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Failure to Enforce the Treaty of
Versailles/AppeasementNicole J, Emily W, Paige P, Aparna G
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ThesisRegardless of whether the terms were too harsh or too lenient on Germany, the Treaty of Versailles was a major cause of World War II because of the Allies' lack of enforcement.
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Disarmament/Rearmament• In the Treaty of Versailles, German forces
were restricted to 100,000 troops, 6 battleships, and no submarines among other things.
• In 1933 Hitler began rearmament in secret, and then publicly announced it in 1935.
• In response to this, the leading European powers did nothing except form the Stresa Front, which was based on an agreement to stop any future violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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The Anglo-German Naval Agreement
• In June 1935, Great Britain violated the terms of the Stresa Front and made an agreement with Germany that they could rearm their navy to have a third of the tonnage of the British Navy.
• This gave the Germans a sense of support and that, because the powers were not working together in repressing their growth, they would stand more of a chance in a war situation.
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"In the case of the Treaty of Versailles, lack of enforcement turns out to have been a more serious defect than any clause in the text" -Hans A. Schmitt
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Reparations• By 1921, the reparations committee
agreed to set the total payment to £6.6 million
• Also included coal and steel payments from Germany• Maybe too harsh (led to hyperinflation crisis in Germany in 1923)
• Not adequately enforced, led to further appeasement towards Germany (learned they could get away with it)
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"What stopped the Treaty of Versailles from ever approaching success, however, was not the terms of the treaty... But rather the reluctance to enforce the terms by the Allies" -James Atkinson
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Territoral Clauses• Germany had to give up more land than any
other country• Gave up control of Polish Corridor, German
and Turkish colonies, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia,and Czechoslova
• Anschluss (with Austria) was forbidden• Much more should have been taken away to
make Germany less of a threat
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RebuttalClaim: Allies did not have the military resources or popular want to enforce the Treaty of Versailles and prevent German violations.
Response: Enough support against Germany, rally to prevent another World War
Claim: Reparations too harsh to enforce
Response: Germany had enough to rearm and prepare for war, had Allies enforced reparations, Germany would have not had the resources for WWII
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Works Cited1. Atkinson, James. "The Treaty of Versailles and Its Consequences." Www.upf.edu. N.p., 16
Dec. 2002. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://www.upf.edu/materials/fhuma/hcu/docs/t2/art5.pdf>.
2. "Enforcement of the Provisions of the Treaties: US Isolationism, the Retreat from the Anglo-American Guarantee, Disarmament-Washington, London and Geneva Conferences."IB History Notes. IB Guides, n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ibguides.com/history/notes/enforcement-of-the-provisions-of-the-treaties-us-isolationism-the-retreat-from-the-anglo-american-guarantee-disarmament>.
3. Schmitt, Hans A. "The Treaty of Versailles: Mirror of Europe's Postwar Agony." The Treaty of Versailles: Mirror of Europe's Postwar Agony. N.p., 1989. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <http://www.ctevans.net/Versailles/Papers/Schmitt/Schmitt_paper.html>.