Paris Peace Conference

Questions needing answers at the end of the war 1. Who should pay for the destruction? 2. What could be done to help the economies of countries affected by the War? 3. How could future wars be prevented? 4. What could be done to help the families of the dead or injured?

The BIG Four and their goals Punish Germany, get land Protect Great Britain, land The BIG Four and their goals Prime Minister of Italy- Vittorio Orlando U.S. President Woodrow Wilson French Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau Prime Minter of England- Lloyd George Whatever will get my country more! Prevent Future Wars

Peace? A Peace of Justice Peace of Vengeance Leaders of the Allies and the Central Powers met together at the Palace of Versailles President Wilson’s 14 Points supported self determination and called for a Peace Without Victory. Peace of Vengeance Italy and Britain wanted more territory France wanted to punish Germany.

Conference of Revenge Germany: loses all her colonies. loses the Saar Valley where all her best mines are for 15 years. loses the Alsace and Lorraine regions to France. citizens lose their property abroad. must disband all its armed forces. No army, navy or air force and no merchant marine. is charged $32 billion in war reparations which they must pay to the Allies. is blamed for the WHOLE war. They sign a Guilt Clause that claims they were responsible for all the deaths and losses and pain and suffering of the war.

League of Nations Germany and Austria are forbidden to join It was an intergovernmental organization. First permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. preventing war through collective security Disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and

Europe as a result of the Paris Peace Conference

Europe 1914