treaty

Question 1

attitudes and aims of Woodrow wilson

Answer 1

Attitudes:
idealist, wanted peace countries to work together
did not want to treat G too harsh to start a war
Aims:
creating LON
self determination-independence of countries
freedom of the seas- being able to sail trade ships
work towards disarment

Question 2

attitudes and aims of Lloyd george

Answer 2

Attitudes:
did not want to treat G too harsh to cause a war
yet wanted to make germans pay
Aims:
keen on gaining reparations
german army to be reduced
determinded to gain G colones *
wanted G strong for trade*

Question 3

attitudes and aims of clemencau

Answer 3

attitudes:
wanted to cripple G and never make it powerful again
seek revenge
aims:
wanted reperations/compensation
wanted german borders pushed back, taking away defences
wanted german colonies/original french land*
wanted army drastically reduces*

Question 4

how aims of woodrow achieved

Answer 4

aim achieved:
LON created
42 founding countries
self determination given to small nations
aim was not achieved:
USA could not join league
usa followed policy of isolationism-far from collective security
tov was too harsh for germans, scared of revenge
parts of german empire given to LON as mandates yet GB and FR ran them*

Question 5

how aims of lloyd george achieved

Answer 5

aims achieved:
british empire was bigger than ever
gained german colonies
gained reparations when there was little damage of land
german army heavily reduced*
war guilt clause pleased british*
aims not achieved:
lloyd george felt treaty was too harsh
felt there would be another war costing double
reparations crippled G economy, unable to trade

Question 6

how aims of clemencau achieved

Answer 6

aims achieved:
reparations were given
german army was reduces
alsace lorraine returned to france
anschluss forbidden*
germans accepted guilt
rhineland demilitarised*
france gained coal from saar*
aims not achieved:
wanted to destroy G, voted clemencau out next election
wanted rhineland to be independent
wanted saar for good*
reparations were far less than what costed france*

Question 7

woodrows fourteen points

Answer 7

creeating league
self determanation
walk towards disarment
no secret treaties
alsace lorraine returned to france
freedom of seas/equal trade

Question 8

UBRAT-why TOV was unfair

Answer 8

germany forced to sign treaty (diktat). felt betrayed*
war guilt clause-felt humiliated and hated
reperations crippled germany, caused starvation
army was reduced + germany was now vunerable to attack
territorial loss as 6million germans lost their homes

Question 9

terms of tov TRAWL

Answer 9

10% of landloss
anshcluss forbidden
army reduced to 100,000 men
conscription forbiddeN
alsace lorraine to be returned to france
war guilt clause
6.6 bil in reparations
not allowed to join LON
rhineland demilitarised*
saar under LON for 15 years*

Question 10

negative consequences of tov

Answer 10

6 mil germans forced to live in different nations
germany was now in debt due to reparations
german army was now reduced
forced to sign treaty
10% of land lost, families forced off land
tov was too harsh and germans would seek revenge

Question 11

positive consequences of tov

Answer 11

normal for losers of a war to think terms were unfair
peacekeepers had to act under pressure/quickly
right for losing countries to m=pay for damages*
germany wouldve done worse if they had won the war, eg how they did to russia

Question 12

impacts of tov on germany

Answer 12

germans found it too harsh
german workers ended up on strike
germans in debt
became vunerable due to loss of land and rhineland
turned to political parties as they hated the gov for hope