THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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The weak Treaty of Versailles had given Germany the ability to rebuild their arms in the buildup of WWII.
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Several of the countries who made up the Allies felt the Axis countries should be completely disbanded following WWII.
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The Allies believed the the Nuremberg War Crime Trials were sufficient for the crimes inflicted by the Axis powers.
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The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles had caused bitter resentment among Germans, fueling Hitler’s rise to power.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Big Four themselves had competing objectives in Paris: Clemenceau’s main goal was to protect France from yet another attack by Germany. He sought heavy reparations from Germany as a way of limiting German economic recovery after the war and minimizing this possibility.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly because Allied powers, Great Britain and France especially, blamed Germany for starting the war and the subsequent death and destruction.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is widely agreed that the Treaty of Versailles failed because it was filled with harsh punishment and unrealistic expectations of massive reparations payments and demilitarization imposed on Germany for its wrongdoing.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Versailles was hated by Germany because she was stripped of 13% of her territory and 10 percent of the population; the border territories of Alsace and Lorraine were returned to France.