Aims of the big three

name the big three and their countries

woodrow wilson: USA

Georges clemenceau: France

David lloyd george: Britain

Woodrow wilson 14 points publish date and give 4

1918

LON

no secret treaties

disarmament

free trade between countries

What were Wilson’s aims

Don’t be too harsh on Germany

Strengthen democracy in defeated countries

self determination for colonized countries

What did wilson get from the treaty (2)

self determination for the colonized countries

LON

What didn’t wilson get (2)

14 points

US senate refused to join the LON

David lloyd George aims (3)

Germany should be punished but not too harshly

Germany and Britain to restart trading

Strong British empire: Germany lose its navies and colonies

what David lloyd George got (2)

Expanded British empire with German colonies

Britain continued to rule the waves (Germany had small navy)

What David didn’t get (1)

a fairly harsh treaty: he thought it would ruin Germany as it was too harsh

How did France suffer due to the war (2)

enormous damage to its land, industry, and people

Population decrease

Georges Clemenceau aims

punish and weaken Germany so they can’t attack France again

What George got (4)

high reparations

German armed forces reduced

demilitarized rhineland

alsace-lorraine

What George didn’t get (1)

Harsher treaty

When was the TOV signed

28 june 1919

Heat other treaty was harsher than TOV

The treaty of Sevres 1920: Turkey

What harsh terms where part of the sevres treaty (3)

lost extensive territory

army limited to 50,000 troops

no air force