The First World War: Peace in Paris World History

Peace of Justice Peace negotiations began on January 18, 1919 in Paris The Paris Peace Conference led to the signing of 6 peace treaties The Paris Peace Conference was directed by the Big Four Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Great Britain President Georges Clemenceau, France President Vittorio Orlando, Italy President Woodrow Wilson, United States

Wilson’s Fourteen Points Wilson had proclaimed the Fourteen Points in January of 1918 He hoped for a “peace of justice” and a “peace without victory” would prevent future wars Wilson’s ideas were based on ideals such as Self-determination National independence Creating an international body to handle conflicts diplomatically (League of Nations) “A war to end all wars”

Peace of Vengeance The allies either wanted something from the Central Powers or wished to punish Germany Orlando wanted territory George wanted to protect Britain's empire Clemenceau wanted revenge

Treaty of Versailles with Germany The Treaty of Versailles was designed to punish and humiliate Germany Germany was forced to Turn over its navy Keep an army of no more than 100,000 Return the region of Alsace-Lorraine to France Disarm the Rhineland To give France all coal produced in the Saar Basin for 15 years Relinquish all their overseas colonies Give up land in Europe Pay war reparations Admit guilt for the war How might this treaty be more harmful than helpful to Germany and other countries?

The New Europe In time, the Conference produced treaties with other Central Powers similar to the Treaty of Versailles New Countries were created Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Czechoslovakia, Turkey, Yugoslavia World War I had left deep and lasting physical, emotional, and geographic marks on Europe Within 20 years Europe would be again at war, with even worse results