The Paris Peace Conference

• What event sparked the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919?

  World War I
• How many nations were represented by the seventy delegates at the Paris Peace Conference?

  32 countries
•    Who were the dominant leaders at the Paris Peace Conference, and what roles did they play?

  Woodrow Wilson from US, Georges Clemenceau from France, David Lloyd George from Britain, and Vittorio Orlando from Italy.

  
  

  They talked and decided what should be in the peace treaties.
• • Wilson's peace program/plan was called the Fourteen Points, and it aimed to be fair to everyone.
  • Some didn't like it because they thought it was too idealistic.
• Clemenceau was a French leader who wanted to make sure France was safe and that Germany paid for the war.
• How did David Lloyd George's views on the peace treaty differ from those of Georges Clemenceau?

  David Lloyd George also wanted Germany to pay for the war, but he wasn't as tough as Clemenceau.
• The Treaty of Versailles was the main treaty ending World War I.

  It made Germany give back land, pay money, and limit its military.
• Describe the territorial provisions outlined in the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Germany had to give back land to France, Belgium, Denmark, and Poland.
  • It also lost its colonies in Africa and Asia.
•  What economic provisions were included in the Treaty of Versailles, and how did they impact Germany?

  The treaty made Germany pay a lot of money for war damages and limited its ability to make money from coal and ships.
• What military provisions were imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, and what was the "War Guilt Clause"?

  It blamed Germany for starting the war and made Germany sign to accept all blame.