Treaty of Versailles
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- The Treaty of Versailles
- January 1919
- The Mood
- Leaders under pressure to deal severely with Germany
- Strong feeling from Britain and France that Germany started the war and should be punished
- Germany should pay for all the damage of the war
- The Big Three
- Georges Clemenceau
- Hard, tough politician with reputation for being uncompromising
- Under pressure from people of France
- Saw treaty as opportunity to cripple Germany because felt threatened by it
- Woodrow Wilson
- Idealist and reformer
- Wanted world peace
- Thought treaty should not be too harsh
- Germany might recover and want revenge
- League of Nations
- The 14 Points
- no secret treaties
- Free access to seas
- Free trade
- Disarmament
- colonies have say in own future
- German troops leave Russia
- Independence for Belgium
- France gain Alsace Lorraine
- Frontier between Austria and Italy adjusted
- Self determination
- Independence for Poland
- League of Nations
- Idealist and reformer
- David Lloyd George
- Middle ground between Clemenceau and Wilson
- Germany lose navy and colonies because saw as threat
- Agreed with Wilson- did not want to punish too harshly because thought Germany may want revenge
- Public pressure at home
- Georges Clemenceau
- Clauses of the Treaty (GARGLE)
- War Guilt
- Army
- Army limited to 100,000 men- volunteers only
- No armoured vehicles, submarines or aircraft
- Navy only have 6 battleships
- Rhineland became demilitarized
- Reparations
- 6.6 million
- German Terriroties
- Colonies became Mandates
- League of Nations
- Free trade
- German troops leave Russia
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