1. The Treaty of Versailles
Alina Le, Brittany Evelyn, Camila Peralta, Sofia Ramirez, Chonnalin Sumonthee
AICE International History - Period 6

2. What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Signed on June 28, 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference, the Treaty of Versailles ended the military conflict between Germany and the Allied Powers.
Who: Germany and the Allied Nations ( )
Why: restore peace and end World War I
Result: fails
Significance: triggers German resentment and influences rise to power of Nazism and Fascism
Source: History.com
Sofia

3. The Big Three Georges Clemenceau David Lloyd George Woodrow Wilson
Chonnalin
Source: Encyclopédie Larousse
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Source: Santa Clara University

4. Terms of the Treaty Main points of the treaty:
War Guilt Clause & Reparations
Blamed mainly Germany & its allies for the war
Allowed victorious nations to impose reparations of about 6.6 billion pounds for damages caused during the war
German armaments were limited
Army reduced to 100,000 men
navy reduced to 6 battleships
Anschluss, or union, between Germany and Austria was forbidden

5. Terms of the Treaty Loss of German territory
In 1871, Germany took Alsace-Lorraine from France after the Franco-Prussian war. In addition, many other territories were gained while Bismarck was in power. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany give Alsace-Lorraine back to France, and distribute much of its land elsewhere
In total, Germany lost about 27,000 square miles of land populated by nearly 7 million people

6. War Guilt Clause Purpose Consequences of the Clause
Opening statement for reparation of the war
Article April 7, 1919
Blamed Germany for starting the war
Purpose
Consequences of the Clause
To appease French and Belgium
To lessen the financial reparation imposed on Germany
Politicians knew Germany couldn't afford to pay over 33 million dollars
Made Germany admit a moral responsibility
Created lasting resentment in Germany
Many Germans did not know why Germany was the main blame
Humiliations and rage had spread throughout Germany
"The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the damage to which the allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies" (Birdsall, 254)
Alina

7. Consequences to the Treaty
GERMANY
10% of land
100% of colonies
12% of population
16% of coalfields
50% of iron and steel industry
>50% of army and navy
100% of air force
PHYSICAL IMPACT
30 million people living under foreign rule

8. Reactions to the Treaty
Germany
Because they were not consulted about the terms, Germany was infuriated by the treaty that they were forced to sign, which hurt them greatly.
‘Diktat’ (a harsh punishment, or something that dictates)
Did not follow Wilson’s 14 points, like nations thought they would (Ex: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk)
Blamed for entire World War 1
Agreed to reparations
Lost territories
Camila

9. Reactions to the Treaty
Italy -
Demands were ignored at peace talks
Did not receive Italian Adriatic coast land
Britain +-
Fair punishment for Germany
Germany power & property decline was beneficial
USA -
Believed it was unfair on Germany
Reparations offered unfair advantage to France and Britain
France +-
Approved of League
Agreed with reparations
Cost of war was debilitating

10. League of Nations German Loss of Territory Extra Reparations
Guilt Clause for Germans
Armament Limitation
Reparations
German Loss of Territory
League of Nations
Extra
Forbade Anschluss between Germany and Austria
Independence to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

11. Bibliography
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Wadsworth, Phil. International History Cambridge: Cambridge UP, Print.

12. Bibliography
" Germany and the Treaty. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov ” <