1. Problems with the Treaty
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2. The Big Three Britain - David Lloyd George France - Georges Clemenceau
USA - Woodrow Wilson

3. It Satisfied No One The French wanted revenge
Supported the War Guilt Clause, Military restrictions, De-militarized Rhine Valley, Divided Germany and Austria and return of Alsace-Lorraine
Did not think the treaty went far enough wanted a buffer state between them and Germany

4. It Satisfied No One
Britain wanted repayment but to keep Germany as economic partner
Supported War Guilt Clause, military restrictions, surrender of merchant fleet and mandates
Thought that the 6.6 billion pounds in reparations too high and would limit the ability of Germany to buy British goods

5. It Satisfied No One
United States did not want to be involved in the affairs of Europe
U.S. did not sign treaties so they were not committed to enforce them
U.S. senate turned down membership in League of Nations and did not want their actions controlled by another country
Followed a policy of Isolationism
U.S. insists allies repay their war loans

6. It Satisfied No One Italy storms out of conference
Upset they were not being listened to and did not get the land that was promised to them.

7. It Satisfied No One
Germany enraged at Peace done to them. (Stabbed in the back)
War Guilt clause 231 “The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage which the Allied and Associated Governments and their national have been subjected to as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies”
Felt this was done to humiliate them and justify huge reparations

8. It Satisfied No One
Germany was left economically crippled, militarily vulnerable and politically divided.
Germany people hated the new democratic German government – the Weimar Republic – for signing the treaty

9. Self Determination
Wilson’s ideal of redrawing the map of Europe based on Self-Determination is a compromise at best.
Not all ethnics live in tight communities
Where to draw the border?
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia and Romania force to sign treaties where their minorities would not be treated equal

10. What became of Austria-Hungary?
It turned into: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland
As a result infrastructure collapsed
Economic systems collapsed
The Big Three would not allow free trade

11. League of Nations
U.S. votes not to join as they don’t want to be involved
Germany not allowed to join as they can’t be trusted
Russia not allowed to join as no one recognizes the new communist government
This leaves Britain and France as the only “great” powers in the league and they were tired from fighting

12. But Finally Peace No. The poles and Czechs fought over territory
The Polish army attacked Russia and got land back
The French invade the Ruhr
No one really believed in the fairness of the treaty