Aim:Aim:Explain events that Explain events that led to the Treaty of led to the Treaty of

VersaillesVersailles

The Allies Meet and DebateThe Allies Meet and Debate World War I was overWorld War I was over

January 18, 1919, A January 18, 1919, A conference to establish conference to establish those term began at the those term began at the Palace of Versailles Palace of Versailles (Outside Paris)(Outside Paris)

Talks known as Talks known as Paris Peace Paris Peace ConferenceConference Delegates from 32 countries Delegates from 32 countries attendedattended

Meeting’s major decisions Meeting’s major decisions were hammered out by a were hammered out by a group known as group known as the big the big fourfour::

1) US President Woodrow 1) US President Woodrow WilsonWilson 2) Georges Clemenceau of 2) Georges Clemenceau of FranceFrance 3) David Lloyd George of Britain3) David Lloyd George of Britain 4) Vittorio Orlando of Italy4) Vittorio Orlando of Italy

Russia & Germany not Russia & Germany not representedrepresented

Wilson’s Plan for Peace Wilson’s Plan for Peace January 1918: President January 1918: President Wilson had drawn a series Wilson had drawn a series of peace proposalsof peace proposals

Known as the Known as the Fourteen Points Fourteen Points Outlined a plan for a lasting Outlined a plan for a lasting peacepeace First 4 points included:First 4 points included:

An end to secret treaties An end to secret treaties Freedom of the seasFreedom of the seas Free tradeFree trade Reduced national armies & Reduced national armies & navies navies

Guiding idea behind these Guiding idea behind these points was points was self-self-determination determination

Allowed people to decide what Allowed people to decide what government they wished to livegovernment they wished to live

1414thth Point proposed: Point proposed: “ “General association of nations” General association of nations” that would protect “great and that would protect “great and small states alike”small states alike”

The Versailles TreatyThe Versailles Treaty Britain and France Britain and France showed little sign of showed little sign of agreeing to Wilson’s agreeing to Wilson’s visionvision

Wanted to strip Germany of its Wanted to strip Germany of its war-making powerwar-making power

The Treaty of VersaillesThe Treaty of Versailles Signed June 28, 1919 between Signed June 28, 1919 between Germany & the Allied powersGermany & the Allied powers Treaty created a Treaty created a League of League of Nations:Nations: League was to be an League was to be an international association whose international association whose goal would be to keep peace goal would be to keep peace among nationsamong nations

Treaty also punished Treaty also punished GermanyGermany

Germany lost substantial Germany lost substantial territoryterritory Placed severe restriction on Placed severe restriction on military operationsmilitary operations Article 231: Article 231: Placed financial Placed financial responsibility for the war on responsibility for the war on GermanyGermany