Who Was Responsible For Ww1 Dbq

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WW1 was a war mostly fought in Europe during 1914-1918 between a group of countries named the Allies and another named The Central Powers. The Treaty of Versailles was the agreement to officially end the war, signed by Germany and the Allied Nations. This treaty was signed on June 28, 1919.

The Great War wasn’t the last world war because of the Treaty of Versailles, The League of Nations, and Fascist Groups.The Treaty of Versailles is a major reason why the Great War wasn’t the last world war.According to Senator Paris Peace Conference, Treaty of Peace with Germany, the text states“The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war her allies.”Germany having to take full responsibility for the war caused animosity between countries and instability throughout Germany. According to Document 1 the
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The League did not have an armed force of its own to enforce its resolutions and decisions.” With the League of Nations having no way to enforce their decisions, the league therefore depended on The Great Powers to impose these resolutions. However, most countries refused to, causing the League of Nations to be feeble and weak.In the United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, On the League of Nations,it illustrates “The League of Nations was designed to serve as a forum and an international security organization.”Although the main goal of The League of Nations was to prevent another circumstance such as the Great War, without countries being able to cooperate the League would be powerless and therefore