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The Treaty of Versailles Flashcards

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Who were the big three?

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  • England
  • France
  • America
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Who was the prime minister of England at the time?

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David Lloyd George

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who agreed with Woodrow Wilson the most?

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England - DLG

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Who was the president of America at the time?

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Woodrow Wilson

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Who was the prime minister of France at the time?

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Georges Clemenceau

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How did America think Germany should be punished?

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moderately

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what were Wilson’s core beliefs?

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  • to achieve world peace in the future

- self-determination

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What were the fourteen points?

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a list of principles he believed would make peace

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When did America join the war?

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April 1917

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What were France’s three main aims?

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  • captive had to be returned
  • Germany must pay for the suffering
  • Germany must lose land
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When did the Paris peace conference begin?

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January 18, 1919

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when was the armistice signed?

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November 11, 1919

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what does armistice mean?

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a collection of peace agreements

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how did the American people react to Wilson’s 14 point idea?

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they disliked it and even voted against it

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what was clemenceau’s paramount concern?

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national french security - he did not want something to happen like this ever again

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What did David L George say but actually think?

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he promised the british people that he would make Germany suffer and pay however he was a realist

he knew that a harsh revenge on Germany would make THEM seek revenge

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What did Germany want?

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they did not want a hard punishment because it was not them , it was their Keiser.

18
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who was not invited to the peace treaty conference?

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Germany

19
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ideas of Woodrow Wilson?

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  • disarmament
  • the league of nations
  • 14 point system

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