Lyons, M. J. (2010). World War II. A Short History (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323281376/cfi/6/2!/4/12/12@0:53.5.Lyons, M. J. (2010). World War II. A Short History (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323281376/cfi/6/2!/4/12/12@0:53.5.Lyons, M. J. (2010). World War II. A Short History (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323281376/cfi/6/2!/4/12/12@0:53.5.Lyons, M. J. (2010). World War II. A Short History (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323281376/cfi/6/2!/4/12/12@0:53.5.
“The Austro-Hungarian Empire had vanished from the map. A jumble of small, weak states had taken its place, creating a vacuum of power” (Lyons, 2010). Germany was in a state of economic turmoil; the same could be said for all of Europe. Germany was angry, bitter, and incredibly resentful. They were blamed for the rise of WWI, and had no part in the Treaty of Versailles (Lyons, 2010). Due to the way that Germany was treated, having to take the brunt of the blame for WWI, paved a very easy path to the rise of the Nazi party.
Many of the Austro-Hungarian Empire became independent states. Some of these being, Poland, Hungary, and Austria, the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Colonies went back to previous rule since Germany was resigned to the fact that they had lost everything, including past land they had acquired. After WWI Russia showed political unrest; this was apparent with the rise of the Bolsheviks coming to power and Lenin leading the helm.
While the rest of the world was being broken up, and colonies given back, America was quickly emerging as a worldwide super power.
Many of the economic changes happened with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was a negotiation between the Allies and the Axis powers. The Treaty reassigned the boundaries of Germany, and the bulk of the repairs were to be paid by Germany. This was how it was set before Hitler rose to power five years later (history.com).
There were several articles written with in the Treaty of Versailles. Part II released many of the land ownings that German had acquired and later Part IV stated that Germany was to relinquish their colonies. Between having to pay for repairs, and subsequently loosing land, Germany was broke. The repairs continued until 1932 when the depression hit to hard. France also stopped occupying Germany when the cost was too much to bear (history.com).
Many believe that while the Allies could enforce parts of the treaty, however, some of the fundamental issues were ignored. Had they been addressed sooner, it is possible that WWII might not have happened at all.
Picture: https://German_Federal_Archives
References: Lyons, M. J. (2010). World War II. A Short History (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323281376/cfi/6/2!/4/12/12@0:53.5.
History.com Staff, . (2009). . Retrieved from history.com.
“The Austro-Hungarian Empire had vanished from the map. A jumble of small, weak states had taken its place, creating a vacuum of power” (Lyons, 2010). Germany was in a state of economic turmoil; the same could be said for all of Europe. Germany was angry, bitter, and incredibly resentful. They were blamed for the rise of WWI, and had no part in the Treaty of Versailles (Lyons, 2010). Due to the way that Germany was treated, having to take the brunt of the blame for WWI, paved a very easy path to the rise of the Nazi party.
Many of the Austro-Hungarian Empire became independent states. Some of these being, Poland, Hungary, and Austria, the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Colonies went back to previous rule since Germany was resigned to the fact that they had lost everything, including past land they had acquired. After WWI Russia showed political unrest; this was apparent with the rise of the Bolsheviks coming to power and Lenin leading the helm.
While the rest of the world was being broken up, and colonies given back, America was quickly emerging as a worldwide super power.
Many of the economic changes happened with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was a negotiation between the Allies and the Axis powers. The Treaty reassigned the boundaries of Germany, and the bulk of the repairs were to be paid by Germany. This was how it was set before Hitler rose to power five years later (history.com).
There were several articles written with in the Treaty of Versailles. Part II released many of the land ownings that German had acquired and later Part IV stated that Germany was to relinquish their colonies. Between having to pay for repairs, and subsequently loosing land, Germany was broke. The repairs continued until 1932 when the depression hit to hard. France also stopped occupying Germany when the cost was too much to bear (history.com).
Many believe that while the Allies could enforce parts of the treaty, however, some of the fundamental issues were ignored. Had they been addressed sooner, it is possible that WWII might not have happened at all.
Picture: https://German_Federal_Archives
References: Lyons, M. J. (2010). World War II. A Short History (5th ed.). Retrieved from https://phoenix.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781323281376/cfi/6/2!/4/12/12@0:53.5.
History.com Staff, . (2009). . Retrieved from history.com.