The Peace Settlement
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- Created on: 02-05-15 13:35
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- The Peace Settlements
- There were 3 main concerns
- Millions were dead or injured.
- Countries like Belgium and France were devastated - the main powers had spent too much money on war.
- Many people wanted Germany to take all the blame.
- This meant Germany and her allies weren't allowed to take part in peace talks.
- Everyone wanted to make sure that a war like this would never happen again.
- Nobody could agree how to do this - The system of alliances had failed.
- Millions were dead or injured.
- The Big Three were France, Britain and the USA
- France - Clemenceau Britain - Lloyd George The USA - Wilson
- All three had ideas about the settlement and often disagreed
- This meant a compromise was made. Only some of their ideas became part of the settlement
- France had suffered severely, Britain had also suffered - they both wanted to punish Germany
- The USA had suffered less - they were less emotional and wanted to stay impartial.
- Wilson suggested 14 points
- Wilson had come up with the 14 points in January 1918 when the Germans were asking for a truce
- Germany rejected them in Jan. 1918
- When the fighting ended they changed their minds and wanted to base the peace settlement on them
- The Allies refused Wilson's Points because the Germans had rejected them prior
- The Fourteen Points were an important part of the peace process - especially point 14 which called for a League of Nations to settle disputes.
- There were 3 main concerns
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