Peace Settlements

By kwc4626

  • David lloyd George

    David lloyd George
    SorceDavid lloyd George was prime minister for great Britain. He gained power on a simple platform make Germany pay for the war. Thats exactly what he tried to do at the paris peace conference but he also supported some of woodrow wilson's idealistic views.

  • Georges Clemenceau

    Georges Clemenceau
    SourceGeorges Clemenceau was the primer of france. He felt that the french people had suffered the worst from the Germans. He wanted Germany to be stripped of all weapons and force them to pay massive amounts of money to France. He also wanted a state to be in between them and Germany.

  • Wilson's Proposal

    Wilson's Proposal
    Sourse VideoWoodrow Wilson, the president of the United States at the time. Before the end of the war, he made the “Fourteen Points.” He proposed a lasting peace which included reaching the peace agreements openly rather than a secret diplomacy which reduced fighting. He referred to the war as a peoples war against “absolutism and militarism.” Could be solved by making a democracy. It would guarantee political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. He beca

  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference
    SourcevideoThe Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the allied victors after World War 1 to set the peace terms for the Central Powers following the truce in 1918. It involved over 32 countries and nationalities and took place in 1919 in Paris at the meeting, they discussed various options and developed a series of treaties for the post-war world. These treaties reshaped the map of Europe with new borders and countries. At the center of the proceedings were the leaders of the four "Great Powers": Pre

  • Mandates

    Mandates
    The mandate system was developed by Wilson so the Allies were not just annexing countries. The system worked by having a country governing over another country so the League of Nations did not have to govern all of the countrys itself.

  • Versailles Treaty

    Versailles Treaty
    VideoThe Versailles Treaty. This dealt with Germany. It was neither too harsh (to cripple Germany so they couldn't attack France in the future) for Clemenceau's liking or too lenient (and so not create angry feelings by Germans) For Lloyd George or Woodrow Wilson. Possibly the biggest criticism is that Germany had to accept the "War Guilt Clause" which meant they had to accept the blame for starting the war (even though it was Austria and Serbia). One other major problem were the reparations of 6.6mi

  • New Map of Europe

    New Map of Europe
    Due to the war Europe had to be redrawn on the map. Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, and Czechoslovakia were all formed in the territory lost by Germany, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire. This is all due to the treaty of Versailles and various other peace treaties.
    Source:
    Spielvogel, Jackson J.. Glencoe world history. New York, N.Y.: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2005. Print.

  • Treaty of Neuilly

    Treaty of Neuilly
    SourceThe Treaty of Neuilly. This dealt with Bulgaria. Bulgaria lost a bit of land and gained a bit of land. It was relatively small in the war and thus the treaty was not too harsh. However, they imposed reparations which damaged the Bulgarian economy for years to come.

  • Treaty of St Germain and Trianon

    Treaty of St Germain and Trianon
    SourceThe Treaty of St Germain and Trianon that dealt with Austria-Hungary. Land was lost to form the new state of Czechoslovakia with 3 million German and 2.5 million Slovak minority (although i'm not exactly sure on the figures, i am confident they are correct). Also, the new state of Yugoslavia was formed. A country with MANY different nationalities (it's amazing they didn't think conflict would occur?). Also, Italy had won the war. They expected land as a reward, especially from the old Austria-Hu

  • Treaty of Sevres

    Treaty of Sevres
    Source The Treaty of Sevres. This dealt with the former Ottoman Empire. It was reducing in size to (basically) what it is today. However, one major problem was that it gave Eastern Thrace and Smyrna to Greece (although they were Turkish areas). This angered the Turkish population and resultantly, the Turks rebelled against the Treaty under the command of Ataturk. A new treaty was made, the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923.(one must question why a treaty is imposed on a nation if when that nation brakes it,