The Paris Peace Conference was held in Paris, France, on January 18, 1919, after the end of World War I. The main goal of the conference was to weaken Germany in order to establish French hegemony on the European continent. The outcome of the conference had a profound impact on world history, including some of the underlying factors that triggered World War II. In China, the outcome of the Paris Peace Conference seriously damaged China's interests, triggering the famous May Fourth Movement.
The Paris Peace Conference was held in Paris, France, on January 18, 1919, after the end of World War I. The purpose of this conference was to solve the problems caused by the war and to lay the foundation for post-war peace. However, the outcome of this peace conference has caused many controversies and consequences.
Objectives of the meeting
The main goal of the Paris Peace Conference was to weaken Germany in order to establish French hegemony on the European continent. To this end, French Prime Minister Clemenceau proposed that France not only recover Alsace and Lorraine, but also move the French border east to the Rhine, and advocated the merger of the German provinces on the left bank of the Rhine into an independent state.
The outcome of the meeting
After fierce contests and compromises, on June 28, the victorious powers finally signed the Treaty of Peace with Germany, or the Treaty of Versailles, in the famous Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles near Paris. Because the congress transferred the pre-war German privileges in Shandong to Japan, which seriously damaged China's interests, the Beiyang ** delegates (i.e., the Chinese ** representatives at that time) refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles. These terms are a true record of the repartition of the world by imperialism.
The impact of the meeting
The outcome of the Paris Peace Conference had a profound impact on world history. First, it provoked some of the underlying factors of the Second World War. Second, in China, the results of the Paris Peace Conference seriously damaged China's interests, triggering the famous May Fourth Movement.
Overall, the Paris Peace Conference was an event of great historical significance, which not only affected the post-war peace, but also had a profound impact on world history.