I have an essay to right about the treaty of Versailles...

I have an essay to right about the treaty of Versailles, what are some interesting facts I should mention and what are some good thesis statements?

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For centuries, most peace treaties sought to obliterate the memory of war, a practice stretching back to the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia, which called for “perpetua oblivio et amnestia”, or “perpetual oblivion and amnesty” on both sides. It was only after the 1919 Treaty of Versailles assigned guilt to Germany for igniting the first world war, and demanded the arrest and trial of German officials, that the promise of oblivio et amnestia was abandoned.

Kaplan's rules on the balance of power mentioned that a nation state should will never utterly destroy an enemy for various reasons. The treaty of versailles completely did away with that, putting an unbearable economic load on the germans that would facilitate the rise of adolf hitler. In essence, World War II was almost entirely a consequence of the treaty of versailles, along with the guilt of the many lives lost during the ethnic cleansings committed by the germans.

Mention that it wasn't harsh enough

How so?

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Wrong class man

It should have called for the complete dissolution of the German state and it's partition into smaller more manageable states

Interesting fact number #1
The three major powers involved in deciding the fate of Germany had radically different views on how the treaty should look like. The Americans were understandably the most lenient, demanding independce for Poland, and dismanteling of German overseas colonies, along with the return of alsace lorraine to France. That's the most important stuff, but see Woodrow Wilsons fourteen points for more details.
Britain held the middle ground between the French and American positions, wishing to avoid another war and allow germany to become a viable trade partner once again, but also seeking 'Justice' along with expanding her empire and eliminating the threat germany posed. Britain's demand included the previously mentioned American demands, along with war reparations from Germany, a severe reduction of the size of the german navy, the dismantlement of all submarines and the German airforce. The german colonies were to be transferred to the allies, with most the African colonies going to Britain.
France, being the most damaged by the war, made the most extreme demands. apart from the afformentioned British demands, France also demanded the demilitarization of the Rhineland, and permanent trade restrictions upon Germany, and the hanging of the Kaiser.
The resulting treaty failed in both preventing a revanchist Germany, which was the Britain and The US. And failed to make Germany to weak to rise again, which France would have wanted. You can talk about how the insuing political instability in the weimar republic, coupled with revanchism, eventually lead to the rise of Hitler, catalysed by the great depression.
Italy should also be mentioned, since Italy's dissapointment with the concessions it got was a major factor in the rise of Mussolini, despite the fact Italy was one of the victors.

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