# The Big Three

Source: https://projectgcse.co.uk/history/treaty_of_versailles/the_big_three

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Clemenceau (France)

- Wanted to cripple Germany so it couldn't attack France again.
- France had suffered the most during the war so Clemenceau was under great pressure to make Germany pay.
- Wanted Germany broken down into smaller states (weakened).

Wilson (USA)

- Wanted a better and more peaceful world.
- He was idealistic - proposed League of Nations.
- USA had joined war late (1917) and hadn't suffered much.
- Set up 14 points but had to sacrifice them for league.
- Believed in self-determination.

Lloyd George (UK)

- Wanted Germany to be justly punished but not too harshly.
- Germany to lose navy and colonies as these were a threat to Britain's.
- Wanted Germany and Britain to trade again.
- Didn't want Germany seeking revenge in the future.
- Pressure at home to make Germany pay - elected promising this.