Who were the 'Big Three'

Who were
the ‘Big
Three’ at
the
Versailles
Peace
Conference?
By the end of the lesson you will;
1. Recall the work you did on the aftermath of World
War I
2. Understand what the nature of the Peace
Settlement of Versailles.
3. Understand who was present at the conference,
which country they represented, their aims, and
approach towards Germany

, What was the Peace
Settlement of of Versailles?
 11th Nov 1918 – guns on  The Palace of Versailles was
western front fell silent and deliberately chosen by Fr.
an armistice declared  Fr and Gr had been at war with
 2 months later the leaders each other in the Franco –
of the victorious powers Prussian War of 1870
(US, Br, Fr, and It) met in  France had lost and Gr declared
Paris to discuss what was
to be done with Gr, Au, Hu, their new German Empire from
Trk and Blg. Versailles just to annoy Fr. So Fr
 5 separate suburbs of Paris did the same to Gr in 1919
used for different countries
 Palace of Versailles – Gr
 St. Germain – Au.
 Sevres – Trk
 Neuilly – Blg
 Trianon - Hu
 All of the Treaties were
controversial – much of
which was due to the
firmly held views of the
central leaders and their
countries.