Why Did The Treaty Of Versailles Fail?

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It was the Great War, the tragic occurrence that will forever leave a scar in World History. The First World War that caused millions to die; it was initially instigated because of the pride of one’s country and it evolved into a disaster due to the system of alliances around the globe. This massacre was finally put to an end by the heroic United States of America, who entered the war in order to “make the world safe for democracy;” the Great War had to be the “war to end war.” Once the war was over with, Woodrow Wilson, the current president of the United States came up with the League of Nations. The League of Nations was an alliance created to unite all indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere into one confederation. This was Wilson’s attempt at unity, peace and prosperity in Europe. However, despite Wilson’s plan for peace, he failed to gain Congressional support for the Treaty of Versailles. The treaty was intended to be a peace agreement between the Allies and the Germans. However, once the negotiation of the Treaty began, the Allies found they had conflicting ideas and motives surrounding the reparations and wording of the Treaty. The Treaty formally placed the responsibility for the war on Germany and its allies and imposed on Germany the burden of paying the debts of war. Despite the conflicting ideas, many nations decided to agree with the treaty and join the League of Nations for security, but there was one problem. The problem, and it was indeed great, was that Wilson could not convince his own congress to accept the Treaty of Versailles, but he never did much to compromise. Nevertheless, the strength of the opposition forces, along with the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson would be the causes that would lead to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. The rejection of the Treaty of Versailles would then lead to the US not joining the League of Nations, and in the end the ab...