History Chap 1

• Who was the Big Three?

  US President, Woodrow Wilson, PM Britain of David Lloyd George, Pm of France Georges Clemenceau
• Which country one suffered the most

  Britain

  France

  USA
• What was the war guilt clause?

  Germany had to accept the total blame for starting the war.
• How much was Germany had to pay for Reparations?

  6.6 Billion Pounds
• What was the major territory that Germany lost?

  Alsace-Lorraine
• What was Armed Forces?

  The army was limited to 100000;

  Conscription was banned and soldiers had to be volunteers;

  No armoured Vehicles,submarines or aircraft were allowed;

  The navy could have only 6 battleships;
• What was the reason for German Resentment towards the Treaty Of Versailles

  The germans did not felt they alone had started the war;

  Losing so much territory was a major blow to German pride and its economy;

  Being left out the international Body felt like a further insult to Germany;

  An army of 100,000 was very small for a country of Germany's size;

  Germany already had huge debts from the war effort, Germans feared the reparations would ruin the economy
• Germany economy was disrupted by what?

  By hyperinflation as the government printed money to pay the reparations.
• What was the aim of the League Of Nation?

  To resolve international disputes without going to war.
• Why member countries feared to join the LON?

  Because by joining the LON members were expected to disarm which results in member countries being afraid that they would not be able to protect their territories and interests if they were to do so.
• What Was LON a failure?

  Usa did not join the LON because USA followed the isolationist policy which means it did not want to get involved in other countries affair, without the united states in the league,economic sanctions would be difficult to enforce.
• When did the war start and ended?

  1914 to 1918
• The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, officially ending World War I
• 32 countries came together in Paris in January 1919 to hold a conference for peace after the First World War
• The conference was dominated by the Big Three: David Lloyd George representing Britain, Georges Clemenceau representing France, and Woodrow Wilson representing the USA
• Germany was not invited to the conference
• The Big Three had different goals for Germany and had to negotiate a compromise
• Woodrow Wilson opposed harsh punishment for Germany and wanted to prevent another world war by creating the League of Nations based on his fourteen points
• Georges Clemenceau aimed for the harshest punishment for Germany, including returning Alsace Lorraine to France, an independent Rhineland, huge reparations, disbandment of the German Army, and no League of Nations
• David Lloyd George's stance was in-between, reflecting Britain's situation with little land damage but high war losses
• The Treaty of Versailles was presented to Germany with no negotiation, and two German representatives were forced to sign it on June 28, 1919