German Revanchism: Bridging the World Wars

... giving Germany guarantees of noninterference in a German-Russian clash, only to leave Russia on the losing side again. Take it or leave it, but the world lives by the rules of the neighborhood. In what way did the internationally legalized results of WWI affect Germany and the global balance of forces? What was the role of major powers in the inter-war period? wikipedia.org Hindenburg, Wilhelm II, and Ludendorff in January 1917 The yearning for justice begot revanchism, with the Treaty of Versailles accelerating the process and setting the stage for World War Two. In June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles came into being, prepared and signed by many countries, among them Japan, Belgium, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and many other noncombatants,...