The Treaty of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles
In 1919 the leaders of the Allies met in France,
to decide the terms of peace at the end of the
Great War. They chose to meet in the Palace
used by the Kings of France. In the Hall of
Mirrors Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles.
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The main leaders were known as the Big
Three.They were the leaders of France, Britain
and America.

• Georges Clemenceau was the prime minister of
  France he was nicknamed "the Tiger".
• He wanted to make Germany pay for all of the
  damage that France had suffered.
• Germany to return Alsace-Lorraine to France this
  had been taken by Germany in 1871 after the
  Franco-Prussian war. Some of his family had been
  killed in this war.
• Germany to pay reparations to cover the cost of
  rebuilding things destroyed in the war (750,000
  houses and 23,000 factories). This was basically
  compensation.
• France should be given the Rhineland (the area
  near the River Rhine), taking it away from
  Germany.

Raaar!
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• David Lloyd George was the Prime Minister of
  Britain. He was sometimes known as the Welsh
  Wizard.
• In Britain most people wanted Germany to be
  punished "Squeeze Germany until the pips squeak
• Lloyd George believed that he had to compromise
• Germany should not be treated too harshly.
• Germany ought to lose her overseas colonies.
• Germany should be allowed to recover, so she
  could trade with Britain.
• Lloyd George suggested that the Rhineland was
  demilitarised Germany could put no troops
  there.
• Lloyd George had fought a General Election in
  1918, saying he would make Germany pay, and so
  had to appear to be very harsh to the Germans.

Shazam!
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• Woodrow Wilson was the President of the United
  States of America.
• Wilson wanted the "Fourteen Points", to help
  prevent wars
• Including A League of Nations to be set up.

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• It is sometimes known as the Big Four
• Vittiro Orlando
• Leader of Italy
• Italy changed sides during the war

• He stormed out of the conference (the big girl)
  because he fell out with Wilson
• He wanted some more territory for Italy

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Prep! For Tuesday write a play about the Big
Four at Versailles! Include Who everyone was,
what did they want to do and why (focus on the
Big Three and their aims). Need around one side
A4!
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What happened?
32 delegates attended. But the Big Three made
most of the decisions Versailles was a
compromise Not one of the leaders was entirely
pleased with it. Clemenceau said, This is not a
peace. It is a cease-fire for twenty years.
Nineteen years and ten months later, Germany
invaded Poland to start World War Two. Lloyd
George also saw it as a failure. When asked how
he felt he had done, he said, not badly,
considering that I was seated between Jesus
Christ and Napoleon
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The Main Points Were

• Germany had to accept blame for starting the
  war. This was known as the War Guilt Clause
  (Article 231.)
• Germany had to pay REPARATIONS to the other
  countries. Germany had to pay 6,600,000,000.
• A League of Nations was set up, but Germany was
  banned from joining.
• Germany and Austria were forbidden from uniting
  Anschluss
• The League controlled German colonies, known as
  mandates.
• Germany lost a lot of land.
• Saarland to League
• Colonies to League
• Rhineland was kept, but demiliatarised
• Alsace-Lorraine to France
• Polish Corridor to Poland

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Terms
Germany to be split by the Polish Corridor,
giving Poland access to the sea.
The German army to only contain 100,000 men.
Conscription to be banned.
German navy can only have six battleships.
Germany may not own tanks, aeroplanes or
submarines.
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