Goals & Outcomes

The Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles

• Germany• Italy• United States• France• Great Britain

• Each came to the treaty conference with goals

Goals of Great Britain

• Reparations• Revenge on Germany• Disarmament• Colonies• Control of the Seas (within reason) /German

Ships

Goals of France

• Security from attack• Reparations• Revenge on Germany• Separate nation of the Rhineland created.• Colonies

Goals of Italy

• Land• Colonies

• Side note: Orlando left the proceedings when his demands were not met. He returned for the final signing.

Goals of The United States

• Application of the 14 Points (idealism)• Self-Determination• Democratic governments• Fair treatment of all the people of the world.

Goals of Germany

• Maintain its government• Fair settlement concerning any reparations

Great Britain’s Outcomes

• Revenge• Mandates (areas of control in the Middle East)• Germany disarmed• German colonies• German reparation payments

France’s Outcomes

• Revenge• German Reparations• Demilitarized Rhineland• Germany Disarmed• Mandate (area of control in the Middle East)

Italy’s Outcomes

• Some land from Austria Hungary

United States’ Outcomes

• League of Nations (with the understanding that it could right the wrongs of the treaty.)

• The Treaty of Versailles was not ratified by the US Senate; therefore the USA entered a period of isolation and did not participate in the League of Nations.

Germany’s Outcomes

• War Guilt Clause• Unreasonable reparations• Loss of Land (in contrast to self-determination)• Desire for Revenge