International Relations 1918-39 - The Paris Peace Conference

Question 1

what was the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 1

a peace agreement marking the end of world war one signed in 1919

Question 2

who were the ‘Big Three’ at the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 2

David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson

Question 3

what did Clemenceau want in Paris?

Answer 3

• Germany to be severely punished.
• Germany to be weakened so they would not be able to pose any threat to France in the future as the two countries had a history of conflict and bordered each other.

Question 4

what did Lloyd George want in Paris?

Answer 4

• wary of punishing Germany too severely
• aware the British people wanted Germany to be made to pay for the war.

Question 5

what did Wilson want in Paris?

Answer 5

• focussed on long-lasting peace
• a strong Germany would be key to helping Europe to rebuild
• arrived at the conference with 14 points, outlining his ideas which he believed would avoid future war and build a prosperous Europe.

Question 6

what were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 6

LAMB
Land - Alsace-Lorraine returned to the French, Anschluss banned, Rhineland demilitarised
Army - Germany was only allowed to have 100,000 soldiers, no tanks, no air force and 6 battleships.
Money - Germany had to pay full reparations for the damage caused by the war (£6.6 billion)
Blame - Germany had to accept full blame for the war (war guilt clause)

Question 7

how did the people of Germany react to the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 7

The German people saw the punishments as very unfair. They called the newly formed Weimar government the ‘November Criminals’ for the surrender, and said the German army had been ‘stabbed in the back’ by the terms of the Treaty.