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Big ThreeConflict and Tension France: Georges Clemenceau – wanted revenge!
Britain: David Lloyd George – wanted trade and not too
1918-1939 harsh
USA: Woodrow Wilson – wanted peace and the League
of Nations (LoN)
Paper 1
The conference lasted 12 months but the Big Three
were pressured to come to a decision quickly!
Reaction to the Tov
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles (ToV)
Military: Army limited to 100,000 men, Germany not allowed
The German people had hoped that the treaty would
tanks or submarines, the Navy limited to 15,000 men (felt like be fair and guarantee future peace
they had no protection)
Money: Germany had to pay £6,600 million in reparations They were shocked by the severity and called it DIKTAT
(would destroy their economy) (dictated peace)
Blame: Article 231 Germany had to take the blame for WW1
(would damage pride) Britain thought it was fair but could have been harsher
Land: Danzig taken, Rhineland demilitarised, Saar given to France thought it wasn’t harsh enough
the League for 15 years (German people would now live
under a different country)
USA – thought they got the opposite of peace but they
were happy with the LoN being set up
League of Nations
How were Germany’s Allies Treated? Would be a group of countries that would work together
to keep peace
Treaty of St. Germain: Affected Austria, they lost land Aims: to stop another war, to encourage disarmament,
to Italy and Romania, they were not allowed to unite improve working conditions and tackle diseases
with Germany, no navy and a limited army Based in Geneva, Switzerland
Britain, France, Japan and Italy were the 4 permanent
Treaty of Sevres: Affected Turkey, they lost land to members
Greece, Empire was split up, army restricted and Allies USA, Russia, Germany not allowed to join
allowed to keep troops in Turkey Would keep peace through collective security,
condemnation & economic sanctions (no army!)
How did the League help people? The League in the 1920s
Had special commissions:
Commission for Refugees – helped to free 427,000 1920 Vilna: lots of countries given independence after
prisoners of war from WW1 WW1, Polish took control of Vilna, League asked them
Health Committee – campaign to kill mosquitoes and to remove army but they refused = FAIL
became known as the World Health Organisation
which still exists 1921-25 Upper Silesia: German and Polish live there,
International Labour Organisation – helped Greece set plebiscite held and 60% voted German control. Poland
up social insurance, got min wage in 77 countries but appealed. League split Upper Silesia which was
rejected stopping children U14 working accepted = SUCCESS
Other Treaties
Decline of Co-operation
Great Depression in 1929 in USA
Locarno Treaty, 1925: French and German
Affected other countries – Germany were
representatives met in Switzerland and signed 7
borrowing money from USA to rebuild/pay back
treaties in which Germany officially accepted the
reparations so it affected their economy
borders that the ToV had defined. They agreed to work
Trade was affected
together to settle disputes. Made Germany look like
People started turning to dictators like Mussolini
they were trying to be a peaceful nation.
and Hitler for answers
Members of the League didn’t want to get involved
Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928: 65 countries met and said
in disputes/use an army because of the Depression
they would not use war as a way to solve disputes
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