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The big three
- The big three consisted of George Clemenceau (France), David Lloyd George (Great Britain) and Woodrow Wilson (USA)
- Used to be the big four until Vittorio Orlando (Italy) dropped out because he didn't get the land he was promised
- Woodrow Wilson was the softer one, wanting to keep the peace with Germany
- Lloyd George's biggest concern was fear of losing their trading empire
- George Clemenceau wanted revenge on Germany, seeking money setting in War reparations
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Woodrow Wilsons 14 points
- Originally for the American people to justify war
- Now presented at the Paris Peace Conference
- The most important were:
- Outlawing alliances
- Freedom of the Seas
- Free Trade
- Disarmament
- Return of Russian territory held by Germany
- Alsace-Lorraine returned to France
- Formation of the League of Nations (Collective Security)
- Self Determination
Summary
All three men had ideas of how things were going to work to prevent or stop another war, which is still the question today. Did it actually just trigger ww2? Though each had progressive ideas, they weren't all along the same lines, creating conflict at times.