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A Failed Peace, The Mistakes of The Treaty of Versailles (2019)

A Failed Peace, The Mistakes of The Treaty of Versailles (2019)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2019, November 11
Directors: Isabelle Gendre
Countries: France
Production: French Connection Films, Mediawan Thematics, CNC, CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES, ECPAD, Musée de la Grande Guerre de Meaux, Musée de l’Armée aux Invalides, Ambassade de la République Tchèque, France 3, Toute L'Histoire, LCP - Assemblée nationale, Historia, Current Times, Al Arabiya, RSI, Emirates Cable TV

Overview:

At the end of WWI, the treaty of Versailles established the conditions for peace in Europe. The aim for the victorious powers was to make Germany pay reparations, and to guarantee a future without war. Yet a decade later, the denunciation of 'Versailles' became a powerful lever for the nazis to obtain power as these reparations would mark the beginning of the humiliation of the German people, and nurture a feeling of having been bestowed a hopeless future. In the 20 years that follow the end of WWI, the issue of reparations and responsibility will effectively poison international relationship. The treaty negative impact goes well beyond WWII as the new European borders it implemented led to many conflicts during the twentieth century. This documentary shines a light on the causality between the decisions taken with the treaty of Versailles, and the ensuing events of the century.

Keywords:

politics pacifism historical event adolf hitler interview history archive footage old footage bosnian war (1992-95) post world war i historical documentary expert opinion war documentary french politics historian german politics the treaty of versailles