Treaty of Versailles : a primary document analysis / Lisa L. Beckenbaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beckenbaugh, Lisa L., author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2018.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

An indispensable resource on the Treaty of Versailles, one of the most influential and controversial documents in history, this book explains how the treaty tried to solve the complex issues that emerged from the destruction of World War I. This carefully curated primary source collection includes roughly 60 documents related to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. By collecting all of the most significant documents in one volume, it allows readers to hear the original arguments surrounding the treaty and to explore the voices of the people involved at the Paris Peace Conference. Moreover, it allows readers to engage with the documents so as to better understand the complex motivations and issues coming out of World War I and highlights the differences between the victors and identifies the problems many countries had with the treaty before it was even signed. The documents are organized in chronological order, providing a blueprint to help students to understand all of the significant events that led to the treaty, as well as the vast repercussions of the treaty itself. In addition to the Treaty of Versailles itself, documents include such significant primary sources as the Sykes-Picot Agreement, the Balfour Declaration, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and Germany's response to the treaty.

Contents:

Introduction Perspective Essays Did the Paris Peace Settlement that Officially Ended World War I Make World War II Inevitable? Failure to Enforce the Paris Peace Settlement Spencer C. Tucker The Paris Peace Settlement and the World outside Europe Michael S. Neiberg The Failure of the Paris Peace Settlement in Eastern Europe Richard C. Hall Documents Part 1: The War 1. William Howard Taft on the Proposal for a League of Peace, April 9, 1915 2. Eugene Debs, "The Prospect for Peace," American Socialist, February 19, 1916 3. The House-Grey Memorandum: Confidential Memo of Sir Edward Grey, February 22, 1916 4. The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence July 14, 1915-March 10, 1916 5. The Sykes-Picot Agreement: Sir Edward Grey to Paul Cambon, May 15-16, 1916 6. The Balfour Declaration: British Foreign Secretary Arthur J. Balfour to Lord Rothschild, November 2, 1917 7. President Woodrow Wilson, "The Fourteen Points," Address to a Joint Session of U.S. Congress, January 8, 1918 8. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk between the Central Powers and Russia, March 3, 1918 9. The First German Note to President Woodrow Wilson (October 1918) 10. Terms of the German Armistice with Allied and Associated Powers, November 11, 1918 11. President Woodrow Wilson, Address to a Joint Session of Congress Concerning the Terms of Armistice Signed by Germany, November 11, 1918 12. Marcus Garvey, "Advice of the Negro to the Peace Conference," Editorial, The Negro World, November 30, 1918 13. Ho Chi Minh (Nguyen Ai Quoc), The Rightful Demands of the Annamite (Vietnamese) People, Declaration Submitted to the Paris Peace Conference, Early 1919 14. Letter from U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing to Poland's Prime Minister and Secretary for Foreign Affairs Ignace Jan Paderewski, That the United States Recognized the Provisional Polish Government, January 22, 1919 15. A German Response to the Treaty of Versailles, Tendered by Delegates to the Paris Peace Conference, May 1919 Part 2: The Treaty of Versailles 16. Articles 1-26: League of Nations 17. Articles 27-30: Boundaries of Germany 18. Articles 31-41: Belgium and Luxembourg 19. Articles 42-50: The Rhine and the Saar Basin 20. Articles 51-79: Lands Previously Ceded by France 21. Article 80: Austria 22. Articles 81-86: The Czech-Slovak State 23. Articles 87-93: Poland 24. Articles 94-98: East Prussia 25. Articles 99-108: Memel and Danzig 26. Articles 109-115: Schleswig and Heligoland 27. Articles 