1. A Peace of Justice vs. a Peace of Vengeance?
Treaty of Versailles
A Peace of Justice vs. a Peace of Vengeance?
The American President Woodrow Wilson’s goals for peace
were expressed as his Fourteen Points including:
A just peace
Self-determination of nations
A League of Nations

2. Who attended? And Who did not?
The Big Four
Britain: Prime Minister Davis Lloyd George
France: Premier George Clemenceau
Italy: Premier Vittorio Orlando
U. S.: President Woodrow Wilson
Russia was not allowed
to attend.

3. Provisions of the Treaty
German War Guilt
Reparations = $5 billion in two years by 1921 the total was set at $ 33 billion
Germany to abolish conscription, to have no reserve forces, and forbidden to manufacture major military equipment
All colonies became mandates of Britain, Japan, Australia, N.Z., and the League of Nations

4. Provisions regarding France and its future security
Return of Alsace-Lorraine
demilitarization of Germany’s Rhineland territory with Allied occupation
15 year administration of Saar Valley by the League of Nations, then plebiscite in Saar Valley

6. Self-Determination in former Russian and German lands
Poland to be re-established with a
“corridor” to the Baltic Sea
The city of Danzig (Gdansk )
to be “internationalized”

8. League of Nations
Wilson’s goal of an organization for collective security is realized.
The United States Senate will
NOT ratify the treaty and will NEVER join the League of Nations.

10. Additional Post-War Treaty Agreements
Austria lost Tyrol to Italy and
Hungary became independent
Austria and Germany are to
never unite.
Czechoslovakia is created.
Yugoslavia is created.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
are recognized as
independent nations.