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Paris Peace Conference


Most fighting of WWI was done in Europe. Mainly in France and Belgium.
Allies: Central (Axis) Powers
- Britain - Germany
- France - Austro ungarian Empire
- !ussia - "ttoman #$ur%ish& Empire
- Italy #'(')& - Bulgaria
- *+A #'(',& - +er-ia
- .apan
/ !ussia did not stay till end -ecause of e0haustion.
Britain lost many ci1ilians from its na1y.
Most fighting was done in France so France had more houses2 factories2 schools and churches
destroyed.
WWI left e1eryone financially e0hausted. 3ountries #Austria-ungary& #$ur%ey& had -een split
up and new countries were forming. 4ew go1ernments for !ussia and Germany.
56 different countries met in 7aris on .anuary '('( to decide what to do with defeated Allies.
$hree men too% charge2 called 8$he Big $hree9 :a1id ;loyd George2 7rime Minister of Britain.
Georges 3lemenceau 7rime Minister of France. Woodrow Wilson 7resident of the *+A.
Germany was not in1ited. !ussia was not to recei1e anything -ecause she retired from war.
Many disagreements. 7u-lic "pinion was against Germany in Britain and France.
What each of the three wanted: all had self interest at hand
What they got is highlighted
Lloyd George -ig on pu-lic opinion
- peace without need for re1enge.
- 7re1ent a future war.
- war wasn9t Germany9s fault
- Germany should -e punished2 -ut only so that she could reco1er fast to participate in
politics and -e ma<or costumer for British goods.
- 7u-lic opinion agreed
o 8ma%e Germany pay9
o 8hang the =aiser9.
- wanted German fleet and German and $ur%ish empires.
- A-surd> self determination2
o freedom of the seas
o general disarmament.
Clemenceau -ig on pu-lic opinion
- a 1ery harsh treaty
- !e1enge
- compensation
- guarantee that they would ne1er -e in1aded again -ecause of their geographical
position #on -order with Germany&
- control of the !hineland
- Germany to -e -ro%en up into a collection of small states.
- +aar coalfields.
Woodrow Wilson
- fair treaty.
- Germany shouldn9t ha1e to pay for all damage.
- War was not Germany9s fault
- remo1e anything any causes of future war.
o ma%ing the world fit for democracy
o national- self determination #e1ery nation rule itself&
o produce a fair peace so that no one would later see% re1enge
o ma%e a ;eague of 4ations
o encourage free trade no economic restrictions
o free na1igation of waterways
o +er-ia and 7oland to ha1e access to sea and disarmament.
Germany ignored the '? points and imposed the $reaty of Brest ;ito1s% on !ussia. Wilson9s
attitude grew harsh.
Treaty of Brest Litos!
!ussia lost>
- *%raine and Finland #amongst other countries&
- @6 million people
- 6,A of farmland
- 6@A of railways
- ,?A of iron and coal.
Treaty of "ersailles
:i%tat #imposed settlement&. Germany had to agree2 or face an Allied in1asion.
Germany had to>
- accept war guilt2 pay damages caused #'(6' sum was @@BB million pounds&
- army reduced to 'BB2BBB men
- conscription for-idden #officers had to -e 1olunteers&
- Get rid of armoured 1ehicles and su-marines and aircraft
- :estroy all fortifications.
- 4a1y limited to @ -attleships
- :emilitariCe the !hineland.
- !eturn Alsace-;orraine to France
- Gi1e up +aar to France for ') years.
- 4e1er <oin with Austria or ungary.
- ;ost its colonies
Africa
$ogoland and 3ameroon !un -y Britain and France
German +outh West Africa +outh Africa
German East Africa Britain
Mariana Islands .apan
Marshal Islands .apan
3aroline Islands .apan
4ew Guinea Australia
Western +amoa 4ew Dealand
Europe
- Gi1e Eupen and Malmedy to Belgium.
- Gi1e up 4orth +hleswig to :enmar%.
- Gi1e :anCig up to ma%e it a free international city
- Gi1e West 7russia and 7osen#7olish 3orridor& to 7oland.
- Gi1e 6E) of upper +ilesia to 7oland
China
+hatung 7ro1ice F 7ort of =iaochow #3hina& .apan
In total lost>
- 'BA of land
- all o1er seas colonies
- '6.)A of its population
- '@A of its coalfields
- )BA iron and steel industry
German reactions>
- shoc% and humiliation
o imposed treaty
o were e0pecting Woodrow Wilson9s '? points
o accept war guilt didn9t thin% it was true
o not in1ited to 7aris 7eace 3onference
o reduction of army
o paying reparations
- reluctant acceptance to the treaties
o +capa Flow sin%ing ships so Allies wouldn9t ha1e them
'(65 French occupation of the !uhr
this happened -ecause Germany had failed to pay reparations. Wor%ers went on stri%e and
'BB men were %illed.
#ther Peace Treaties
'('( $reaty of +t. Germain #Austria&
- separated Austria from ungaryG for-ade them to <oin.
- Bohemia and Mora1ia 3Cechoslo1a%ia
- Bosnia and erCego1inia Hugosla1ia
- Army reduced to 5)2BBB men
- 7ay reparations
'(6B Treaty of Trianon #ungary&
- $ransyl1ania --I !omania
- !uthenia and +lo1a%ia 3Cechoslo1a%ia
- Army reduced to 5B2BBB men
'('( Treaty of $euilly #Bulgaria&
- lost land to Greece2 !omania and Hugosla1ia
- lost access to Mediterranean sea
- disarm
'(6B Treaty of %eres #$ur%ey&
- +myrna Greece
- +yria mandate under French control
'(65 Treaty of Laussane #$ur%ey&
- returned +myrna to $ur%ey.

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