German revolution

Georges Clemenceau (France)
Attitude towards Germany:

•  they were responsible for the war and should be punished
• there was also a strong feeling that germany should pay for all the damages and destructions caused by the war

Main Aim:
clemenceau and other french leaders saw the treaty as an opportunity to cripple germany so it could not attack france again

How he felt about the treaty
clemenceau was a realist and knew he would probably be forced to compromise on some of the issues


Woodrow Wilson (United States)
Attitude towards Germany:

• he believed that germany should be punished
• he also believed that the treaty with germany should not be to harsh
• he viewed that if they treated germany harshly they would someday recover from it and seek revenge

Main Aim:
was to strengthen democracy in the defeated nation so its people would not let its leaders cause another war
How he felt about the treaty
he thought that they shouldnt make a harsh treaty with germany because they could recover and seek revenge
David Lloyd George (Great Britain)
Attitude towards Germany:
wanted germany to be justly punished but not to harshly


Main Aim:
he want germany to lose its navy and its colonies because britain thought they threatened the british empire

How he felt about the treaty:
wanted britain and germany to begin trading with each other again
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 had to accept the blame for strating the war
Reparations:
had to pay for reparations to the allies for damages caused by war
German Territories and Colonies:

• germany`s oversea empire was taken away
• france and britain controled the league of nations
• forbid germany to join together with its former ally austria

Germany's Armed Forces:

• the army was limited to 100,000 men
• conscription was band- soldiers had to be volunteers
• germany was not aloud to have armoured vehicles, submarines or air crafts

League of Nations:
germany was not invited to join the leafue until it had shown that it was a peace loving country