AQA :=STORY PAPER 1 F=NAL EXAM REAL PAPER LATEST 2024 -2025 QUEST=ONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ BEST FOR STUDY Main concerns 1. Millions of people were dead or injured; countries like Belgium and France were devastated; the main powers had spent too much money on the War. 2. Many people wanted Germany to take all the blame, especially in Britain and in France most of all - Germany wasn't allowed to take part in the talks but most Germans didn't accept this. 3. Everyone wanted to make sure a war like this wouldn't happen again, but they couldn't agree on how this could be done - the system of Alliances had obviously failed. 'The Big Three' 1. All 3 countries had ideas about the Peace - and they often disagreed. 2. So a compromise was reached - only some of their ideas became part of the settlement. 3. The key fact to remember is that the French had suffered badly, and the British also suffered - this meant they both wanted to punish the Germans.4. People in the USA didn't suffer in the same way - they were more detached and wanted to stay impartial. George Clemenceau, French