Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Treaty of Versailles

1914 is when World War I began 1918it ended with the result of The Treaty of Versailles. Significant losses in food, money, and homeswere lost in European countries during the war . Delegates from several European countries met at the Palace of Versailles to make up for these loses. These delegates aimed to find a way to recover from the losses brought by the warAustria-Hungary and Germany ended up losing the war.The delegates at the palace decided to have Germany pay for the losses from the war.Germany was forced to accept the blame for the war with that in say The Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany had taken full blame for the war and was forced to pay for repairs throughoutall of Europe. Germany lost some land and over sea colonies, the colonies and land were then distributed between Britain and France.

The Treaty of Versailles had a great impact on Germany's economy.Raw material was harder to get due to the loss of the colonies.All the damages durint the war Germany had to pay for. Germany lost massive amounts of money. It is believed that The Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Fascism and Hitler. The Treaty was very harsh towards Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to regain its power. WIth a strong and promsing man like Hitler,Germany saw its rise to victory.Hitler became a strong powerful leader also insane and dangerous.With all the pressure and hope on one leader Hitler was Germanys onlyhope.

Mustafa

An ideal leader by the people of Turkey also chosen to lead the country because he was a military hero during World WarI would be Mustafa. Shortly after the World War around the early 1900s Mustafa was recognized as the first President of Turkey.Mustafa 's goal was to make Turkey more secular. In a Secular society people pay very little attention to religion and religious matters. Not wanting religion involved in society, he removed religion from education, cultural and legal affairs, and the country.Mustafa made many changes in Turkey that helped modernize the country. Such as the spread of new ideas, removal of class system, emphasis on peasants, and economic growth. Due to his beliefs that there should be equality and freedom for all people in Turkey, he also decided to remove the social class system that existed in the Ottoman Empire,in which this may have caused more equality between people. Mustafa also emphasized the importance of the peasants in the country.Peasants were neglected in the past and Mustafa knew it was time for a change so he declared to the people of Turkey "The true owner and master of Turkey is the peasant who is the real producer". He also changed Turkeys economic society by expanding in agricultural production, industrial growth, and allowed major technological advancements in Turkey with these changes in play it caused the national production in Turkey to grow five-fold within one decade. Mustafa removed aspects of religion from being taught or discussed at schools to make Turkey more secular he also removed religion from cultural affairs and legal matters. New styles of clothing replaced religious appearel. The people of Turkey believed that Mustafa was a great leader.Turkey was finally secular country.

Ghandi

A powerful leader in which he used non vioent protest to gain independence from India was the world famous Ghandi.. Gandhibelived the only way to gain independence was to persue protest without fighting back against Britain.. Gandhi lead protests and campaigns to gather followers and rebel against the British. One of the most significant campaigns was the salt march.Ghandi led his followers on a long 240 mile walk during the salt march. He believed that the Indian people should not be taxed on their salt so he managed to walk to the coast . Less salt from Britain was being brought due to the self production of salt the indians were making. .To drop the sales of British clothing Gandhi advised the people of India to make their own clothes, Gandhi himself spent two hours a day making his clothes.This campaign was very successful.WWII had a great effect on Ghandi's success.It made Britain too weak to fight against India leaving a high chance of independence possible.Ghandi was a great and wise man.With a strong leader like Ghandi the saying one person can change the world becomes very believable.