The Weimar government were labelled the 'November Criminals' for the humiliating terms it accepted. The Treaty of Versailles economically devastated and politically weakened Germany ...

The German Government agreed to sign the Treaty of Versailles in June 1919, to make peace. This action was very unpopular in Germany. Leaders of the German military did not admit that they would ...

The most well-known was the Treaty of Versailles, which dealt with Germany. There were several key issues to be discussed and agreed upon, including: Who should be blamed for the war? What should ...

The Second World War was not just won on the battlefield, but in seemingly marginal regions from Ireland to Iraq.

A fundamental principle of foreign policy of every French Government ... cities as symbols of Germany's complete emancipation from the military clauses of the Versailles Treaty.

In January 1933, Adolf Hitler, a popular German politician who had launched his career in the beer halls of Munich, reached the top of German government in a political compromise. Known for ...

The most important was the 1919 Treaty of Versailles in which the victorious Allies made Germany accept responsibility. Here are the main accords. Brest-Litovsk: March 3, 1918 The first peace ...