IGCSE History

How satisfied were the big 3 by the treaty of Versailles? Clemenceau was largely satisfied by the terms of the treaty of Versailles as he achieved most of his aims such as making Germany too weak to attack again. Germany was forced to pay huge reparations of £6.6 billion and was forced to limit its army to 100,000 soldiers. These pleased Clemenceau as it meant that Germany's economy was significantly weakened and France was being given the money they need to repair the country and the limited army mean they were not able to fight back and so the country was easier to control from the outside.  However, France was hoping to gain more; and from Germany to increase its own empire and although they did not gain the land it was still taken away from Germany which weakened the country.  Overall Clemenceau achieved most of his aims at the treaty of Versailles and was mostly satisfied by the terms. David Lloyd George was greatly satisfied by the treaty of Versailles as he man...

Aims of the big 3: In short : Clemenceau: Wanted Alsace - horraine back Border protection Prevent Germany from attacking again David Lloyd George : Did not want to punish Germany too much Start up trading relationship Reparations Navy to be disbanded Woodrow Wilson: Self-determination League of nations Slight punishment not much Wanted to avoid being involved in European affairs

Advantages and Disadvantages of the treaty of Versailles for the big three: France   The treaty satisfied a number of Clemenceau's demands and they were also likely to become the major recipient of Germanys reparations Advantages  Received some of Germanys former colonies France was secure on her eastern frontier Germany was deprived of a significant part of her land and wealth which weakened her economy and military capacity Disadvantages Clemenceau was worried this was still not enough and Germany would regain her power She still felt dangerously exposed  The united states President Wilson had mixed feelings about the settlement Advantages Wilson had successfully convinced his partners to include the league of nations in the negotiations - this would help to make the new peacekeeping organization a reality Satisfied that the defeated powers should disarm - moves towards his aim of disarmament for all countries Relieved that Rh...

The different treaties (table) : Name and date of treaty Country it dealt with War guilt? Reparations? If so, how much and any other details? Loss of territory? If so, what and to whom did it go? Loss of colonies? Which and who to? Reduction of armed forces? What and how? Other?  treaty of Versailles November 1919  Germany  yes  £6,600 million to be paid (not decided until 1921)  10% of the land to Europe All overseas colonies 12.5% of its population 16% of coalfields Almost half of its iron and steel industry  all overseas colonies to Britain and France  army reduced to 100,000 men with no conscription No armoured vehicles or heavy artillery No air force Tiny army  treaty of severs August 1920  turkey  yes  none  lost lots of territories and the empire was ...

What Were the aims of Britain, France and the USA? Lloyd George hoped to achieve 4 main points: He hoped to reconcile with Germany and to continue trading with them. Britain was suffering greatly as a result of the war as they faced lots of casualties and food shortages, trading with Germany would help.  By reconciling with Germany he also hoped to keep them from communism as this would prevent them from trading with them. Trading with Germany would help get more jobs which would benefit the people and help the country become more stable after losing a lot of their workforce. And reconciling with Germany would hopefully also prevent another war from breaking out as if Germany was punished too harshly they may then go and seek revenge.  However, as he had promised the people, he hoped to get revenge for the damage and destruction that Germany had caused during the war. He wanted to get rid of Germany's navy so that they could not threaten the British empire and so th...