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World War I finished on 11 November 1918. Now that the war had come to an end, politicians had to work out a lasting peace. Representatives of the Big Four met at Versailles to negotiate the terms of a peace keeping Treaty. First, the Big Four had to answer the following questions: Who should be blamed for the war? How should the Big Four treat the defeated countries? How could the peace be kept? But he Big Four had different aims. Consequently, compromises were necessary. What were the different aims when the Big four met the first day at Versailles? What compromises did they have to make and how were these initial demands modified in the final Treaty? How did Germany react to the Treaty? Was it a fair Treaty?

France was represented by Clemenceau at the Versailles Conference. Clemenceau was an old man who had seen France invaded by Germany twice (in 1870 and in 1914). For him, Germany was the only country responsible for the war. He was determined to get revenge. His main aim......

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