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5) Aims of Peacemakers
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- 1Who was in the Big Three?Britain, France & USA
- 2What was the date that the Big Three came together?January 1919
- 3What was the name of the Prime Minster of Britain?Lloyd George
- 4Who was the French representative?Clemenceau
- 5Who was the USA President during this?Woodrow Wilson
- 6Where did the negotiations take place?Versailles, near Paris.
- 7What is the first name of this treaty?Paris Peace Conference
- 8What is the final name of this peace treaty?Treaty of Versailles
- 9Who did not have a say in the negotiations?Germany
- 10Who made up the 14 points?President Woodrow Wilson
- 11What is National Self Determination?Where people of a single national group had the right to rule themselves
- 12How severe did Wilson think Germany's punishment should be?Not too harshly, he didn't want them to seek revenge.
- 13How did Wilson want countries in the League of Nations to resolve the disputes?He wanted them to do it peacefully.
- 14Did Wilson think Germany should lose any land from this? If so, how much? If not, why?Germany should lose land but only some
- 15Did Wilson want Germany to pay for reparations?No
- 16Why was USA lenient to Germany?Because they only joined the war in April 1917 and suffered fewer casualties and no damage.
- 17What was Clemenceau two main aims?Security and revenge.
- 18What did Clemenceau promise?To prevent Germany from damaging France again.
- 19Did France want Alsace-Lorraine?Yes because it was a part of their country before Germany took it from then in 1871.
- 20Did France want Germany to pay reparations? Why?Yes to restore industry and farmland which was damaged in war.
- 21Where did Clemenceau want Germany to lose land the most?On the French border to provide a buffer from a future Germany attack.
- 22What did Lloyd George realise during the negotiations?That compromises needed to be made in order to reach an agreement.
- 23Who did Lloyd George agree with - Clemenceau or Wilson? Why?Wilson because he wanted to punish Germany but not to much that it would lead to revenge.
- 24Did the British people want revenge?Yes.
- 25How did Lloyd George win the election in December 1918? What did he promise?He promised to be harsh on Germany.
- 26What did Britain want to protect the most?There naval interests which led to them opposing Wilson's 14 points.
- 27What other thing did Britain want?They wanted to reduce Germans navy and extend the British empire.
- 28What did Britain rely on the most?They relied on trade so it was important to allow Germany to trade again.
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