road to war Flashcards
What were the aims of the Prime minister of France (George Clemenceau) at the Peace conference at Versailles
he wanted revenge and to punish Germany, wanted to make them pay for damage done, wanted to weaken Germany so they wouldn’t be invaded again
What were the aims of the President of America (Woodrow Wilson) at the Peace conference at Versailles
He wanted to make the work safe, end war, wanted disarmament and League of Nations and also promised self determination
What were the aims of the Prime minister of Britain (David Lloyd) at the Peace conference at Versailles
wanted to make Germany pay(cause he knew that what the British people wanted), wanted justice nut no revenge, wanted to expand the British empire
Who got attacked the most by the Germans in WW1?
France
What were the aims of the Treaty of Versailles?
to punish Germany, prevent them from attacking France again
What did they allies tell Germany if they didn’t accept to the treaties of Versailles?
That they would resume war
What were the 4 different categories in the treaty of Versailles
Military, Guilt, Territorial, financial
what was France’s reaction to the treaty
they fully supported it and felt they deserved it
what was germanys reaction to the treaty
they felt it was too harsh and Hitler used that to his advantage that when we came to power he would fix this
what was Britain’s reaction to the treaty
initially they thought it was fair but quickly their opinions changed and felt it was too harsh
what was the aim of the League of Nations(LON)
to prevent a war occurring again
what were the four rules in the LON
self determination,open discussion, collective security, disarmament
what were the names of the “big three” leaders at the conference in Versailles
Prime Minister George Clemenceau(France), President Woodrow Wilson(America) and Prime Minister David Lloyd(Britain)
Disarmament definition
the process of removing military forces or weapons
self determination
the idea that nations should rule themselves rather than others
