1. Paris Peace Conference

2. 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?

3. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. Europe as a result of the Paris Peace Conference

9. Europe 1914