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- noun the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
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"The Treaty of Versailles is a model of ingenious measures for the economic destruction of
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2010
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He was the only reporter at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and the first winner of the Pulitzer prize for journalism in 1917.
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Some claim his support reached to 90% of the population, and in fact it was the older adults who were motivated by his strong stance against the Treaty of Versailles as well as promises to restore German pride of the old days.
Howard Dean On Super-Delegates: "Their role is to exercise their best judgment" 2009
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Some claim his support reached to 90% of the population, and in fact it was the older adults who were motivated by his strong stance against the Treaty of Versailles as well as promises to restore German pride of the old days.
Howard Dean On Super-Delegates: "Their role is to exercise their best judgment" 2009
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The May 4th Movement was a struggle provoked by anger both at imperialist encroachment from abroad (namely, Treaty of Versailles plans to cede Chinese territory formerly under German control to the Japanese) and authoritarian rule at home (evidenced by the arrest of student protesters).
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Battling Boycotts and Dueling Dizhi in the PRC 2009
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It started with the economic impact of the Treaty of Versailles, moved on to the rise of Hitler, traveled the length of the Holocaust and ended with Hitler's demise.
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The Treaty of Versailles was being publicly repudiated by German politicians even as the document was being signed by the middle-ranking functionary sent to France for the purpose.
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However, the Treaty of Versailles, which contained the Fourteen Points, was never ratified in the United States, and his beloved league was created without the United States.
Patrick Sauer: 44 Ways of Looking at the 2008 Presidential Election 2009
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After the First World War, Germany was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles to manufacture airplanes and hence BMW was forced to change its business.
Log of the LOGOs 2008
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After the First World War, Germany was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles to manufacture airplanes and hence BMW was forced to change its business.
Log of the LOGOs 2008
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