The Big Three : Motives & Aims

Question 1

George Clemenceau aims

Answer 1

• Cripple Germany to prevent future attacks.
• Germany to accept full blame.
• Germnay to pay reparations (200 billion holden france)
• Alsance-Lorraine to be given back to France.
• Limit Germany’s army size.
• Demilitarized zone (Rhineland)
• Germany to be separated into different states.

Question 2

George Clemenceau motives

Answer 2

• France had previously been attacked by Germany and wanted revenge.
• Wanted them to pay for huge devastation.
• They were vulnerable and wanted to prevent Germany from attacking in the future.

Question 3

George Clemenceau achived

Answer 3

• Alsance-Lorreine given back.
• Huge amounts of money to France for reparations.
• Demilitarized zone (Rhineland)
• Army made smaller
• War guilt completely seton Germany.

Question 4

George Clemenceau failed

Answer 4

• Germany was not divided into different states.
• League of nations set up (he didn’t like it)
• Still a small threat ; not all armed forces removed.

Question 5

Woodrow Wilson aims

Answer 5

• Germany should be punished but not too harshly.

- 14 points published to achieve world peace.

Question 6

Woodrow Wilson motives

Answer 6

• Wanted a better and more peaceful world.
• USA suffered the least in the war.
• America didn’t want to get into war with Europe again.

Question 7

Woodrow Wilson achievements

Answer 7

• League of Nations set up (encourage world peace)

- Punishment to Germany without completly destroying it.

Question 8

Woodrow Wilson failures

Answer 8

• Reparations from his point of view were to high.

- War guilt clause angered the Germans and thought there could be another war.

Question 9

David Lloyd George aims

Answer 9

• Germany to be punished but not too harshly.
• Germany to lose navy and colonies.
• Financial compensation (not too much)

Question 10

David Lloyd George motives

Answer 10

• Colonies and navy threatening to Britain.

- Wanted to prevent future revenge and wars.

Question 11

David Lloyd George achivements

Answer 11

• Germany no U-boats and limited navy.
• Germany colonies which were seen threatening taken away from Germany.
• They revieved some of the money from reparations.

Question 12

David Lloyd George failures

Answer 12

• Too many reparations so they couldn’t trade with Britain.
• War guilt would encourage war.
• Treaty slightly too harsh.