... Treaty and highlight the aims and objectives of the influential leaders in the Paris Peace Conference, primarily Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Wilson. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 3rd July 1919. The Treaty has been portrayed as incredibly harsh on Germany, for example, Germany had to accept responsibility for causing World War 1. German armed forces were dramatically reduced. The army was limited to 100,000 men, they could have no armoured vehicles, submarines or aircrafts and restricted to six battleships. Germany had to pay six £6600 million in reparations to the allies for damage caused in the war. Germanys overseas empire were confiscated and former German colonies were controlled by the League of Nations. Germany was also forbidden from uniting forces with Austria. In order to assess whether or not the Treaty inevitably lead to another war it is expedient to highlight the different objectives of the three ...

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