Treaty of Versailles
EQ: How did the Treaty impact
Europe and Germany?
The Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty which formally ended the
war
– Meeting held outside Paris,
France
– Signed on June 28, 1919
• Partially based on Wilson’s 14
points
• The United States, France, and
Great Britain dominated the
meeting
– “The Big Three”
• Woodrow Wilson (U.S)
• George Clemenceau
(France)
• David Lloyd George (Great
Britain)
The Treaty of Versailles
• Goals of the British
and French
– Punish Germany
– Make sure Germany
would never again be a
threat
• Goals of the United
States
– Promote self
determination
• People choosing their
own governments
– Creation of the League
of Nations
The Treaty of Versailles
• Germany had to
accept
responsibility for
the war
– Germany forced to
pay for war
damages
The Treaty of Versailles
• Germany lost land
– led to the creation
of new countries
from German
territory
• Czechoslovakia
• Poland
– Lost overseas
colonies
The Treaty of Versailles
• Germany forced to
destroy all
offensive military
equipment
– Limited size of
German military
– German troops were
banned from the
border with France
(Rhineland)
The Treaty of Versailles
• Led to economic
hardship in Germany
The Treaty of Versailles
• Treaty created a
great deal of
resentment in
Germany
– Britain and France
looked out for
themselves
– Planted the seeds
for future
conflicts