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THE PEACE TREATIES 1919–1920

Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?

Focus Points
What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles?
Why did all the victors not get everything they wanted?
What was the impact of the peace treaty on Germany up to 1923?
Could the treaties be justified at the time?

Specified Content
• The peace treaties of 1919–23:
o the roles of individuals such as Wilson, Clemenceau and Lloyd George in
the peacemaking process
o the impact of the treaties on the defeated countries
o contemporary opinions about the treaties.

In this summary you will learn:

The mood in 1919

The names of the ‘Big Three’ leaders at the Versailles Conference.
The Aims of Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George at the Conference.
The SIX main terms of the Treaty of Versailles [GARGLE].
EIGHT reasons the Germans were angry about the Treaty of Versailles
[UGARTLER]
What Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George felt about the Treaty of Versailles
The FOUR other treaties of 1919–1920 [SaiNTS]
FIVE new nation-states created in 1919–1920 [CHAPS].
Self-determination [APES – NAME - GAMES].