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Treaty of Versailles
- 3 Leaders and their aims
- Lloyd George-Britain-
- ~Weaken Germany ~Punish
Germany but not to harshly
~Later decided more moderate
peace settlement
- Clemensau-France-
- ~Want reparations from Germany
~Wanted the Rhineland area
~Germany disarmament
- Wilson-America-
- ~Wilson hoped to
promote the
long-term stability
of Europe by
recognizing the
principle of
self-determination.
~ No secret treaties,
German troops to
leave Russia and
free belgium
- Difficulties the leaders had
agreeing on the terms of the
treaty.
- France wanted many of Germanys parts as
they suffered a lot but Britain also wanted
a lot as they also suffered a lot so they also
some of Germany's part. America wanted
to promote self-determination
- France also wanted many reparations from
Germany but this would mean that Germany
will become really poor and cant buy goods
from Britain and Britain will be at loss
because Germany is their main trading
partner
- The key terms of
the treaty
- ~War guilt clause -Germany and her
allies had to accept total
responsibility for starting the war
- ~Reparations-
Germany had to
accept liability for
reparations
- Disarmament-The Rheinland
was to become demilitarised
and the profit would go to
France
- ~Territory- Germanys territory
was taken away
- Germany had to accept the
covenant of League of Nations
- Opposition to the treaty
- Wilson was opposed to the treaty as the treaty was
not how it wanted it to be. Things like
self-determination as got given to Austria and
Hungary for example.
- Impact of the treaty
- Germany
- They thought it was too
harsh
- Protests against the treaty
of Versailles
- Treaty was a sign of dishonour, so signing
the treaty was very humiliating for
Germany. Therefore resorting to overthrow
the government who signed the treaty and
allowed a greater number to government
officers assassinations
- Germany had to pay so
many reparations that
they started to make a
fake money and therefore
the German money "mark"
was considered worthless