HW 09/26

Georges Clemenceau (France)

Attitude towards Germany:

• believed that Germany was responsible for the war and should be punished
• saw Germany as a huge threat because of its larger numbers

Main Aim:
Wanted Germany broken up into many different states so that it would be harder for Germany to start another war.



How he felt about the treaty
He felt like the treaty was a great way to make Germany suffer for what Germany did and so it can never try attacking France again.

Woodrow Wilson (United States)

Attitude towards Germany:

• He sees Germany as a country that once strong again would want revenge
• He thinks that Germany should pay for what it did but doesn't want the treaty to be too harsh
  

Main Aim:
To build a better and more peaceful world from the ruins of the great war


How he felt about the treaty
He wanted to punish Germany but at the same time didn't want the treaty to be to harsh


David Lloyd George (Great Britain)

Attitude towards Germany:

• believed that Germany was responsible for the war and should be punished
• Believed that Germany should lose it's Navy
• Doesn't want the country to want revenge
  

Main Aim:
He wants Germany to understand that what it did was wrong and that it should be punished but at the same times fears that if Germany's punishment is to harsh then Germany will be more likely to want revenge once it gains power again.



How he felt about the treaty:
He is about in the middle. He thinks that Germany should be punished but fears of what might happen in the future if the treaty is to harsh.


Main Terms of the Treaty of Versailles against Germany

2. Read pages 18 - 19. Summarize the main terms of the Treaty of Versailles:

War Guilt: Germany having to accept the fact the the war was it's own fault.



Reparations: A fine that had to be paid by Germany to cover the costs of supplies buildings and lost troops.



German Territories and Colonies: Germany's oversea empire had been taken away. Former German colonies were controlled by the League of Nations.



Germany's Armed Forces: The size of Germany's army was a huge concern to most of the other countries. The treaty made it so Germany's number of troops was greatly lower then it was before.



League of Nations:
The League of Nations was basically the world police.