Versailles 70: What Will Germany Say?
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
Zack Twamley
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
My agora friends and others are going to be in New York for a special conference on 29th June - meet Mike Duncan, Kevin Stroud, David Crowther and more! Search Intelligent Speech Conference now! Use the code WDF to get 5% off your ticket!
By the last week of May 1919, the focus in the allied camp had switched from Italy to Germany...for the most part. It was known that the Germans would have to send a reply to the allied peace treaty soon - they had just 15 days from the moment it was handed to them to give an answer. Thus, while in the interim the big three mostly did their own thing, by the tailend of that deadline, they were beginning to seriously worry about what the Germans would actually say. What they could agree on, at least, was that this was THE peace treaty, and like it or not, Germany would have to sign. At least, that was how it seemed.
It is up to me to explain then, if this resolute insistence on accepting the terms of the treaty was so dominant, why were the Germans allowed to procrastinate, and why were they even allowed to communicate counterproposals to the allies, making their own suggestions, and continuing their loud protest at the terms already agreed to. It was quite a sight – after four months of negotiation, the treaty reached by the allies was meant to be final. Yet, within two weeks of handing that treaty to the Germans, it was evident that they were not willing to accept it in its full form. What was more, as we will learn, some of the allies, and even some of the big three, had begun to get cold feet as to the nature of some of the terms.
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| 0:00.0 | New Yorkers, people who live near New York, people who do not mind traveling to New York, |
| 0:05.1 | I want you to know that on the 29th of June, the Agoraa Podcast Network and several very talented podcasters are coming to an area near you. |
| 0:16.1 | The intelligent speech conference is the place you should go if you want to hear from and also meet your |
| 0:23.2 | favourite podcasters. Mike Duncan is going to be there, as is David Crowther, as is Kevin |
| 0:28.7 | Stroud. So if that sounds like something you'd be interested in, go to Intelligentspeechconference.com |
| 0:34.0 | and use the code WDF to get 5% off the ticket price, which has been significantly reduced |
| 0:40.4 | because they found a much better venue than before. |
| 0:43.2 | The Intelligence Speech Conference is just the beginning of what we hope will be a whole rake of different conferences, |
| 0:50.4 | where maybe in the future I'll actually be able to go. |
| 0:52.7 | This time I can't make myself go to New York. |
| 0:54.8 | However, that doesn't mean you should not go |
| 0:56.7 | because it's a great opportunity to meet your fellow podcasters, |
| 1:00.2 | tell them that you appreciate them, |
| 1:01.9 | and also enjoy some quality lectures, some presentations, |
| 1:06.4 | and just the general fun of talking to those podcasters and like-minded fans. So what are you |
| 1:12.0 | waiting for? Head on over to Intelligent Speechconference.com and use the code WDF to get 5% off. |
| 1:18.8 | Otherwise, maybe you're not up for social interaction. Maybe you'd rather do social interaction |
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| 1:35.3 | we'll be updating our Flick group, which you can find by clicking the link in the description below, |
| 1:39.9 | and then participate in different discussions with like-minded history friends. |
| 1:44.8 | I'm all about engagement with my audience, guys, and this is a great way to make engagement happen. |
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