Treaty of Versailles Flashcards
(21 cards)
Prime Minister of France
Clemenceau
Prime Minister of Britain
David Lloyd George
President of the USA
Woodrow Wilson
What did Clemenceau want from ToV?
Weaken germany, independent Rhineland, take back Alscace-Lorraine, large reparations for germany, disband german army
Explanation for French aims?
France suffered most from war
What did Lloyd George want from ToV?
Justice against germany, sagefuard britains naval supremacy, long term solution, more land for empire, not punish germany too much for trade reasons
Explanation for British aims?
Lost lots of soldiers so germany had to be punished, germany posed threat to britains navy, wantd larger empire
What did Wilson want from ToV?
Not punish germany too much - they might want revenge, strengthen democracy in defeated countries, self-determination for countries once in empires, international cooperation
Explanation for American aims?
Wanted to prevent any chance of another world war breaking out but had different views because no pressure from american public
Agreements at ToV
Britain and France agree germany pay reparations, lose navy and also colonies, britain and us agree germany not punished too much
Disagreements at ToV
Usa disagrees with france about german punishment as they dont want communist uprising, britian disagrees with us over germans losing navy and colonies, britian and france disagree over sum of reparations
Why weren’t Germany happy with War guilt cause?
didn’t start war, not fully responsible, had to pay reparations, kaiser played biggest role
Why weren’t Germany happy with Non Representation?
humiliating, weren’t consulted, imposed, didn’t no say, forced to accept harsh treaty
Why weren’t Germany happy with League of Nations?
Victor’s Club, excluded and left alone
Why weren’t Germany happy with Military restrictions?
loss of prestige, lost pride in army, vulnerable to attacks, only ones punished like this
Why weren’t Germany happy with Colonies taken?
went to LoN so France and Britain benefited, land taken away so loss of resources, homes and jobs, industry responsible for damage
How much reparations did Germany have to pay?
£6.6bn
German military restrictions after ToV
army limited to 100,000 men, no conscription, no submarines, 36 ships in navy, no air force
German consequences from ToV
Political Violence, provoked right-wing opposition against the Tov, Kapp Putsch 1920, Munich Putsch 1923
How was the Treaty fair?
Germany agreed to pay reparations during armistice 1918, ‘History is written by victor’s’ in most wars losers have to agree to settlements, had to act quickly because geography of europe was chaos
How was the treaty unfair?
Germany shouldn’t have to accept full blame, revenge treaty, worried it would lead to another war, germany hugely hit by reparations and may not have recovered
