History Assignment

The sources agree with the statement “The Treaty of Versailles was a fair and
just” to a certain extent. In the sources it states that Germany had been
unmerciful during the war leading to thirty-seven million casualties. Therefore
“The Big Three”: Lloyd George (Great Britain), Clemenceau (France) and Wilson
(USA), the driving forces behind the treaty, need not be merciful in return. The
war had destroyed most country’s economies and a large area of land. These,
among many other things, needed to be restored. Considering that Germany
had been defeated and they were largely at fault for the start of the war it was
fair to make them pay reparations. After the war Germany was still a serious
threat to the world. In the sources people believed that they would not give
up. Therefore, one of the main aims of the peace treaty was to make sure that
the risk of Germany attacking again was as low as possible. The treaty of
Versailles was fair to take away Germany’s armed forces and colonies as it
protected the rest of the world in the short term and punished them.