Motives of the 'Big Three'

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iGCSE History (International Relations 1919 - 39) Quiz on Motives of the 'Big Three', created by Drew Bott on 20/02/2019.

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iGCSE History (International Relations 1919 - 39) Quiz on Motives of the 'Big Three', created by Drew Bott on 20/02/2019.

Motives of the 'Big Three'

Question 1 of 20

This is George Clemenceau, leader of France after World War I

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Question 2 of 20

Clemenceau‘s main aims of France was to secure French frontiers and to severely punish Germany

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Question 3 of 20

The US President Woodrow Wilson, wanted the treaty based on his 16 points

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Question 4 of 20

The Big Three, had very similar ideas about how they wanted to treat Germany

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Question 5 of 20

The USA joined WWI in 1917 and had suffered in the region of 116,000 military deaths.

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Question 6 of 20

Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George regarded Woodrow Wilson as a bit of an interfering idealist, and as someone who knew little about European politics.

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Question 7 of 20

David Lloyd George, as British prime minister was out to punish Germany as severely as possible.

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Question 8 of 20

Georges Clemenceau was especially angry towards Germany as he had seen Germany invade France back in 1870/71

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Question 9 of 20

One of Woodrow Wilson‘s main aims was the self determination for the peoples of Europe.

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Question 10 of 20

The treaty was ‘fair’ in the sense that the German delegation were able to be part of the negotiations.

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Question 11 of 20

Reparations was not settled at the Conference, it was delegated to a special commission.

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Question 12 of 20

The main military terms of the treaty were: its army to be reduced to 100,000 man, no general staff, no conscription, no Air Force, no tanks, and a limited navy.

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Question 13 of 20

Lloyd George was concerned that by punishing and weakening Germany too harshly, democracy in Germany would be threatened by communism.

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Question 14 of 20

Lloyd George was his 'own man' - He didn't pay any attention to the demands of the British public calling for a tough treaty.

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Question 15 of 20

Compensation was high on the list of British 'demands' as they had spent 10 billion waging war.

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Question 16 of 20

Lloyd George was happy for the British army to be reduced in size so long as the German Navy was too.

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Question 17 of 20

Woodrow Wilson was keen for world disarmament - he believed WWI had in part been caused by an arms race. World disarmament would reduce the 'urge to war'.

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Question 18 of 20

Lloyd George was in favour of self-determination

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Question 19 of 20

Before WWI Germany was the second biggest market for British goods - Lloyd George wanted to be able to trade again with Germany so didn't want Germany so economically weak that this would not happen

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Question 20 of 20

Clemenceau was keen to achieve an independent Rhineland and was 'dissatisfied' with the fact that it was just demilitarised