This is my notes on how fair the Treaty of Versailles actually was. This is some of my GCSE year 10 work about WW1. This is written in bullet points. I Hope you found this helpful.
How Satisfied were the Big Three at the Treaty of Versailles and was the Treaty fair?
Woodrow (USA)
- Least satisfied
Germany being punished for aggression – it set a good precedent for the future
Creation of the League of Nations
Self-determination in practise – Poland, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia
Germany being punished for aggression is set a good precedent for the future
- Limitations
He believed everyone being together but due to Clemenceau ideas, that wasn’t able to happen
Thought the punishment was too harsh, the American public didn’t agree with the Treaty, so he lost
presidency with the next elections in 1921
Self determination not applied to west Prussia and Posen (Polish corridor)
Freedom of the seas - knew Germany would feel unable to protect waters
Didn’t agree with colonies but couldn’t do anything – so now countries are still under colonies
Clemenceau (France)
- Satisfied
He wanted Germany to be found guilt for everything – war guilt clause
Germany weakened economically by reparations made France agree with the Treaty
Germany weekend military by demilitarisation of Rhineland
Limitations on army and disbanding the air force – this reduced an attack on France
Territory loses made France happy as they got their land returned
Also, France was happy because Germany was not at the Treaty of Versailles
- Limitations
Reparations in 1919 were undecided
Germany still had an army
Saarland and Upper Silesia left to plebiscite
Germany was not broken up into smaller states
Lloyd George (UK)
- Partially satisfied
Germany found guilty – they appeased the British public
Germany navy reduced to 6 battle ships secured Britain supremacy at sea as their biggest threat was
left with 6 battle ships
Germany had to pay Britain reparations for damages
Former German colonies such as Cameroon were protectorates of the League of Nations which meant
Britain and France effectively ran them
- Limitations
Excessive reparations meant that long term trading
Was not secure with Germany – proved right with eco collapse in 1923 as Germany was Britain’s 2 nd
biggest trader
Concerned that the punishment was too harsh and was worried Germany would take revenge – Hitler
did take revenge to have revenge on the treaty of Versailles – exactly what he was worried about
happened
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