| France | Britain | America |
Geography | Bordered Germany | Separated by the English Channel and the British navy | Far removed |
History | Invaded twice by Germany and the loss of Alsace-Lorraine was seen as a national tragedy | Strong links but recent rivalry | German immigrants but this was the case for all of Europe |
Economic damage | Huge | Huge | Actually benefited from the war |
Loss of life | 1,500.000 | 750,000 + a million from the Empire | Less than 100,000 |
View of their leaders | Went beyond punishment: revenge and security | Germany should be punished but Britain’s economy benefited from an economically strong Germany | Germany was blamed more, but all the main powers were blamed to some extent. A lasting peace and back to normalcy were priorities |
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