Review
Treaty of Versailles: Peace conference 1919 (to end ww1)
“The Great War” (ww1): July 1914 - November 1918
Triple Alliance Triple Entente
Germany France
Austria Hungary Russia left November 1917
Italy Brittain
Bulgaria Italy
Turkey USA joined in April 1917
Serbia
As soon as the war began Italy turned sides because the triple entente promised to
reward them with the Italian territory that Austria Hungary had taken before if they won
the war.
The Paris Peace Conference
❖ To draft the treaties for the defeated countries
GEORGE CLEMENCEAU (premiere of France) - - - - - - - -
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (prime minister of g. Britain) - - - - THE BIG THREE
WOODROW WILSON (president of USA)- - - - - - - - - - - - Made the treaty of Versailles with Germany
VITTORIO ORLANDO (chancellor of Italy)
Conference of ambassadors was set up to make the rest of the treaties for the defeated
countries using the treaty of Versailles as a model.
Treaty’s
Treaty of saint germain- en- laye with Austria (1919)
Treaty of Nevilly with Hungary (1920)
Treaty of Trianon with Hungary (1920)
Treaty of Sèveres with Turkey (1920) — did not work— treaty of Lausanne (1923)
5 main aspects
❖ War guilt
❖ Reparation
❖ Armed forces
❖ League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles: Peace conference 1919 (to end ww1)
“The Great War” (ww1): July 1914 - November 1918
Triple Alliance Triple Entente
Germany France
Austria Hungary Russia left November 1917
Italy Brittain
Bulgaria Italy
Turkey USA joined in April 1917
Serbia
As soon as the war began Italy turned sides because the triple entente promised to
reward them with the Italian territory that Austria Hungary had taken before if they won
the war.
The Paris Peace Conference
❖ To draft the treaties for the defeated countries
GEORGE CLEMENCEAU (premiere of France) - - - - - - - -
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (prime minister of g. Britain) - - - - THE BIG THREE
WOODROW WILSON (president of USA)- - - - - - - - - - - - Made the treaty of Versailles with Germany
VITTORIO ORLANDO (chancellor of Italy)
Conference of ambassadors was set up to make the rest of the treaties for the defeated
countries using the treaty of Versailles as a model.
Treaty’s
Treaty of saint germain- en- laye with Austria (1919)
Treaty of Nevilly with Hungary (1920)
Treaty of Trianon with Hungary (1920)
Treaty of Sèveres with Turkey (1920) — did not work— treaty of Lausanne (1923)
5 main aspects
❖ War guilt
❖ Reparation
❖ Armed forces
❖ League of Nations
