The Big Three
🇬🇧 David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George wanted Germany as its trading partner as it was a source of
income for them. As a result, he tried to keep Germany afloat, ensuring they could
recover.
He also wanted Germany to give up all of its colonies and reduce its army to a
voluntary army of 100 000.
He also saw Germany as a strong barrier to block out communisms from moving
further into Western Europe.
Subsequently, he didn’t want Germany to be harshly punished for their actions as this
would lead to Germany seeking revenge and starting a war as a result.
📢 In summary, David Lloyd George was focused on ensuring that Germany would not be
resentful and hateful. He wanted to maintain a good relationship with Germany so that they
would remain their trading partners.
🇺🇸 Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson wanted a better, peaceful world and wanted Germany to recover.
He wanted a more isolationist system for his government to follow so that the US
would stay out of future European affairs. This was done out of force by the American
people.
He wanted a L.O.N (NATOs predecessor) where countries come together and speak
in a civil manner instead of starting conflicts.
He also didn’t want Germany to feel resentful as a result of the treaty as he believed
the terms were too harsh.
The US hadn’t suffered too much as they joined the war in 1917, it didn’t lose many
soldiers nor resources.
☝ In summary, Woodrow Wilson was focused on the formation of a peaceful world where
Germany was able to recover from the terms of the Treaty and therefore wanted Germany to
not be heavily reprimanded. Subsequently, he wanted the US to be more isolationist as a
result of protests from the American people so that they wouldn’t be involved in external
European affairs. Moreover, he wanted a League of Nations, a platform where countries can
, 🇫🇷 The Tiger
Georges Clemenceau was remorseless towards Germany as he sought reparations and
revenge for the damage inflicted on his homeland. He did this to ensure that people in
his country could rest assured that there was safety and peace.
He sought reparations as France had suffered the most and needed to rebuild itself and
its infrastructure. It was under great pressure from the French people to seek revenge
and restore France to its pre-war state.
He yearned to cripple the German economy to ensure that they couldn’t launch an
attack in the future. He never wanted them to recover, nor rebuild its military
prowess.
He wanted Alsace Lorraine back as it has been stolen from France decades prior.
Moreover, he wanted a small German military, the Rhineland to be demilitarised, to
not be invaded by Germany again and to ensure that Germany would not get off
softly.
😛 In summary, the Tiger was focused on ensuring that Germany would be crippled
economically so they could never recover again as he believed the loss of life and damage
inflicted on his country was abominable, therefore seeking his revenge. He saw this as a
necessary precaution as he didn’t want France to be invaded again. Moreover, he yearned for
reparations and so that France could rebuild itself as they were impacted the most during the
war.
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919, 5 years after the death
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The first 26 articles of the treaty set out the covenant (rules) of the League of Nations.
showing how it was structured as a result.
How Germany was affected
The rest of the 440 articles detailed/imposed Germany’s punishments.
Most notably, there was Clause 231 which instated that Germany was responsible for
causing the war. This became known as the War Guilt Clause.
This meant that Germany was held responsible and therefore, was required to pay
$6.6 billion pounds in reparations for the decimation and destruction they had caused.
🇬🇧 David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George wanted Germany as its trading partner as it was a source of
income for them. As a result, he tried to keep Germany afloat, ensuring they could
recover.
He also wanted Germany to give up all of its colonies and reduce its army to a
voluntary army of 100 000.
He also saw Germany as a strong barrier to block out communisms from moving
further into Western Europe.
Subsequently, he didn’t want Germany to be harshly punished for their actions as this
would lead to Germany seeking revenge and starting a war as a result.
📢 In summary, David Lloyd George was focused on ensuring that Germany would not be
resentful and hateful. He wanted to maintain a good relationship with Germany so that they
would remain their trading partners.
🇺🇸 Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson wanted a better, peaceful world and wanted Germany to recover.
He wanted a more isolationist system for his government to follow so that the US
would stay out of future European affairs. This was done out of force by the American
people.
He wanted a L.O.N (NATOs predecessor) where countries come together and speak
in a civil manner instead of starting conflicts.
He also didn’t want Germany to feel resentful as a result of the treaty as he believed
the terms were too harsh.
The US hadn’t suffered too much as they joined the war in 1917, it didn’t lose many
soldiers nor resources.
☝ In summary, Woodrow Wilson was focused on the formation of a peaceful world where
Germany was able to recover from the terms of the Treaty and therefore wanted Germany to
not be heavily reprimanded. Subsequently, he wanted the US to be more isolationist as a
result of protests from the American people so that they wouldn’t be involved in external
European affairs. Moreover, he wanted a League of Nations, a platform where countries can
, 🇫🇷 The Tiger
Georges Clemenceau was remorseless towards Germany as he sought reparations and
revenge for the damage inflicted on his homeland. He did this to ensure that people in
his country could rest assured that there was safety and peace.
He sought reparations as France had suffered the most and needed to rebuild itself and
its infrastructure. It was under great pressure from the French people to seek revenge
and restore France to its pre-war state.
He yearned to cripple the German economy to ensure that they couldn’t launch an
attack in the future. He never wanted them to recover, nor rebuild its military
prowess.
He wanted Alsace Lorraine back as it has been stolen from France decades prior.
Moreover, he wanted a small German military, the Rhineland to be demilitarised, to
not be invaded by Germany again and to ensure that Germany would not get off
softly.
😛 In summary, the Tiger was focused on ensuring that Germany would be crippled
economically so they could never recover again as he believed the loss of life and damage
inflicted on his country was abominable, therefore seeking his revenge. He saw this as a
necessary precaution as he didn’t want France to be invaded again. Moreover, he yearned for
reparations and so that France could rebuild itself as they were impacted the most during the
war.
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919, 5 years after the death
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The first 26 articles of the treaty set out the covenant (rules) of the League of Nations.
showing how it was structured as a result.
How Germany was affected
The rest of the 440 articles detailed/imposed Germany’s punishments.
Most notably, there was Clause 231 which instated that Germany was responsible for
causing the war. This became known as the War Guilt Clause.
This meant that Germany was held responsible and therefore, was required to pay
$6.6 billion pounds in reparations for the decimation and destruction they had caused.
