Leaving Certificate History

 

 

 


The Treaty of Versailles

 

WHERE AND WHEN?

WHO?

WHAT?

 

 

End of WW1

WINNERS – Allied Powers

DEFEATED – Axis Powers

 

WHERE AND WHEN?

 

Versailles Palace, Paris, January-June 1919

 

WHO?

 

PRESIDENT WILSON

DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

GEORGE CLEMENCEAU

VITTORIO ORLANDO

 

WHAT?

Alsace-Lorraine returned to France

Austrian land given to Italy

East Prussia cut off from rest of Germany

SAAR region administrated by League of Nations

RHINELAND to be a de-militarised zone

Germany lost colonies

Germany only allowed SMALL ARMY

Conscription NOT allowed

German NAVY also reduced

NO German U-Boats

Germany to accept TOTAL responsibility for causing WW1

Germany to pay WAR REPARATIONS

German union with Austria forbidden

A LEAGUE of NATIONS to be created