The Pros And Cons Of The Treaty Of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty put into place at the end of world war one (Schultz, 2014). The treaty involved Germany, France, Britain and the United States. Although the Treaty was envisioned to create peace between these countries, it wasn't entirely fair on Germany but rather punitive (Schultz, 2014). Germany was banned from the negotiations. Some believed this made the Treaty unfair from the beginning, as it appeared the 'Big Three' (France, Britain and the United States) could negotiate the conditions of the Treaty to increase their personal benefit (as a nation) (Schultz, 2014). French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau was mainly concerned with protecting France from future German invasion. While negotiating the terms