Saunak ShahM. NguyenWorld History, Gr. 10Due Date: 02/03/14Perception vs. RealityAnthony J D'Angelo once said, "Reality doesn't bite, it's our perception of reality that bites." » D'Angelo says it's not the truth that affects us, it's how we view, perceive and accept the truth that changes the way we think about it. When the Treaty of Versailles was signed and presented, the reactions of the German people were multiple, the way they perceived the Treaty is what led to their reactions. While perception and reality played an important role in shaping and responding to the Treaty of Versailles, it was perception of reality and how it changed the way people thought that played a much more important role in the failure of the treaty. On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed by leaders of countries around the world. During the drafting of the treaty, many different views were expressed, mainly from France, Great Britain and the United States. After it was signed, Germany and its citizens had many reactions based on what they were supposed to respect. For the Big 3, Germany had lost the war. They all thought Germany should pay, but they all had different ideas about how and what Germany should pay back. Woodrow Wilson wanted to help Germany rebuild and didn't want to be very harsh. He came to the Paris peace conference with his 14 points. Things that he believed would help keep the world at peace and prevent future wars. Among the 14, the main things were: countries should reduce their armed forces and armaments, and one of...... middle of paper ...... uniting was not that it was a matter of time before the Treaty was truly failed because of all the perceptions that the Big 3 wanted to push through without thinking about the long term. The perceptions made concrete by the Big 3 and the change of this for the Germans ultimately led to the failure of the Treaty of Versailles. Both reality and perception played a crucial role in shaping the Treaty of Versailles and how people responded to it. , but it was the way perceptions became reality and the way this caused people to change their way of thinking that led to the failure of the Treaty. Perception played an important role in how reality was perceived in the Treaty of Versailles. It is how you perceive reality that is more important and more effective than just reality. Anthony J D'Angelo once said, "Reality doesn't bite, it's our perception of reality that bites."..”