Versailles Treaty Terms and SAQ Answers

Terms:

• David Lloyd George- a British statesman and a Welsh prime minister of the United Kingdom. He guided the British to victory during World War I and was a major player in the Paris Peace Conference. He wanted to punish the Germans, but did not want to punish them as much as Clemenceau.
• Georges Clemenceau- a French statesman, journalist and physician. He was also France's prime minister. He is called the Tiger and Father Victory. He helped France win World War I and was a major voice behind the Versailles Treaty. He did not like Wilson's Fourteen Points and helped weaken Germany greatly.
• Woodrow Wilson- the 28th president of the United States. He tried to keep the US from entering World War I, but the Zimmerman telegram forced him to join. He helped the Allies win the war. He created the Fourteen Points to try to avoid future world wars (no one listened to him, though). This ignorance might lead to World War II. The United States did not like Wilson's idea of joining the League of Nations and refused his offer.
• Article 173- an article in the Versailles Treaty. It states that the Germans cannot make a draft and that the people who want to be German soldiers must be one voluntarily. This article might be a cause of World War II.
• Article 227- another article in the Versailles Treaty. This says that Kaiser Wilhelm II is no longer the emperor of Germany (pretty much) and says something about him going on trial with the US, France, GB, Italy and Japan as the judges.
• Article 231- another article in the Versailles Treaty. This one says that the Germans must accept full responsibility of World War I and all the destruction that happened during this war.

Short Answer Questions Answers:

1. What were some individual goals of Woodrow Wilson? He tried to create a better world with no more world wars and promote world peace (that is what I think).

2. What were some individual goals of Georges Clemenceau? He wanted to punish Germany for what they did during World War I, which contrasts to Wilson's goals.

3. What were some individual goals of David Lloyd George? He wanted to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and he wanted to stop communism from spreading to other nations (did not work).

4. What problems did the United States Congress see in the League of Nations? Perhaps Congress thought that Wilson's goals and accomplishments will not come true and this idea of a League of Nations may not be effective.

5.What effect would article 231 have on the future of Germany? This should make the Germans mad (Mr. Adolf Hitler must have been really angry at this time). This article may lead to the rise of Communism, the rise of Hitler's power, World War II and maybe the Cold War.

World War I Casualties

1. Russia and Germany sent a lot of troops because they had really good transportation (more trains and maybe better and more efficient trains).

2. Austria-Hungary's high casualty rate could be from dying in battle (gunshots, bombardations, getting run over by a tank [I doubt this happened], etc...). There were a lot of sicknesses, so they could have died by being really sick. Since they were pretty small, they could easily be conquered by Russia.

3. This information about 2.5 Russian prisoners say that not many Russians want to die in the trenches and perhaps they are cowards.

4. Because of isolationism, the United States had time to train more troops and make more weapons for upcoming wars. That's a reason why Italy had only about a million more men than the US.

5. The Allies won the war probably because they were lucky and their armies were more accurate at shooting than the Central Powers' armies.

6. This chart tells me that this is the first war in which millions of people die, not thousands. I am surprised at the fact that the Central Powers had more troops than the Allies and that Russia had more casualties than Germany.

World War I Letter

April 5, 1917

To my darling beautiful wife,

I might be dead long before you read this, but being a doughboy is hard work. The training I got back at home is not really enough for something like trench warfare in France. Most of the members of my group, the Big Red One, are dead because of new chemical warfare. Too bad I may never see our son grow up to be a big strong man. He night never know who his father looks like. I got to kill a couple of Germans with the Frenchies today. They seem rather pleased to see me and my comrades kicking German butts. I haven't seen my friend. Perhaps he is in Africa. General Lemons just killed 50 Germans today, though. I'm planning on beating his record. I still don't get why them Russians decided not to help fight the Germans with us Allies. Maybe there's something wrong back home (could have something to do with Czar Nicholas and Stalin). Anyways, I love you and I hope to see you soon. I'll miss you, really.

Love, now and always

Vinnie Vu