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-wants to restore world peace

-strengthen democracy in Germany

-wants to replace old leaders with ones who commits to democracy

#worldpeace

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Group 8: Clarisse, Kiersten, SinZhi, Kaelyn

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Group 8: Clarisse, Kiersten, SinZhi, Kaelyn

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Protect Britain

Rebuild Britain's economic prosperity

maintain the British Empire

To prevent russia from spreading communist beliefs

#britainftw

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Group 2 Raelynn, Alicia, Sarah, Kuang yi

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Group 2 Raelynn, Alicia, Sarah, Kuang yi

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World peace

Strengthen Germany's democracy

Set up international body called the League of Nations

#peacefulworld

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Group 6: Kyla, Maisy, Isabel Chiang, Joy

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Group 6: Kyla, Maisy, Isabel Chiang, Joy

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George Clemenceau's aim is to break up Germany into smaller states to prevent Germany from going to war against France again.

#punish Germany

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His aim was to ensure French security and prevent Germany from going to war with France. By breaking up into smaller states and have a harsh treaty that would weaken Germany as much as possible.

#germany #germ #germanydie

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Group 5: Avriel, Germaine, Isabel, Jessica

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Group 5: Avriel, Germaine, Isabel, Jessica

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French security

Weaken Germany to prevent going to war with them again.

#ItsGermanysfault

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France main aim :

FRENCH SECURITY

-France had been invaded by Germany twice in the past

-France had heavy casualties and damage from WW1

-France wanted to prevent Germany from going to war against them again by breaking Germany into smaller pieces and have a harsh treaty that would weaken them

#nationalsecurity

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Group 8: Clarisse, Kiersten, Kaelyn SinZhi 

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Group 8: Clarisse, Kiersten, Kaelyn SinZhi 

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Britain clashed with France because France wanted to break up Germany but Britain wanted the opposite because they needed Germany to help boost their economy

Britain clashed with United States because the US wanted self-determination while Britain was against it since it would make them lose their colonies

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David Lloyd George's Aim

Protect Britain

Maintain the state of the British Empire

Rebuild Britain's economic prosperity

Help countries of alliance to recover their economy

#retaineconomicprosperity

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why it conflicts with usa: Usa wanted peace and no more fighting but France demanded harsh punishments against Germany for the heavy casualties they had suffered in the war

why it conflicts with Britain: Britain wanted a harsh treaty but tried to reduce its severity behind the scene, as they needed Germany as a trading partner. however France demanded harsh punishments against Germany for the heavy casualties they had suffered in the war

#conflict #peacetreaty #buddiesagain #treatiesinparis #eiffeltower

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Would clash with Britian because: Britian opposed Wilson idea of self determination and that each country should be s independent and ruled by itself, because it would result in Britain losing its colonies

#democracy

Would clash with france because: USA disagrees with France's desire for a harsh punishment on Germany by breaking them up, but wilsons aim was to strengthen democracy in Germany; in order not to start another war. This was a result on the differing impact WW1 had on both countries.

#chillout

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Group 6: Kyla, Maisy, Isabel Chiang, Joy 

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Group 6: Kyla, Maisy, Isabel Chiang, Joy 

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Britain's aim was to protect their country and rebuild it up. It would clash because France's goal was to break Germany and make them as weak as possible as they were neighbouring countries but Britian wanted Germany to be rebuilt at least slightly for trade to be restored

USA's aim was to build a more peaceful world. it would clash as the USA did not want Germany to be punished too harshly and to strengthen democracy in Germany so that its people will not let their leaders start another war. However, France wanted Germany to be destroyed as much as possible so that Germany could not fight them as they were neighbouring countries.

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Group 5: Jessica, Avriel, Germaine, Isabel

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Group 5: Jessica, Avriel, Germaine, Isabel

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Conflict with USA:

France wanted harsh punishments inflicted on Germany as they suffered major damages after WW1. However USA did not suffer as many damages after WW1 and was more focused on building world peace and so they did not think Germany should be dealt with harshly.

