Treaty of Versailles

what did France want to gain from Germany by Versailles

Alsace-Lorraine

What did the UK want from Germany

Navy

What did Germany have by the end of the war

land in France and Belgium

Terms of Brest Litovsk

Population - 34%

Agriculture - 32%

Russian Industry - 54%

Terms of Versailles

Population-12%

Ariculture-15%

Industry-48&

Reperations-132 billion gold marks

Wilson’s beliefs at the time

idealists, academic

He thought that treaties were the cause of war

He thought collective security is the best idea

What was the position of Lloyd George

He just won an election and need to negotiate favourable terms for his people

What are the problems of Versailles?

The most important countries like Germany and Russia not invited.

The treaty was too harsh or too lenient

What was the war guilt clause

231

What were the clashing ideas between US and France

US idealism and French paranoia

Territorial losses of Versailles

West Prussia and Posen (Polish Corridor), Danzig, Upper Silesia, Rhineland demilitarised, Saarland to be run by the LofN for next 15 yrs and Alsace-Lorraine to France and all colonies

Evidence to show the Paris Peace Confrence was slow

there were 58 comities to determine different agendas

Restrictions on Armed Forces

100,000 men, conscription banned, not allowed armoured vehicles, subs or aircraft, navy only have 6 battleships

What did the TofV mean for Germans and Austrians

Germans held the moral high ground. Although there was a ban on Anschluss, but Germany and Austria, both defeated now formed a special bond

Main Line?

the treaty was unfair to France and Germany as it did not fully satisfy both sides. Side note - Japan was angry, because eventhough they were victors, they were not treated equally with their white counterparts, fuelling imperialism and agression