Lesson : WW1 - The Paris Peace Conference I- : Making Peace ...

Exercise 2 : Complete the missing words :
Georges Clemenceau
He was the ………………………………………………….. of France.
He wanted …………………………………, and to ………………………………….. the Germans for what they
had done.
He wanted to ………………………………………………….for the damage done during the war.
He also wanted to weaken Germany, so France would never be ……………………………….. again.
Woodrow Wilson
He was ……………………………………. America.
He was a History professor. He wanted to make the world …………………..He wanted
to end war by making a ………………… peace.
In 1918, Wilson published ‘………………………………………’ saying what he wanted.
He said that he wanted disarmament, and a ……………………………. of Nations (where
countries could talk out their problems, without war).
He also promised self-determination for the peoples of Eastern Europe.
David Lloyd George
He was ………………………………………… of Great Britain.
He said he would ‘make Germany pay’ – because he knew that was what the British people
wanted to hear.
He wanted ‘justice’, but he did not want ……………………….. He said that the peace must
not be ………………………….. – that would just cause another ……………. in a few years
time.He tried to get a ‘halfway point’ – a compromise between Wilson and Clemenceau.
He ALSO wanted to expand the British Empire, maintain British control of the seas, and
increase Britain's trade
III- the main points of the treaty : (Summary)
On 28 June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed with Germany. The Germans had not been allowed to send any
delegates, and had to accept whatever was decided. The Treaty had five main points:
By Clause 231, Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war.
Germany’s military power was reduced.Germany was not allowed to have submarines or an air force. It could have an
army of only 100,000 men and a navy of only 6 ships, and it was not allowed to place any troops in the Rhineland.
Germany had to pay £6,600 million ‘reparations’ for damage done.
Germany lost land. The Saar coalfield was given to France for 15 years, and Alsace-Lorraine given back to France.
Danzig became a free city, and Poland was given a ‘corridor’ to the Baltic Sea. Germany was not allowed to unite with
Austria. Finally, Germany’s colonies were given to France or Britain.
Germany was not allowed to join the League of Nations.