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Treaty of Versailles. A Flawed Peace. Paris Peace Conference. January 18, 1919, Palace of Versailles Big 4 Woodrow Wilson (U.S.) Georges Clemenceau (FRA) David Lloyd George (G.B.) Vittorio Orlando (Italy) Goal was to establish a lasting peace in Europe. Big 4. David Lloyd George. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A FLAWED PEACETreaty of Versailles
Paris Peace Conference
January 18, 1919, Palace of Versailles
Big 4 Woodrow Wilson (U.S.) Georges Clemenceau (FRA) David Lloyd George (G.B.) Vittorio Orlando (Italy)
Goal was to establish a lasting peace in Europe
Big 4
David Lloyd George
Big 4
Vittorio Orlando Georges Clemenceau
Wilson’s Plan For Peace
14 Points- Wilson’s plan for peace 1st -4th end secret treaties, create freedom of
seas, free trade, and reduce size of nat’l armies and navies
5th adjust colonies fairly toward colonial people 6th-13th suggestions for changing borders or
creating new nations Use self-determination- allow people to decide
for themselves what gov’t they want 14th establish a “general association of
nations” to protect all nations
14 Points
The Treaty of Versailles
Signed on June 28, 1919, between Germany and Allies Created League of Nations, association
whose goal was to keep peace Punished Germany
Lost land Restricted military operations Article 231, blamed them solely for WWI
Forced to pay reparations to allies
League of Nations
The Treaty of Versailles
Creation of new nations Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman
Empire lost land Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
Russia lost Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Treaty of Versailles created feelings of hatred, bitterness, and betrayal from the German People would lead to WWII