116-117: Russia and Russian States 28. Articles 118-127: German Rights and Interests outside Germany 29. Articles 128-154: China, Siam, Liberia, Morocco, and Egypt 30. Articles 155-158: Turkey, Bulgaria, and Japan 31. Articles 159-163: Limits on Germany's Army 32. Articles 164-172: Limits on Arms and Ammunitions 33. Articles 173-179: Limits on Military Recruiting and Training 34. Article 180: Limits on Fortifications 35. Articles 181-197: Limits on Germany's Navy 36. Articles 198-202: Limits on Aircraft 37. Articles 203-210: The Inter-Allied Commission of Control 38. Articles 211-213: The 1919 Armistice and the Council of the League of Nations 39. Articles 214-224: Prisoners of War and Interned Civilians 40. Articles 225-226: Graves of Soldiers 41. Articles 227-230: Arraignment of William II 42. Articles 231-244: Reparations 43. Articles 245-247: Return of Historical Artifacts 44. Articles 248-263: The Costs of All Armies 45. Articles 264-270: Custom Duties 46. Articles 271-273: Fishing Boats and Shipping 47. Articles 274-275: Unfair Competition 48. Articles 276-279: Treatment of Nationals of Allied Powers 49. Articles 280-281: International Trade 50. Articles 282-295: Previous Treaties 51. Article 296 and Annex: Payment of Debts 52. Articles 297-298 and Annex: Property Seizure 53. Articles 299-303 and Annex: Pre-War Contracts and Judgments 54. Articles 304, Annex, and 305: Establishment of a Tribunal 55. Articles 306-311: Restoration of Property 56. Article 312: Social and State Security in Ceded Territory 57. Articles 313-320: Control of Airspace and Airports 58. Articles 321-327: Ports, Railways, and Waterways 59. Articles 328-330: Free Zones in Ports 60. Articles 331-353: International Rivers 61. Articles 354-362: Navigation of the Rhine River 62. Articles 363-364: Control of Ports 63. Articles 365-369: International Transport 64. Articles 370-374: Wagons and Railway Lines 65. Articles 375-378: Treaty Disputes 66. Articles 379-386: Decisions on Transport 67. Articles 387-427: Establishment of the International Labour Organization 68. Articles 428-433: Soldiers in Western Europe and Russia 69. Articles 434-440: Recognition of New Nations Part 3: The Peace 70. President Woodrow Wilson, Address to the U.S. Senate, July 10, 1919 71. Reservations Drawn Up by Republican Senators to the Treaty of Peace with Germany, November 1919 72. A Treaty between the United States and Austria, Signed on August 24, 1921, to Establish Securely Friendly Relations between the Two Nations, Signed in Vienna on August 24, 1921 73. One of President Woodrow Wilson's Final Addresses in Support of the League of Nations, September 25, 1919, Pueblo, Colorado 74. San Remo Resolution, Published April 25, 1920 75. Treaty of Peace between Germany and the United States of America, August 25, 1921 76. Treaty between the United States of America, the British Empire, France, and Japan, Signed at Washington December 13, 1921 77. Limitation of Naval Armament (Five-Power Treaty or Washington Treaty) Signed by France, the United States, Italy, Japan, and Great Britain in February 1922 78. Treaty between the United of States of America, Belgium, the British Empire, China, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and Portugal (The Nine-Power Pact), Signed in Washington, D.C., February 6, 1922 79. League of Nations, the British Mandate for Palestine, Passed July 24, 1922, Effective September 29, 1922 80. A Treaty in Relation to the Use of Submarines and Noxious Gases in Warfare, Signed February 6, 1922 81. Treaty of Mutual Guarantee between Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Italy (the Locarno Pact), Negotiated October 16, 1925, Formally Signed in London on December 1, 1925 82. Kellogg-Briand Pact, Signed at Paris, August 27, 1928 83. Convention between the United States of America and Other Powers, Relating to Prisoners of War, Geneva, July 27, 1929 84. Letter from Konstantin von Neurath: Withdrawal of Germany from the League of Nations, October 19, 1933 Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216027485

9798216157434

9781440859106

1440859108

OCLC:

1039208346