The Treaty of Versailles was singed in June 1919; it was signed in the hall of mirrors. Germany was forced to pay a lot of money due to all the damage it had done to the allied countries. That is why Germany was the most important treaty. Germany had signed the peace treaty with Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
Woodrow Wilson, who was also the U.S. president in the year 1918. The president had submitted “The Fourteen Points”. It was “aimed to secure a peace”; his beliefs for these Fourteen Points were that he wanted justice. President Wilson didn’t only want justice but he also wanted a democracy and equality. “Wilson did agree that Germany needed to be punished for starting the war, but he wanted the punishment to be fair”. That shows …show more content…
David Lloyd Gorge, who was the British Prime Minister at the time, would say during his election that he would make Germany for destroying their beautiful city and hurting many of the residents. Yet David Lloyd Gorge was put in a difficult position because he was “concerned that if the peace treaty humiliated Germany it might provoke a Bolshevik revolution.”
The French also wanted to make Germany Pay for what they did to them too. The French leader Clemenceau “wanted German power reduced so it could never again pose a military threat.” Everyone had agreed with Clemenceau and they were following him and what he had believed was right for them to do all together.
Since the war was now over France and Britain had to repair many buildings, statues, monuments, and much more. To fix everything that Germany destroyed was very expensive. That is why France and Britain had very large debts that they needed to repay. Both countries thought that Germany should be the ones repaying for all the repairs that needed to be done. But then the Treaty of Versailles comes to play and they cant because now they all have equal rights and it would be “unfair” for Germany to be repairing the mess that was caused in France and
Woodrow Wilson, who was also the U.S. president in the year 1918. The president had submitted “The Fourteen Points”. It was “aimed to secure a peace”; his beliefs for these Fourteen Points were that he wanted justice. President Wilson didn’t only want justice but he also wanted a democracy and equality. “Wilson did agree that Germany needed to be punished for starting the war, but he wanted the punishment to be fair”. That shows …show more content…
David Lloyd Gorge, who was the British Prime Minister at the time, would say during his election that he would make Germany for destroying their beautiful city and hurting many of the residents. Yet David Lloyd Gorge was put in a difficult position because he was “concerned that if the peace treaty humiliated Germany it might provoke a Bolshevik revolution.”
The French also wanted to make Germany Pay for what they did to them too. The French leader Clemenceau “wanted German power reduced so it could never again pose a military threat.” Everyone had agreed with Clemenceau and they were following him and what he had believed was right for them to do all together.
Since the war was now over France and Britain had to repair many buildings, statues, monuments, and much more. To fix everything that Germany destroyed was very expensive. That is why France and Britain had very large debts that they needed to repay. Both countries thought that Germany should be the ones repaying for all the repairs that needed to be done. But then the Treaty of Versailles comes to play and they cant because now they all have equal rights and it would be “unfair” for Germany to be repairing the mess that was caused in France and