Paris Peace conference assessment (1 Viewer)

[angel_fire]

HELP ME
I am in so much trouble. I have an assessment due well in 2 days and I still can not find anything. I am doing the Paris Peace Conference and the 3 main people. Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd George and Clemenceau. I need to know their role in the Peace conference, their goles of the PC, and the outcomes of the Peace conference. If anyone has any sorcues I could look up please help me. I am so going to fail if I do not get this done. Please help
Thanks so much
congrats on your HSC or good luck if you have only just started year 12 like me. We can do it yr 12 2005

 

[MissSavage29]

This is my HSC summary on this section - it should provide useful to you

Background Info
- Conference ran from 18 Jan 1919 - 28 June 1919

The armistice
- Germany defeated accumulation of factors
- Germans appealed to US president wilson 4 Oct 1918
- Wilson outlines 14 points for peace
- Allies did nto support - Euproean delages opposed to Wilsons plan
- Brit. PM - George - "should we make it clear to the German government that we are not going in on the 14 points of peace"
- allies eventually agree on 2 limitations

(this is import. as shows the frame of mind of some of the major powerplayers at the conference - just have a brief knowledge of their reaction to the armistice)



Role of Clemenceau
- France witnessed worse of fighting - resutl wanted to punish germany
- C. believed france still in danger

Objectives
- Disarmament of Germany
- Guarentee for french security
- Restoration of Alscace-Lorraine
- Reparations
- Creation of buffer zone across rhine

- C. was responcibel for disallowing Germany to attend meeting




Role fo Wilson
- LIttle understanding of European politics
- Failed emphais with US position as net creditor
- lost touch with American public - had been away

Objectives
- 14 points intened to make and preserve peace in Europe
- Germany retain prewar terrirtory
- Reparations - Germany pay little or none
League of nations - eurpoe needed to create one

- objected to C. demands - forced him to revise them
- growing isolationalist policy within US - not wanted to get invovled in European affairs



Role of Llyod George
- Middleman b/w C. and Wilson

Objectives
- Fullfilling public desire- punish germany
- desire to soften french demands
- respumtion of trade b/w european powers
- increase brit. colonial powers

- aimed limit french demands
- felt reparations of 2 000million was enough - did not want to cripple germnay as needed her as trading partner at later date




As for sources have a look at the internet modern history sorucebook (just type that into a search engine for the link - that may have something - i'm not sure however if it does cover the paris conference

What would be good to include woudl be primary sources from each of the 3 men - wilson and george wrote memoires that you should be able to find somewhere on the net - but there would be an abundance of primary sources and secordary stuff in your text book

 

[angel_fire]

thanks greatly

Thanks for your help. You have no idea how much you have helped me. Thanks so much