During the 1800s and early 1900s treaties were the answer to peace, however the Treaty of Versailles was one of the most horrific examples of failed diplomacy resulting in World War II and was responsible for million of deaths. The treaty tried to do 3 major things; place restrictions on the German military, force Germany to pay reparations to the Allies and place full responsibility of the war on Germany. Reducing the military would limit Germany’s power and could prevent them from fighting back or provoking another war (Treaty of Versailles and Nazism, 2011). The Treaty of Versailles would have and could have been a success, but its main failures were in its execution and in the terms.
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The treaty’s focal point was Germany and they did everything humanly possible to prevent Germany from having an opinion for their country. Europe blamed Germany for causing World War I, they should split the blame and the cost for the destruction and worked as one to help rebuild Europe. Punishing Germany for their acts during war when they were defending their allies (Improving the Treaty of Versailles). Germany was not the only country at fault for the war, infact every country that took part in the war should have had to help with rebuilding Europe. The Treaty of Versailles was supposed to unite all the nations, instead it focused on restricting and punishing the powers of their opposing treats. Treaties were the main source for peace after each war during this time period, giving comfort to all parties after the war. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the most epic failures of diplomacy and triggered World War II. All wars can be avoided, but we can only speculate what we did in history that could have been avoided. We cannot prove that any situation was the cause of another World