A Plan Of Investigation On The Peace After World War I

A Plan of investigation This investigation will explore the extent to which implausible peace settlement propositions during World War I led to the Armistice and eventually engendered German animosity and hostility. This investigation will examine the circumstances of the First World War that drove the Allies to push for an armistice as opposed to an unconditional surrender. It will analyze the tactics of negotiation of the Allies in order to end the war and examine German anger when expectations were not met. Overall, this investigation will examine how this well-intentioned urgency for peace negatively impacted the future of Europe in terms of its failure to fulfill the promises made by the Allies. Research for the investigation will be†¦show more content†¦Masses of German troops shifted from the east to the west. It became evident that, with Germany on the rise to power, American intervention was needed on behalf of the Allies. President Wilson clung to neutrality, but the Bolshevik Revolution but a strain on the American people to intervene in order to safeguard international democracy. With an estimated six months until British surrender, the weary Allies waited for aid. America’s mobilization for war demanded extreme sacrifice of the American people; over 7.5 civilians were conscripted into the armed forces, American factories broke all records for production, monetary aid flowed to the Allies, and civilian consumption was cut drastically. The overstrained Germans met American troops in September of 1918; the offensive proved to be more than the Germans could withstand and an armistice was arranged in November. German Sentiment In September of 1918 dictatorial powers rested with German military leader, General Ludendorff, who realized that Germany’s cause was hopeless. He urged the Kaiser to establish a parliamentary republic hoping that the Allies would treat a peaceful German Republic more leniently than a militaristic empire. Kaiser William II was abdicated in November, the new Weimar Republic of Germany was established, and the armistice was signed. The Armistice Germany agreed to armistice negotiations only if the settlement was founded president Wilson’s