WORLD WAR I
CONSEQUENCES OF WORLD WAR I
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Increase USA involvement in Europe
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To end imperialism in attempt to prevent future conflict
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Severely punish Germany
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To ensure that WWI ended peaceful in attempt to prevent future conflict
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both Great Britain and France had suffered tremendous casualties during the war and faced serious economic problems because of the war’s costs. The two countries’ leaders wanted to see Germany pay reparations for the cost of the war and accept the blame for causing the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -France wanted to regain its territory in the Rhineland. Great Britain sought reparations, or payments for damages, from Germany. It also wanted to prevent any future squabbles with the country in hopes for a future trade relationship.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -France and Britain were bankrupt. Most delegates blamed Germany (this feeling led to Clause 231) and wanted revenge for the ‘lost generation’; they wanted Germany crippled so the war could never be repeated. And if Germany was to blame for the war, then Germany should pay for the damage.