I have to admit, when it comes to history, my knowledge of facts and figures is limited. For this reason, I need to watch more films like Paris 1919. The documentary covers the events that took place in Paris in 1919, at the end of the first world war. Leaders from all over the world gathered to craft a peace treaty with hopes of rebuilding and putting the war behind them. They all arrived with their own agendas and what was supposed to take a couple weeks turned into months of discussion and debate. This film really gave me a sense of the difficulties these leaders faced and the selfish intentions that drove their decisions.
Could the attrocities of Nazi Germany been avoided or what about world war two all together? Or would history tell a more horrific story if not for the Treaty of Versailles. Our decisions have consequences and Paris 1919 left me thinking about how the decisions of a handful of individuals decided the fate of millions of people.
