Treaty Of Versailles Flashcards
Who was at the Press confrence in the Palace of Versailles
All politicians from the winning countries
Were the Germans allowed to get their View across
No they were not allowed to send any politicians to voice their opinion and neither were the Turks,Austro Hungarians or Bulgarians
Who were the “Big 3” in ww1
Woodrow Wilson of the USA,David Lloyd George,UK,George Clemenceau,France.
What did the British want to do with Germany
Wanted to keep them weak but also wanted to avoid humiliating them
What did the French want to do with Germany
He wanted to get complete revenge on the Germans for all the suffering they had caused to the French people he wanted Germany to pay for the entire war and Weaken their army so they can never attack France again
What did the USA want
The USA hadn’t suffered as much losses as the others in Europe and wanted to Prevent Germany becoming Agressive but didn’t think they should be punished,He wanted different National groups to rule themselves known as self-determination
What was set up after the war to help prevent any other wars and where was it’s headquaters
The League of Nations in Geneva,Switzerland
What were the main Failures of the League of Nations
It didn’t let Germany join and Didn’t have it’s own armed forces,It was also too weak to stop many invasions and Germany Expanding it’s territory
When was the Versailles Confrence
January 1919
