"The Motives of the Big Three"
The Big three consisted of Britain, France and the United States their motives were pretty similar.
They wanted Germany to admit and take responsibility for the war thus they wanted them to pay reparations, also they wanted Germany to be less of a threat so they took some of its land making it smaller. However Woodrow Wilson (USA) wanted Germany to rebuild and have them start a more democratic system. Woodrow Wilson wanted peace and proposed the 14 points. George Clemenceau (France) wanted Germany to pay, and was determined to see it weak and broken so it couldn't start another war. France wanted Germany to be broken up and stripped of it's land claims. David Lloyd George (Britain) had similar motives wanting Germany to pay and admit guilty. so they later came up with theWar Guilt Clause.Britain also wanted to remain trading partners with Germany.
The Big Four
Originally Italy was apart of the big three however as the big three backed out on giving italy the land promised italy dropped out and switched sides.
The Big three consisted of Britain, France and the United States their motives were pretty similar.
They wanted Germany to admit and take responsibility for the war thus they wanted them to pay reparations, also they wanted Germany to be less of a threat so they took some of its land making it smaller. However Woodrow Wilson (USA) wanted Germany to rebuild and have them start a more democratic system. Woodrow Wilson wanted peace and proposed the 14 points. George Clemenceau (France) wanted Germany to pay, and was determined to see it weak and broken so it couldn't start another war. France wanted Germany to be broken up and stripped of it's land claims. David Lloyd George (Britain) had similar motives wanting Germany to pay and admit guilty. so they later came up with theWar Guilt Clause.Britain also wanted to remain trading partners with Germany.
The Big Four
Originally Italy was apart of the big three however as the big three backed out on giving italy the land promised italy dropped out and switched sides.