World War I: Today

The effects of World War One are definitely still felt today. One of the ways that the war is still felt is through the events that happened at the Congress of Versailles. At the congress Ho Chi Minh was ignored when he asked about Vietnamese freedom. This action led to the split of Vietnam and the Vietnam War whose affects can still be felt today also. The Vietnam War was a catastrophe for the United States and created an uncertainty among the American people that is still around today. I believe that the world can learn the most form the Congress at Versailles. At the Congress at Versailles the drafters of the peace treaty did not really negotiate and this did not fix problems but ended up creating problems. They ended up sowing the seeds for World War II. I believe that leaders today should use the Congress at Versailles as a template for how not to negotiate a treaty. They should also use foresight to predict what their new treaty will create unlike the men who created the Treaty of Versailles.

The Big Four at the Congress of Versailles

A scene from the Vietnam War