Treaty of Versailles;
● Allies - Britain, British Empire, France, Russia, USA
● Allies lost 5 million men
● Germany lost 1.7 million pounds overall
● Treaty finalised to avoid another war
Paris Peace Conference; 1919 - 1920
➔ Palace at Versailles - 12 months long
● Georges Clemenceau of France
● Woodrow Wilson of the USA
● Lloyd George of Britain
➔ 32 nations invited
➔ No defeated nations allowed
➔ 5 treaties made - 4 for germany’s allies
➔ The big three didn't listen to their advisers
➔ The big three - not a good start
➔ Wilson was ill for parts of the conference.
➔ German treaty was signed on 28th June 1919
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles;
Area of concern France USA Britain
Blame Germany No one nation N/A - no opinion
Germany pays - £24,000,000,000 £2,000,000,000 £6,600,000,000
German military Reduced - 100,000 men No more military service. Reduced - 250,000 men
Navy reduced - 36 ships Forces at pre-war levels. Navy reduced - 50 ships
No military service. No tanks, Armed services at pre-war No military service. Allowed to
submarines, aircraft built. All levels. keep all tanks, submarines,
wartime weapons melted. and air force
Colonies France and Britain split Govern themselves as Colonies under the control of
colonies/territories from independent nations the league of nations until
germany and turkey further decisions are made
Rhineland Allies take control - no Allow germans some control League of nations occupation -
german presence with Allied supervision no one nation under control
Alsace-Lorraine Returned to France Germany allowed to keep it Control of league of nations
Saar Give to France for 15 years. Remain in germany - coal Let germany keep it - half any
Use of coal mines - after, let mines to be used to build profit from field given to allies
the saar people vote for german economy for war damages
french or german rules
Poland Become independent - cut Let it remain in german Protected under the league
east off prussia from rest of control and let a vote occur over who
germany should rule it
Czechoslovakia Under international control Make independent nation N/A
● Allies - Britain, British Empire, France, Russia, USA
● Allies lost 5 million men
● Germany lost 1.7 million pounds overall
● Treaty finalised to avoid another war
Paris Peace Conference; 1919 - 1920
➔ Palace at Versailles - 12 months long
● Georges Clemenceau of France
● Woodrow Wilson of the USA
● Lloyd George of Britain
➔ 32 nations invited
➔ No defeated nations allowed
➔ 5 treaties made - 4 for germany’s allies
➔ The big three didn't listen to their advisers
➔ The big three - not a good start
➔ Wilson was ill for parts of the conference.
➔ German treaty was signed on 28th June 1919
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles;
Area of concern France USA Britain
Blame Germany No one nation N/A - no opinion
Germany pays - £24,000,000,000 £2,000,000,000 £6,600,000,000
German military Reduced - 100,000 men No more military service. Reduced - 250,000 men
Navy reduced - 36 ships Forces at pre-war levels. Navy reduced - 50 ships
No military service. No tanks, Armed services at pre-war No military service. Allowed to
submarines, aircraft built. All levels. keep all tanks, submarines,
wartime weapons melted. and air force
Colonies France and Britain split Govern themselves as Colonies under the control of
colonies/territories from independent nations the league of nations until
germany and turkey further decisions are made
Rhineland Allies take control - no Allow germans some control League of nations occupation -
german presence with Allied supervision no one nation under control
Alsace-Lorraine Returned to France Germany allowed to keep it Control of league of nations
Saar Give to France for 15 years. Remain in germany - coal Let germany keep it - half any
Use of coal mines - after, let mines to be used to build profit from field given to allies
the saar people vote for german economy for war damages
french or german rules
Poland Become independent - cut Let it remain in german Protected under the league
east off prussia from rest of control and let a vote occur over who
germany should rule it
Czechoslovakia Under international control Make independent nation N/A
