with great power comes great responsibility! said a wise old uncle

With Great Power With Great Power Comes Great Comes Great

Responsibility!Responsibility!Said a wise old uncleSaid a wise old uncle

When we last When we last talked…talked…

And that leads us And that leads us to…to…

Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles The main terms of the Versailles Treaty were: The main terms of the Versailles Treaty were:

(1) the surrender of all German colonies as League (1) the surrender of all German colonies as League of Nations mandates; of Nations mandates;

(2) the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France; (2) the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France;

(3) cession of Eupen-Malmedy to Belgium, Memel to (3) cession of Eupen-Malmedy to Belgium, Memel to Lithuania, the Hultschin district to Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, the Hultschin district to Czechoslovakia,

(4) Poznania, parts of East Prussia and Upper (4) Poznania, parts of East Prussia and Upper Silesia to Poland;Silesia to Poland;

(5) Danzig to become a free city; (5) Danzig to become a free city;

(6) plebiscites to be held in northern Schleswig (6) plebiscites to be held in northern Schleswig to settle the Danish-German frontier; to settle the Danish-German frontier;

(7) occupation and special status for the Saar (7) occupation and special status for the Saar under French control; (8) demilitarization and a under French control; (8) demilitarization and a fifteen-year occupation of the Rhineland; fifteen-year occupation of the Rhineland;

(9) German reparations of £6,600 million; (9) German reparations of £6,600 million;

(10) a ban on the union of Germany and Austria; (10) a ban on the union of Germany and Austria;

(11) an acceptance of Germany's guilt in causing (11) an acceptance of Germany's guilt in causing the war; the war;

(11) provision for the trial of the former Kaiser and (11) provision for the trial of the former Kaiser and other war leaders; other war leaders;

(12) limitation of Germany's army to 100,000 men (12) limitation of Germany's army to 100,000 men with no conscription, no tanks, no heavy artillery, with no conscription, no tanks, no heavy artillery, no poison-gas supplies, no aircraft and no airships; no poison-gas supplies, no aircraft and no airships;

(13) the limitation of the German Navy to vessels (13) the limitation of the German Navy to vessels under 100,000 tons, with no submarines; under 100,000 tons, with no submarines;

Now, Lets look at Now, Lets look at this a little closer this a little closer

to home. to home.

Imagine…Imagine…

What should What should happen?happen?

Normally…you Normally…you would give back would give back

what you stole, and what you stole, and maybe you would maybe you would be banned from a be banned from a

store. store.

The makers of the The makers of the Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Versailles,

would…would…

Even the U.S. Even the U.S. realized this was realized this was bad…and didn’t bad…and didn’t

sign. sign.

Germany didn’t Germany didn’t handle it so handle it so

well…well…

Germany is utterly Germany is utterly destroyed...destroyed...

It leaves the door open for…It leaves the door open for…

speech

In Italy…In Italy…

Back in Back in Germany…Germany…

We are faced We are faced with another with another

choice…choice…

More to come…More to come…

Take a Step Take a Step Back…Back…Back in WWI…Back in WWI…

Things go badly Things go badly in WWIin WWI