The armistice: aims of the peacemakers Flashcards
1.1 & 1.2
when was the Paris Peace Conference?
January 1919
how many people met at the Paris Peace Conference?
representatives from 32 winning countries
where did the countries meet for the Paris Peace Conference?
the Palace of Versailles
where did majority of the fighting during the war occur?
France- particularly the North East
who suffered the most deaths?
the French
what did Clemenceau want to do to Germany?
- cripple Germany to make sure it was never powerful enough to attack France again
- wanted to have Germany’s armed forces reduced
- Germany’s border to be pushed back to the Rhine in Eastern Germany- taking away its defences & making France less vulnerable to attack
what did Clemenceau need money for & who did he think should compensate this?
- needed money to rebuild France
- Germany should pay compensation for the damage
why was Lloyd George elected by the British public?
because he promised to “Make Germany pay”
why did Lloyd George want to keep Germany quite strong?
so that Britain could trade with it & to stop other countries in Europe from becoming too powerful
what did Lloyd George want to help the British Empire?
Germany’s colonies
what did Lloyd George need to do to make sure the British Empire was safe?
- needed to keep the British navy powerful
- he saw the peace talks as a good opportunity to reduce the German navy to stop it from rivalling Britain’s
why did American’s not see the need for revenge like Lloyd George?
America made lots of money selling weapons to the Allies
who suggested the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
what was Wilson’s aim for the League of Nations?
- countries could work together
- countries could trade together
- therefore war was less likely
what was freedom of the seas?
- everyone could sail trading ships wherever they wanted
what were Wilson’s ideas for a better world known as?
the Fourteen Points
when Germany & its allies first surrendered, what did they have to sign?
an armistice
what is an armistice?
an agreement that countries at war make to stop fighting immediately
what was one of the main slogans of the British general election & who said it?
- “we shall squeeze the German lemon until the pips squeak”
- MP, Eric Campbell Geddes
when was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
28th June 1919
how long did the Paris Peace Conference last?
12 months
what were some of Wilson’s 14 points?
- no secret treaties
- ships of all nations have the right to sail the seas without interference
- Alsace-Lorraine returned back to France
- League of Nations to be formed- a group of countries who would work together to encourage trade & peace
