the paris peace conference ༊*·˚

Question 1

why was it difficult to create the t.o.v ?

Answer 1

• the big 3 had mutually exclusive aims and opinions

Question 2

what did clemenceau wish to achieve?

Answer 2

• eradication of german military
• alsace-lorraine and the rhineland
• germany’s colonies e.g rwanda, burma, burundi, togo, cameroon
• for germany to never be a threat to the french again
• compensation in the form of reparations i.e. financial sanctions
• weaken germany significantly
• high reparations payment
• vengeance for france

Question 3

what did wilson wish to achieve?

Answer 3

• no fighting took place on american soil
• america made a lot of money selling weapons to the allies

Question 4

what did lloyd george wish to achieve?

Answer 4

• lloyd george was elected to british prime minister because he promised britons he would, “make germany pay”
• he wanted vengeance against germany, but he was cautious because he was concerned that if germany was treated excessively harshly, they would want retribution

lloyd george wanted:
- naval supremacy
- a strong germany to act as a buffer against communism
- a stable germany to trade with
- germanys colonies for the british empire