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Treaty of Versailles 1919: What the hell is it? Part 1

History 101:
Treaty of Versailles 1919: What the hell is it? Part 1
The Treaty Of Versailles 
In this blog i will be informing you of what actually is the Treaty of Versailles and this should form some background knowledge, for you my readers, on future blogs:

 The Treaty of Versailles was the official peace deal for World War one. It was signed on the 28th June 1919 at the palace of Versailles in France. The fact that it was signed in land that was once owned by Germany/Prussia and taken back by the French is humiliating in itself. The deal was setup up and agreed on by the Allied powers. It was mainly aimed at Germany however did include Austria and other countries of the axis in some terms.

There were three big Allied powers who got the overall say on most of the treaty and they were; France- led by Georges Clemenceau, Britain- led by Lloyd Gorge and the USA- led by Woodrow Wilson. Each country wanted different things out of the treaty because each country had been affected differently. France had suffered the worst and therefore wanted revenge on Germany. They demanded Germany pay millions in reparations and her territory should be shared out equally. France also wanted to occupy the Rhine and station troops inside Germanys borders to protect France from this ever happening again.
The Big Three: Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George

 America wanted a completely different outcome of the Treaty. President Woodrow Wilson was concerned with rebuilding the European economy, encouraging self-determination, promoting free trade, creating appropriate mandates for former colonies, and above all, creating a powerful League of Nations that would ensure the peace. Wilson wanted to create a new liberal Europe however he failed to convince even his own country of America and his liberal equality dreams were shattered. 

 Finally, British PM Lloyd George was in the middle. Not as harsh as France however not as easy on Germany as America wanted to be. Britain had suffered many losses however the island had been virtually untouched. The problem was that the British public wanted to hurt Germany and take revenge, like the French. However Lloyd George knew that if he hurt Germany too hard it would never repair and become a stable nation. So Lloyd supported reparations to a lesser extent however wanted to build Germany back up to a strong trading partner.

Thanks for reading! bit of a short one however in the next part of this mini informative series we will be analysing and looking at the actual terms agreed and how they impacted Germany!

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