AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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To permanently weaken Germany so that it could not attack France again
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To punish Germany, but not too harshly
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To create alliances with the USA
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To disregard French public opinion
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Detailed explanation-1: -He wanted Germany to return Alsace Lorraine to France and an independent Rhineland. He did not support the idea of a league of nations and wanted Germany to pay massive reparations for the caused damage and losses. He also demanded the disbandment of the German Army so that they could never again attack France.
Detailed explanation-2: -Clemenceau’s aims: to punish Germany and ensure it was too weak to attack France again. to return the Alsace-Lorraine region to France. he accepted the League of Nations but believed it would need to be strengthened to deal with Germany. an independent Rhineland which would weaken Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: –Clemenceau wanted to enact revenge on Germany for the damages of the war. He achieved this aim by making Germany take the blame for the start of the war and by forcing them to pay a high reparations bill.-However, many French people wanted Germany to be not just weakened but completely destroyed.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Treaty of Versailles resulted in Germany losing: The land lost was some of the most productive. Germany needed the revenue from these areas to rebuild the country and pay the £6.6 billion of reparations. Most Germans saw the restrictions placed on the German army as taking away Germany’s right to defend itself.
Detailed explanation-5: -At the Paris Peace Conference, the French Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau, controlled his delegation and his chief goal was to weaken Germany militarily, strategically and economically.