The Treaty of Versailles

Question 1

The Big 3:
Woodrow Wilson.

Answer 1

His main aims were:
- To reduce armaments (weaponry / tanks).
- To apply the principle of self - determination.
To create a league of nations in order to maintain international peace.

Question 2

The Big 3:
Georges Clemenceau.

Answer 2

He was motivated by revenge his main aims were:
- To annex the Rhineland and to create a “ buffer state”.
- To impose major disarmament on Germany.
- To impose heavy reparations on Germany in order to weaken it and to get recompense for the damage of the war in order to finance re building.

Question 3

The Big 3:
David Lloyd George.

Answer 3

He saw the need to restrain Clemenceau’s revenge.
His aims were:
- To guarantee British military security - especially secure naval supremacy.
- To keep communism at bay.
- To limit French demands because he feared that excessively weakening Germany would have serious economic consequences for the European economy.

Question 4

Land ( Territorial loses ).

Answer 4

• All German colonies distributed as mandates under control of countries supervised by the league of nations.
• Example: Britain took responsibility for German East Africa.

Question 5

Army ( Disarmament ).

Answer 5

• Army were reduced to 100,00.
• No tanks or big guns were allowed.
• No military aircraft.
• Limited to 6 battleships.
• No submarines ~ sank their own ships at scapa flow, 28th June 1919.

Question 6

Money ( Reparations ).

Answer 6

• The sum was to be fixed later by the inter allied reparation commission.
• In 1921 the sum was fixed at £6600 million.
• Germany to make substantial payments ~ e.g. timber.

Question 7

Blame ( War guilt ).

Answer 7

Germany was forced to sign the war guilt clause ( article 23 ) on June 28th 1919.