The French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau was the most vehement in terms of reprisals against Germany, given the enormous human and material losses produced on French soil, where by the German invasion had spent much of the war.
Because of the treaty, Germany considerably reduced its European territory from 540,766 km² (1910) before the war, to 468,787 km² (1925) after the war. In addition, it was forced to give up all its colonial empire, which was divided among the winning nations (mainly between the United Kingdom and France).
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• He had no territorial claims in Europe but he aspired to win colonies in Africa and Asia.
• He wanted the destruction of the German naval fleet.
• I did not want to sink Germany so as not to strengthen France.
• He also asked for compensation.
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• Recovery of Alsace-Lorraine.
• Occupying the western part of the Rhine militarily and creating an independent state in the Rhineland.
• Weaken militarily and definitely Germany. (Opposition to the union of Germany and Austria)
• Territorial profits and indemnities.
