treaty of Versailles Flashcards
Who were the big three
Woodrow Wilson USA
David Lloyd-George Great Britain
Georges Clemenceau France
Who was the fourth country
Italy
What was Clemenceau’s alias
the tiger
What did France want from the treaty
Security
Revenge
Reparations
Germany destroyed so much they couldn’t retaliate
What did Britain want?
What did Britain want?
Punish the Germans
Also wanted Germany to recover for trading purposes
Was worried about “the disease from the east”, meaning communism
What did America want
Wanted Germany to be punished but not severely
Wanted to set up a league of nations which would settle disputes
American public didn’t support him as they were fedup with involvement in European affairs
What did the treaty mean for Germany
German army reduced to 100,000 men, not allowed to have tanks
Germany was not allowed an air force
The Rhineland was to be de-militarized
The Allies were to occupy the west bank of the Rhine for fifteen years
The German navy was to have no submarines or large battleships