Conflict with Britain:

Britain needed Germany as a trading partner and so reduced the severity of the treaty which was what France did not want.

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Caused conflict with Britain because they felt that Wilson's plan was impractical and too soft on Germany. It was also not benefiting Britain enough by having freedom of the seas.

Caused conflict with France because George Clemenceau wanted revenge on Germany and felt that Wilsons plan was not protecting France enough and wanted to weaken Germany as much as possible.

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group 3: Angeline, Isabelle, Chloe, Tai Cheng, Ryan

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group 3: Angeline, Isabelle, Chloe, Tai Cheng, Ryan

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this would conflict with the other 2 countries as France's aims were different than the other 2 countries, more focused on ensuring that there would be no possible future threats posed by Germany, and wanted to weaken Germany. Wilson's main aim was to strengthen democracy in Germany so that there would not be another war, and Llyod George's aim was mainly concerning Germany's economic recovery that would benefit Britain.

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The British fought with France as they did not want France to break up Germany The British wanted to help Germany build back up their economy instead.

The British clashed with the United States as they wanted to be an independent country. The British were against this idea as they would lose their of their colonial power in United States.

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France achieved their aims of weakening Germany and providing security for themselves. Massive reparations of 6.6 Billion pounds to compensate losses of Allies from Germany was one of the ways that the German economy had been weakened. Some resources from Germany were also given to France, ensuring that they were able to strengthen their security and at the same time weaken Germany.

France did not achieve their aims of completely destroying Germany. They wanted to punish German harshly as their did great damage on them.

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usa achieved their aims of self-determination, as germany was kept as a country and not broken up in order to prevent the start of another war.

They also achieved democracy in the world, by forming the League of Nations, allowing for countries to resolves certain issues without war .

usa did not achieve their aims of a less harsh punishment on Germany, as germany ended up paying a huge 6.6billion pounds in reparations to compensate the losses of allies. This significantly hurt Germany's economy, they also lost 10% of their land, 12.5% of its population and was forbidden to make alliances with Austria to form a union.

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Ways that Britain's aims were achieved:

1. War Guilt Clause.

2. Weakened German Naval power. (6 battleships, no submarines)

Ways that Britain's aims were not achieved:

1. Germany's economy fell drastically due to massive reparations (6.6 billion pounds) demanded by France. Risk of Germany turning to communism.

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France achieved their aim of a weaker Germany through the TOV where the clauses included demilitarizing the Rhineland, thus preventing Germany from stationing their troops on the strip of land. France also managed to gain Alsace-Lorraine (the coal region) from Germany as part of the territorial reductions. The reparations cost Germany had to pay was 6, 600 billion pounds, hence France also achieved the heavy compensation they wanted for the heavy damage dealt to the country during WW1.

However, France did not manage to achieve their aim of completely crippling Germany, for example, the complete demilitarization of the Germany army, which would ensure that France would not be attacked once again.

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France had achieved their aims in the sense that they managed to severely weaken Germany.This was done through the massive reparations of 6.6billion pounds which is actually 280billion pounds in todays money.Now that Germany had to deal with war damages and their harsh punishment, France could build on their security and ensure Germany do not go into war again.

However,France did not fully achieve what they wanted. France wanted Germany to be destroyed and broken apart. If this had happened, Germany would be a mess and could not possibly had gone to war due to all sorts of problems be it financial or even getting people to come together.However,we all know that Germany did invade France again after WW1.So had they broken Germany up, Germany would not have stood up again

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France achieved their aims to some extent.

France had wanted to have a harsh treaty with huge reparations that would weaken Germany. In the end they achieved their aim as Germany paid massive reparations of 6.6 Billion pounds to compensate losses of Allies. France wanted total blame to be put on Germany and in the end, Article 232 the War Guilt Clause was put on Germany to bear full blame. Furthermore, France wanted to disband the German army to ensure that Germany did not have enough strength to attack France again. In the end, German Military got reduced to 100000 men, 6 battleships, no air force, no tanks, no submarines and a demilitarised Rhineland. Lastly, France wanted to claim German Territory and regained Alsace - Lorraine.

