a flawed peace

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