From Peace to Appeasement: GB Foreign PolicyBetween the Wars 1919-39To what extent did Lloyd George succeed in defending British objectives at the Treaty of Versailles?

The treaty of Versailles was meant to be the instalment of a lasting peace in Europe and create stability within the continent, culminating in the creation of the League of Nations: the global police force. However, this treaty attracted many criticisms from many diplomats and many would say that it gave Hitler the incentive for revenge against the people who ordered the ‘Diktat’. Many historians agree that the countries involved in discussing the terms of the treaty became too concerned with their own personal policies and not what would be universally beneficial. There was no agreed agenda and also secret diplomacy between nations behind closed doors resulted in little cohesion between countries and lack of compromise on important issues such as land disputes or the reparations Germany had to pay. Also controversial was the choice of Paris. The French had been particularly aggrieved at Germany as the trench warfare tactics used by both sides destroyed vast areas of the French cou...