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France achieved their aims of getting revenge on Germany as Germany had to bear full blame for WW1 based on article 231. There were also huge reparations on Germany which would weaken the German economy like France had wanted. The German Military also were severely affected and the rhineland had to be de-militarized, while they downsized on an army to one of 100000 men, which would make France achieve their aim of having a Germany not strong enough to attack France again.

However, France did not achieve their aims as they did not want for a legue of nations to be formed but it got formed anyways. France's goal with the German military was to disband the German army. However, that did not really happen and the German army was just downsized.

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USA achieved their aims of forming the League of Nations which also meant that they had achieved democracy in the world. They had also achieved their aims of self-determination, which meant that all the countries would rule themselves and not be a part of any colonies/empires.

USA did not achieve their aim of having a less harsh punishment on Germany as the Guilt Clause was implemented.

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France managed to attain reparations and some control of Germany's Rhineland and coalfields in the Saar.

France did not manage to stop the League of Nations from forming.

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Britain managed to safeguard their naval supremacy by reducing Germany's armed forces to well below pre-war levels with no submarines, thus they could not threaten the British by sea again.

Britain did not manage to keep Germany as their second largest economy as Germany suffered massive reperations of 6.6 Billion pounds to compensate loss of allies. Thus, Britain could not achieve their goal of rebuilding their economy.

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Britain managed to maintain their naval supremacy by severely reducing Germany's naval forces. They had no submarines and their armed forces were far below pre-war levels. Thus, they could not threaten Britain anytime soon and Britain's goal of defending itself was achieved. Britain also wanted to reduce the serverity of Germany's punishment as they wanted germany as a trading partner. Although the British Government could make it obvious, they tried to reduce the severity of Germany's punishment behind the scenes and succeeded.

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Germany was the one who escalated the war, hence they should be punished and bear the consequences. Therefore their objections are invalid.

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Germany's objections were valid because they were worried that their country would not recover if they signed the treaty. Germany was also recovering from post-war and signing the treaty would make them lose a lot of money and land. This would affect their rate of economy and potentially cripple their economy. should Germany sign the treaty, they would also agree to being weakened to well below pre-war levels, which took away their ability to defend themselves. Therefore their objections are valid

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The war guilt cause is valid as Germany had caused the most damage in the war and escalated the situation to become as deadly as it was. Furthermore, the arms reduction was also valid as the other countries were ensuring that Germany would not be able to start another war.

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as Germany was the cause of a huge escalation in the war, they caused a large amount of damage and impact to the war, in addition, their involvement in the war makes them responsible for a large number of unnecessary lives to be lost, and a lot of countries to have damages all over their land. The arms reduction ensures they no longer have the ability to start war and the reparations are a burden they have to carry for the outcome of the war

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Germany had lost the war and thus they should be taking responsibility and accept the consequences for the damage they did. Germany are now powerless since they had lost and should not object to the punishments given

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Germany's objections to the TOV were not valid. Germany caused a significant escalation in the war. By demilitarizing Germany, they would have no means to start a war, and other countries would be safe. The reparations they have to pay is deserved for the devastation that they brought upon other countries.

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It is not fair that Germany had to bear the full blame of starting the war when it was not its fault. It was only partially responsible for escalation but not for the whole war. Additionally, it is especially unfair that Germany's right for basic military defence has been taken away because they would not stand a chance when trying to protect themselves with such a weak military. Germany was not even given the chance to negotiate so they had no choice but to accept those terms or else they would be invaded. The reparations in my opinion had the biggest impact because the innocent civilians had to suffer because of their government. And with a severe lack of money, they cannot rebuild their country and military and meet the basic needs of civillians.

