[dazzlinglucida]

Hello

For my history homework, I along with partner have to investigate the effect foreign policy had in causing the coalition in Britiain (after World War One) to end. I am researching the Treaty of Versailles and the Genoa Conference whilst my partner is reseaching the Chanak Incident (which from reading breiefly was the key foreign policy which contributed to the end of the Coalition.)

However, obviously the Treaty of Versailles and the Genoa Conference are important. However, from what I have read about on the Internet, the Treaty of Versailles had a positive impact on Lloyd George's public image because it made Germany pay for how they had impacted the lives of the British people. I understand how there were people like John Maynard who undermined public views on this. Apart from that, were there any more negative impacts which reflected badly on Lloyd George which impacted on the Coalition to end?

Thank you for reading

Lucida

[MrJohnDClare]

Quite honestly, dazzlinglucida, I don;t know anything about this which would be of any help to you.
I have put a message on the Teachers' forum, and hopefully soemone will answer from there.
If you don;t hear anything in the next couple of days, bump this post and I will see what I can find out.

[Mr Moorhouse]

This has been posted on the teachers forum:

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Hi -
I don't know if this any help
The the other really negative impact of Versailles was its legacy. LG was obviously a leader of a coalition and this created the nigh on impossible job of trying to keep both the Liberals and Con MP's happy. Many Liberals regarded Versailles as too harsh, the Con as too soft. Remember LG was seen as a "moderate" at the talks. The Con felt LG didn't go far enough, and the growing problems (for example the financial crisis that led to Genoa) were proof Versailles was not working. LG therefore became associated with these growing problems linked toVersailles, which by 1922 were clear.
Basically Versailles wasn't a key reason - as you say Chanak was a greater issue, but these growing tensions made LG job virtually impossible by 1922.

[dazzlinglucida]

Hello
Thank you very much, that is very helpful
That was exactly what I have been looking for
Thanks again
dazzlinglucida