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Introduction Paragraph
Background Information (3-4 sentences)
Thesis Statement—make your claim (1 sentence)
PARAGRAPH NEEDS TO BE FIVE SENTENCES
The Versailles Treaty was a treaty made by France, Britain, Italy and the USA also know as the big four. The cause of the Treaty was to punish Germany for WW1. some punishments included giving land away that belonged to Germany and to disarm military. Germany also had to take responsiblility for starting the war. This did not go over well with Germany, and the Treaty of Versailles lead to World War II.
Topic Sentence (1st reason that supports your claim)
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n the Treaty of Versailles it said that they had to disarm some of their military.When other nations had larger armies. Stated in Document A “ It should scarcly seem questionable to anyone that… the restoration of the frontiers of 1914 could be achieved only by blood.” Hilter is saying that begging will not help but fighting is the only answer to the Treaty. Blaming German for the war, and Besides disarming military Germany also had to pay huge taxes for damage and that did not go over well.
Topic Sentence (2nd reason that supports your claim)
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In the treaty of Versailles it stated that Germany had to pay other countries from WWI. This was another thing that made many Germans upset. In Document C it states “The amount of … [Reperations or payments] to be made by Germany shall be determined by an Inter-Allied Commision, …” This also led to WWII, because Germany had to makeup for huge amounts of reparations that other countries requested. and during WWII Hitler stopped paying these payments which showed that Germany was not happy about The Treaty of Versailles.
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Even though many people believe that the Treaty helped lead up to World War II, some believe that the Treaty of Versailles did not lead up to WWII, and that many of the factors that Germany were held responsible for were because they were not as impacted from the war as other countries. However, in Document D it states “Much of the exaltation [enthusiasm] within Germany arising from Nazi regime arose [from] the way in which Hitler restored a sense of pride, reawakened a sense of self-respect, forcing the world to look at Germany anew. This shows that many Germans were upset about the Treaty and many turned to Hitler in a time of uncertainty and anger as a leader who forced the world to notice Germany during World War II.
Conclusion
Restate Thesis (1 sentence)
Summarize Arguments (3-4 sentences)
PARAGRAPH NEEDS TO BE FIVE SENTENCES
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty that blamed Germany for WWI. Other countries made it that had been damaged by Germany during the War. It held Germany responsible for paying for damages over 30 years. The Treaty made Germany cut back their military size. Also The treaty of Versailles made Germany give up land which upsets many Germans.