be charitable to the defeated nations and Germany, in particular, was held responsible for the war and its consequences. During mid, Europe was hit by Spanish flu and an estimated 25 million people died.
This added to the feeling of bitterness that ran through Europe and this anger was primarily directed at Germany. His public image was simple. He was a politician and politicians needed the support of the public to succeed in elections. If he had come across as being soft on Germany, he would have been speedily voted out of office.
However, in private Lloyd George was also very concerned with the rise of communism in Russia and he feared that it might spread to western Europe. After the war had finished, Lloyd George believed that the spread of communism posed a far greater threat to the world than a defeated Germany. Privately, he felt that Germany should be treated in such a way that left her as a barrier to resist the expected spread of communism.
He did not want the people of Germany to become so disillusioned with their government that they turned to communism. Lloyd George did not want Germany treated with lenience but he knew that Germany would be the only country in central Europe that could stop the spread of communism if it burst over the frontiers of Russia. Germany had to be punished but not to the extent that it left her destitute. However, it would have been political suicide to have gone public with these views.
Georges Clemenceau of France had one very simple belief — Germany should be brought to its knees so that she could never start a war again. This reflected the views of the French public but it was also what Clemenceau himself believed in. He had seen the north-east corner of France destroyed and he determined that Germany should never be allowed to do this again. Woodrow Wilson of America had been genuinely stunned by the savagery of the Great War.
He could not understand how an advanced civilisation could have reduced itself so that it had created so much devastation.
In America , there was a growing desire for the government to adopt a policy of isolation and leave Europe to its own devices. In failing health, Wilson wanted America to concentrate on itself and, despite developing the idea of a League of Nations , he wanted an American input into Europe to be kept to a minimum.
He believed that Germany should be punished but in a way that would lead to European reconciliation as opposed to revenge. The main points in this document were:. Diplomacy, the art of maintaining peaceful relationships without the use of violence, can help turn conflict into cooperation.
Share these resources with your students to examine various conflicts around the world and instances of different communities working together successfully.
Treaties are agreements among and between nations. Treaties have been used to end wars, settle land disputes, and even estabilish new countries. On June 7, , the governments of Spain and Portugal agreed to the Treaty of Tordesillas, which divided their spheres of influence in the "New World" of the Americas.
Join our community of educators and receive the latest information on National Geographic's resources for you and your students. Skip to content. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Background Info Vocabulary. Central Powers. World War I. Liberia - C. King S. Nicaragua - Salvador Chamorro S. Panama - Antonio Burgos S. Peru - C. Candamo S. Poland - I. Paderewski S , Roman Dmowski S. Romania - Ion I. Bratiano S , General C.
Coanda S. Pachitch S , Dr. Ante Trumbic S , Mil. Vesnitch S. Czechoslovakia - Karel Kramar S , Dr. Eduard Benes S. Uruguay - J. Buero S. Names of representatives who did not sign written as they appear on pages of the source. Release date is date of extraction. Historical Data. German territorial losses resulting from the Treaty of Versailles, by modern country. German military and navy structures restrictions outlined in the Treaty of Versailles.
German territorial and resource losses as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. Number of League of Nations and UN member states by year, This feature is limited to our corporate solutions.
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