“Another Peace Proposal” by Charles Dana Gibson in “Life” Magazine, September 6, 1917. Reflects America’s harsh view of Germany at the time.
The U.S. entered World War I in April, 1917. By 1918, the infusion of American troops and resources into the western front tipped the scale in the Allies’ favor and Germany signed an armistice agreement on November 11, 1918.
The Allied countries – including the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Japan – negotiated a peace treaty at the Palace of Versailles in France from January 1919 to January 2020. The final Treaty of Versailles contained 440 articles, and Germans had no choice but to accept it. Its harshness had a crippling effect on the German economy and caused German resentment. Hitler capitalized on that resentment to gain support, which led to the beginning of World War II.
“Another Peace Proposal” by Charles Dana Gibson in “Life” Magazine, September 6, 1917. Reflects America’s harsh view of Germany at the time.
The U.S. entered World War I in April, 1917. By 1918, the infusion of American troops and resources into the western front tipped the scale in the Allies’ favor and Germany signed an armistice agreement on November 11, 1918.
The Allied countries – including the United States, Britain, France, Italy and Japan – negotiated a peace treaty at the Palace of Versailles in France from January 1919 to January 2020. The final Treaty of Versailles contained 440 articles, and Germans had no choice but to accept it. Its harshness had a crippling effect on the German economy and caused German resentment. Hitler capitalized on that resentment to gain support, which led to the beginning of World War II.