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.