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January 1919 delegates from 32 countries met in Paris to negotiate peace after World War One.
'The Big Three' were Woodrow Wilson (America), Georges Clemenceau (France), and David Lloyd-George (Great Britain).
Wilson wanted a League of Nations, and to ensure Germany wasn't destroyed or blamed for the war.
Clemenceau wanted revenge. He wanted territory returned, money to rebuild France and an independent Rhineland. He didn’t want Wilson’s League of Nations
Lloyd-George wanted to 'make Germany pay', but leave them strong enough to trade with Britain. He wanted land for Britain's empire and to keep his navy superior.

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28th June 1919.
Germany was held responsible for all the losses and damages of the war.
All of Germany's colonies went to France and Britain. Their army and navy were restricted and they were not allowed an airforce.
They were forbidden from uniting with Austria or joining the League of Nations
The Rhineland, on the border between Germany and France, had to be de-militarized.

Germany - the Germans hated everything about the Treaty of Versailles. In 1920 there was a revolution against it.
Great Britain - Lloyd-George thought the treaty was too harsh, saying "we shall have to fight another war in 25 years".
France many French people wanted…

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