http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/versailles www.flashcardexchange.com: versailles Flashcards en-us Mon, 28 May 2012 04:40:56 PDT Mon, 28 May 2012 04:40:56 PDT support@flashcardexchange.com 720 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2084554 GCSE History 1: Peace Treaties 2012-02-11 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/2084554 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/1732422 Flashcards about the Versailles Treaty 2011-04-08 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/1732422 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/763643 UTD Spring 2009 Professor Pfister 2009-03-02 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/763643 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/507527 versailles- chardin. 2007-09-26 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/507527 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/441388 Damage caused by the first world war? Millions killed and maimed; Belgium & NE France devastated economically; GB and France were virtually bankrupt from waging war for four years Blame for starting the war? Blame Germany was facing defeat and had no choice but to agree armistice; blockade on Germany continued up to TOV; Germany was not even invited to Versailles and had little choice but to accept blame which Britain and France were unsurprisingly keen on …..why? The ‘tiger’ – motives and aims? The ‘Tiger’ French pm Clemenceau; wanted revenge not only for WWI but also the humiliation of 1871 (loss of Alsace Lorraine); wanted to weaken Germany territorially and cripple her economically (through huge reparations) & never threaten France again. The idealist – motives and aims? The Idealist us President Wilson had justified war on basis on 14pts; wanted a new world order (Lwague & disarmament); an end to empires and Germany treated fairly – he was under pressure from large German population in USA (Germany was also a large potential market for the USA The ‘middle-man’ – motives and aims? The ‘Middle-man’ GB pm Lloyd George was under pressure from press and popular opinion but shared Wilson’s attitude towards Germany – realised that it would be foolish to punish Germany in the way that Clemenceau wanted. 2007-02-24 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/441388