Victors by Shipra Yadav https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors ToV en-us 2017-09-27 04:26:10 UTC 2023-05-29 02:10:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Treaty of Versailles impact on Germany - Wingsee 10G3 https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191700129 After 4 years, 3 months and 14 days of war - which caused 1.7 billion casualties to the Germany army and left 4.2 million wounded - Germany was subjected to accept the blame for starting WW1 (clause 231), losing 10% of their land, 12.5% of their population, Germany's colonies, and reduction of military power. To add salt to the wound, the country had to pay reparation which costs £6,600 million and they were not even allowed to join the League of Nations. Needless to say, the Germans were furious.

Financial impact:
-Germany lost their richest farming land - West Prussia.
-Germany lost its sources of raw material and income - their colonies.
-Germany lost industrial strength.
-Germany had to build up its own economy while paying for the reparations, being unable to unite with Austria made situations worse.
-Hyper-inflation took place in 1923, $1 was equivalent to 4.2 billion German marks.


Political impact:
-Many Germans did not trust and support the Weimar Republic since they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
-There was no restoration of monarchy since the Dutch government did not hand over Kaiser.
-Germany became politically isolated because allies distrusted Germany.
-Many Germans believed that the terms of Treaty of Versailles would be less harsh without Kaiser and the Imperial government.

]]> 2017-09-27 14:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191700129 Why did victors not get anything they wanted Noor Hassan 10 G4 In 1919 the big three met at the palace of Versailles so they can decide how to deal with Germany . They found it hard to agree with each other because they had different aims about the treatment of Germany . Because George Clemenceau wanted a harsh peace On Germany, and Woodrow Wilson wanted a lenient peace ,and Lloyd George did not want a harsh peace .France 🇫🇷 1. George Clemenceau thought that The treaty was not harsh because he wanted revenge for the damage Germany had done.2. He also borrowed a lot of money for the war and got a huge loan and it got worse because they also had to pay for all the damage that had been done so they wanted Germany 200 billion in reparations 3. France was not sure that the treaty of Versailles guaranteed its security so Rhineland because a demilitarized zone and that no army were allowed in there . USA 🇺🇸 1. USA did not suffer economically but it had been an economic catastrophe for Britain and France. 2. Wilson was weakened by the Lack of support because the American congress did not approve the treaty 3. And Wilson wanted to use his 14 points. Because He wanted these to be the basis for peace. But At the Versailles Conference he was forced to compromise because the other leaders were less idealistic. Britain 🇬🇧 1. Lloyd George was concerned about the security of France eastern frontier because if that were to be crossed by hostile troops it would only be a matter of time before before Britain was directly threatened . 2. Britain had sustained heavy casualties during the war. 3. Lloyd George was afraid that the weakening of Germany might encourage Germany to turn to Communism. https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191706114 2017-09-27 14:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191706114 USA's point of view on the treaty: https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191710771  USA think that the treaty of Versailles was unfair to Germany. 


What they didn't get:

Since Wilson's approach to the treaty clashes to both Britain and France, Wilson's points and arguments about the peace settlement does not agree with both. But some of the aspects of his fourteen points were incorporated to the peace settlement. 

-Arren]]> 2017-09-27 15:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191710771 Treaty of Versailles perspectives from Germany- Minseo 10B3 https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191721770 (Beginning) When the terms of the Treaty of Versailles were announced in 1919, Germans were shocked and astonished at its severity.
(Effect) Had lost 10% of it's land and all it's colony.
Also lost 12.5% of it's population, 16% of its mining industries.
(Led to) Germans described the Treaty as "Diktat" which means dictated peace in German.
Took major role in leading to German's economic failure.
Precluded that the Treaty was an execution to them.
(people's thoughts) Many Germans felt that Germany was not responsible for the war.Since they had not started the war, they believed that it was unfair for them to suffer from this such reparations which costs up to 6,600 million pounds which no other countries in Europe can afford.
(future) It is irrefutable that Treaty of Versailles took role in born of Nazism as German citizens were looking for a new empire with new leader other than Weimar Republic whom can relieve the pain of it's citizens.
Adolf Hitler persuaded and promised Germans that he would make German citizens to the best mankind.

]]> 2017-09-27 15:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191721770 Why did victors not get everything they wanted? FRANCE - Maryam Khan 10G3 https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191725631 France

- Clemenceau thought that the treaty wasn't harsh enough and wanted revenge for the damage they had caused.

- Clemenceau had borrowed money for the war and was in debt. Clemenceau wanted Germany to pay $200 billion so that he could pay off the loans. The amount was moderated to a figure which satisfied Woodrow Wilson.

- Clemenceau didn't want Wilson to establish the League Of Nations as he thought it wouldn't be strong enough to ensure the security of France. 

- French President Poincaré wanted Germany to be broken up into smaller colonies. Clemenceau, however knew that Wilson and David Lloyd would never agree.

- Clemenceau doubted that the Treaty of Versailles could protect France, so he demanded that the Rhineland become an independent state.

]]> 2017-09-27 15:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191725631 Why did USA failed to get everything they wanted? - Samah Noor 10G4 https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191727740 USA did not suffer economically as severely as France and Britain since they joined the war in 1917. Woodrow Wilson thought that the leaders of Europe were the cause for the World War 1 outbreak and thought it was USA's mission to prevent another one. He wanted to use his 14 points to prevent another war but at the Paris Peace Conference, he was forced to compromise with the other leaders of states who were much less idealistic than him. Wilson believed that the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh and that he would not have signed the treaty if he were a German.]]> 2017-09-27 15:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191727740 GERMANY's pont of view on the Treaty?-zeeshaan. https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191743367 when the terms of the treaty were announced GERMANS were shocked at their severity
The terms of the Treaty of Versailles were announced in June 1919. The German politicians were not consulted about the terms of the Treaty. . They complained bitterly, but the Allies did not take any notice of their complaints. Germany had very little choice but to sign the Treaty.

Germany's armed force-
The German army was limited to 100,000 men.

 Reparations-
Germany had to pay for the damage caused by the war.

German territories and colonies-
West Prussia and Posen went to Poland.
Danzig became a free city controlled by the League of Nations (giving Poland a seaport).
Memel went to Lithuania.
Alsace-Lorraine went to France.

 League of Nations-
The League of Nations was set up as an international 'police force'.
]]> 2017-09-27 16:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191743367 ranita_roychowdhury https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191757907 2017-09-27 16:34:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191757907 Leonardo https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191783471 The German delegate went to Versailles with an expectation to have a peace proposal but when the treaty was presented to him he was shocked that he would not be given any room for negotiation in the treaty.
 Germany was forced tp give up 10% of its land
 and the Treaty also restricted the Germans’ armed forces to only 100,000 men in the army, no submarines or aeroplanes, and only six battleships which made the germans very angry ,the Treaty’s territorial decisions affected Germany’s economy dramatically with the loss  of West Prussia took away Germany’s richest farming land but the reparation they had to deal with caused the majority of the economy to collapse in Germany.]]> 2017-09-27 17:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shiprayadav/victors/wish/191783471