Aims of the Big 3

Question 1

What were Georges Clemenceau’s aims?

Answer 1

• He wanted to cripple Germany so they would never be able to fight France again.
• He wanted to reduce their armed forces and have their border pushed back.
• He wanted Germany to pay reparations as they needed money to rebuild France as they were most damaged as a result of the war.

Question 2

What were David Lloyd George’s aims?

Answer 2

• He wanted to keep Germany strong enough to fight against Communist Russia and be able to trade with Britain.
• He wanted to gain Germany’s colonies to protect their large empire.
• He didn’t want to make the terms too harsh that Germany would want to seek revenge in the future.

Question 3

What were Woodrow Wilson’s aims?

Answer 3

14 Points:
- He wanted to form a League of Nations where countries could work and trade together.
- He believed in a countries’ freedom to rule themselves, this was called self-determination.
- “Freedom of the seas”: where everyone could trade and sail trading ships wherever they wanted to.
- As America joined the war late, lost fewer men, didn’t see the physical effects of war on their soil and made a lot of money from selling their weapons to allies, they didn’t want revenge.