Transcript Paris Peace Conference

 Which country on the side of the
Allies had the most people die during
World War One? …2nd most?
 Which country had the most people
die during World War I?
 Which “major” country had the least
people die during World War One?
 Russia, France
 Germany
 The United States
Cost of the War
 10 million soldiers were killed and
20 million wounded
 More European casualties over
these four years of fighting than
they had lost in all European
conflicts since 1100 A.D.
Cost of the War
 The direct cost of the war was
$180 billion (1919 dollars
deflated dollars)
 Property damage was another
$150 billion
Cost of the War
 If added up, this is five dollars
for each second of time
spanning from 1 A.D. to the
beginning of the war in 1914.
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference
 Lasted from January 18, 1919January 20, 1920
 Five different peace treaties
were signed.
The Paris Peace Conference
 Germany was not allowed to
attend.
 The Conference was
dominated primarily by France,
Great Britain and the United
States.
The Big Three
 France – George Clemenceau
 Great Britain – David Lloyd
George
 United States – Woodrow
Wilson
 France wanted to weaken and humiliate
Germany.
 Britain’s wanted to…
 Maintain British colonies and naval
dominance across the world
 Guarantee French security
 Settle disputes among rival nations.
 Woodrow Wilson of the United States wanted to
pass his “Fourteen Points”
 Wilson’s main focus was the passage of the
League of Nations.
 Wilson’s wanted to weaken large empires and
allow national groups to form their own country.
 Wilson wanted a reduction of weaponry to
lowest level necessary for national defense and
establish a freedom of the seas.
 Others consider Vittorio
Orlando from Italy to be
another dominant member of
the Paris Peace Conference
The Treaty of Versailles
 The most famous of the
treaties prepared at the Paris
Peace Conference is the
Treaty of Versailles
 This officially ended war
between the Allied Powers and
Germany
Different Views
 Woodrow Wilson (U.S) wanted
a Peace without victory.
 Georges Clemenceau
(France) wanted to make
Germany to accept
responsibility for the war
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
 An end to secret treaties
 Freedom of the seas
 Freedom for the Balkan states
 Creation of the League of Nations
 This organization was supposed
to solve future problems without
war.
Treaty of Versailles
 Germany takes full
responsibility for the war.
 Germany pays reparations for
war damages.
Treaty of Versailles
 The German military was
reduced severely.
 Returned Alsace-Lorraine to
France
Treaty of Versailles
 Removed territory from
eastern and western Germany.
 Stripped Germany of her
overseas colonies.
Did Germany sign the Treaty?
Yes
Why?
Because they believed that they
had no choice.
Blockade
 The Allies had a blockade set
up preventing food from
arriving in Germany until the
Treaty of Versailles was
signed.
Other Nations were Unhappy
 Italy was angry they did not
get all the lands promised to
them in a secret treaty they
had with the allies
 Japan protested the refusal of
western nations to recognize
its claims in China
 Russia resented the
reestablishment of a Polish
nation and three independent
Baltic states.
 Woodrow Wilson sacrificed
most of his Fourteen Points in
order to pass the League of
Nations.
 However, the U.S never joined
the League of Nations.