The Paris Peace Conference. The Paris Peace Conference, where Treaty of Versailles was written, lasted more than six months. The peace talks were controlled by five great powers. Leaders of the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and the United States dominated the peace talks. Each of these countries had different goals for the treaty. France wanted to make Germany weak militarily and limit its future economic power as a way of protecting itself from any future German aggression; however, France did approach Germany secretly in order to oppose England and the United States. Germany rejected the French offers. England wanted to rebuild Germany as a potential trade partner, but at the same time wanted to make sure France was safe from any future military attacks. Generally, the United Kingdom was satisfied with the outcome of the conference. Italy wanted to expand its territories and was not happy with the outcome of the talks. Japan was not interested in European affairs, but wanted to take control of former German colonies in the Far East and the Pacific Ocean. The Japanese delegation was unhappy with getting only half of the German colonies they wanted, so they walked out of the conference. U.S. President Xxxxxx wanted to create a new, peaceful world. His Fourteen Points were intended to make sure Germany had no voice in what happened after the war. Although there were other Allies present, none of them had any voice in the final draft of the treaty. The Terms of the Versailles Treaty Talks between the leaders at the Paris Peace Conference were complicated. The United States, who had entered the war late, was not concerned about agreements that the United Kingdom, France, and Italy had made with each other during and after the war. The Allied Powers were more affected by the war than the United States or Japan because they were geographically closer to Germany. The United States and Japan were not actually damaged by the fights and bombings like the other countries near to Germany were. Russia, who had fought in the war until the end of 1917, did not participate because the Allies did not like its new leaders, called Bolsheviks, who took over the Russian government in 1917. They were not invited to the Peace Conference. Germany and countries who supported her were also not invited. When the talks were over and the treaty written, Germany was given very harsh punishment. The country had to give up 10% of its territory and control of all its overseas colonies. All German money in internat...
The Paris Peace Conference. 7 On January 18, 1919, after the arrival of U.S. President Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx 8 at the French Foreign Ministry on the Quai d' Orsay, the Paris Peace