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Germany's objections were not valid as they were the ones who escalated the war. Their escalation was the cause of the many lives lost all around the world. The treaty may be harsh but it is needed to ensure that Germany does not rise up again and start another war. Reparations are valid so as to pay for the damages they have caused. German disarmament was valid so that Germany would not have the manpower to start another war again. Germany's exclusion from the League of Nations is also valid as it was only for victors of the war; and naturally Germany would not want to be part of a group of their enemies

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Germany's objection was not valid as they joined/escalated a war they did not win. It is only natural that Britain France Usa who suffered major loses because of Germany would not go easy or show mercy to Germany. Germany lost their trust on being peaceful and was rightfully punished.

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It was not valid because they were the one that escalated a small conflict. This resulted in WW1 happening and resulting in a lot of death toll and casualties. When Russia joined the war Germany did not care about them at all but was focous on conquering France.

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Germany's objection towards the Treaty of Versailles is valid. Germany did not start the war, and bearing such a huge responsibility is not fair towards them. There are also innocent citizens that have been punished harshly because of the Treaty of Versailles. With that many hostile nations surrounding Germany, and their lack of military defense, they are extremely vulnerable.

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It was valid as the treaty was extremely harsh towards Germany. The disarmament left Germany weak and surrounded with hostile neighbours but unable to ensure their own protection and safety. The reparations left the German people in a economic crisis and their standard of living dropped drastically due to the reparations and the people living in Germany had to face more hardships due to the huge financial loss faced.

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Germany’s struggles due to the Treaty of Versailles were evident, consisting of financial problems to the shortage of manpower, territories and defense. Therefore, Germany’s powers were greatly subdued, bringing about shame and bitterness from the people as they felt that the conditions were unjust since they refused full blame of the war. This led to the easy exploitation of the Germans by Hitler and his Nazi party as they were able to make use of the peoples powerful resentment and injustice to gain support for their cause. If the Allies had been more lenient in their terms, much less hatred would have bubbled within their country, preventing another war that plagued many countries and destroyed millions of lives.

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even though Germany did not start the war, it escalated the war and it was the escalation that caused the most damage. they should pay for reparations for the affected countries and be responsible for the damages that they caused. the disarmament would ensure that Germany would not start another war. the land that Germany lost was originally not theirs and therefore they should return the land (self determination). their pride was their colonies and empires but the damage that they caused to other countries outweighed their pride.

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no. germans objections are not valid because the other countries have the right to be afraid of Germany starting another because the impact that Germany had ww1 was very big. And because Germany contributed a large effort to ww1 and paying a large price for the damages caused to the affected countries was necessary. germans land lost prevents Germany from being strong and aggressive again. this also measn they would not be able to threaten other countries and start another war

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Germany's objection to the Treaty of Versailles was valid as they were unfairly punished. They did not start the war and there were countries "equally" involved in the war who were not punished as harshly. Many of the terms in the treaty also affected their pride like the land loss and arms reduction as their weapons and military force was their pride. The german people also felt that the reparations were also unfair as they feared the economy would cripple as their standard of living would be affected. These terms made the germans feel that the treaty was too harsh for their involvement in the war

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. The Germans did not start WW1 alone, thus they felt that they should not have been punished so harshly

. The Germans had not been consulted about the terms of the Guilt Clause as they had not been invited to the Paris Peace Conference

.Germany had been restricted to only 100000 armed troops, 6 battle ships which lost them the ability to defend themselves

.Germans had little to no resources to recover from war efforts. They also had hostile neighbors which they could not defend against

.The reparations led German people to suffer because of its government's decisions in the war

.The land loss hampered with Germany's pride as a country as they had lost all overseas colonies and all the land they had won during the war

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Yes. Some of the given terms were unfair to Germany. For example, the disarmament would leave Germany with an army too small to defend themselves, and they were now left vulnerable to attacks from the hostile countries surrounding them. You can say 'justice has been served', but to Germany, it is disruptive to their livelihood. They may have escalated the war but they did not start it.