Was the Treaty of Versailles Fair? - by Laura Aberle Who can say for sure whether the Treaty of Versailles was fair or not? The answer depends on your point of view. From the French perspective, the Germans deserved to give up everything in order to make amends for the destruction they caused in France. Therefore, the treaty wasn't punishing them enough. From where the American and British leaders were standing, it seemed impossible to …
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…than it found it." But what if, for instance, the treaty had been made up of only Wilson's ideas? First of all, Clemenceau and Lloyd-George would probably be furious, since they didn't like the idea of self-determination and the French wanted revenge. Secondly, Germany might have been left too strong, and another war might have broken out even sooner. Who can say. It seems that the Big Three did the best they could by compromising.