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Flashcards by jadesilver, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Who was in the Big Three? | Britain, France & USA |
| What was the date that the Big Three came together? | January 1919 |
| What was the name of the Prime Minster of Britain? | Lloyd George |
| Who was the French representative? | Clemenceau |
| Who was the USA President during this? | Woodrow Wilson |
| Where did the negotiations take place? | Versailles, near Paris. |
| What is the first name of this treaty? | Paris Peace Conference |
| What is the final name of this peace treaty? | Treaty of Versailles |
| Who did not have a say in the negotiations? | Germany |
| Who made up the 14 points? | President Woodrow Wilson |
| What is National Self Determination? | Where people of a single national group had the right to rule themselves |
| How severe did Wilson think Germany's punishment should be? | Not too harshly, he didn't want them to seek revenge. |
| How did Wilson want countries in the League of Nations to resolve the disputes? | He wanted them to do it peacefully. |
| Did Wilson think Germany should lose any land from this? If so, how much? If not, why? | Germany should lose land but only some |
| Did Wilson want Germany to pay for reparations? | No |
| Why was USA lenient to Germany? | Because they only joined the war in April 1917 and suffered fewer casualties and no damage. |
| What was Clemenceau two main aims? | Security and revenge. |
| What did Clemenceau promise? | To prevent Germany from damaging France again. |
| Did France want Alsace-Lorraine? | Yes because it was a part of their country before Germany took it from then in 1871. |
| Did France want Germany to pay reparations? Why? | Yes to restore industry and farmland which was damaged in war. |
| Where did Clemenceau want Germany to lose land the most? | On the French border to provide a buffer from a future Germany attack. |
| What did Lloyd George realise during the negotiations? | That compromises needed to be made in order to reach an agreement. |
| Who did Lloyd George agree with - Clemenceau or Wilson? Why? | Wilson because he wanted to punish Germany but not to much that it would lead to revenge. |
| Did the British people want revenge? | Yes. |
| How did Lloyd George win the election in December 1918? What did he promise? | He promised to be harsh on Germany. |
| What did Britain want to protect the most? | There naval interests which led to them opposing Wilson's 14 points. |
| What other thing did Britain want? | They wanted to reduce Germans navy and extend the British empire. |
| What did Britain rely on the most? | They relied on trade so it was important to allow Germany to trade again. |
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