The Treaty of Versailles Was the Most Pleasing to Woodrow...

The Treaty of Versailles Was the Most Pleasing to Woodrow Wilson or George Clemenceau? After the First World War a treaty had to be made to punish Germany for their actions. This had to be done as Germany had lost the war and had signed the Armistice on the 11th November 1918. The German peoples were hungry, war weary and demanded peace. The Paris peace conferences job was to write the Treaty of Versailles. Britain, America and France all had representatives at this meeting; the Big Three. The Big Three included George Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson. In June 1919, those three powers discussed the peace treaty thoroughly. They all wanted peace, but this was hard to come by the wide†¦show more content†¦Britain had debts reaching to  £9 billion, some of which had to be paid back. They were left to rebuild their industrial towns and cities after German bombardment. Therefore, they wanted a harsh, but fair treaty. Woodrow Wilson wanted the treaty to be based on his own 14 Points plan. These aims were not based around punishing Germany as such, but ensuring that no war of that escalation should happen again. Only 116,000 American soldiers died in the war; this is as they only entered the war in the last year. Also, Woodrow Wilson. believed strongly in self determination; where a country is allowed to make the decision itself as to whether it should have its own government. Their land was not damaged as battles were fought in Europe therefore war effort also did not cost them much financially. The treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th June 1919. Germany had no choice but to sign. This was as if they did not sign it would result in war which Germany could not afford to do. As a result of the treaty, Germany was weakened dramatically. Their empire had been disbanded and their country was being cut up, and there was nothing that they could do about it. Their military forces were limited to 100,000 soldiers, also conscription was abolished. The German navy was reduced to: six battleships, six