<P> Wilson wanted no mandates for the United States; his top advisor Colonel House was deeply involved in awarding the others . Wilson was especially offended by Australian demands . He and Hughes had some memorable clashes, with the most famous being: </P> <P> Wilson: "But after all, you speak for only five million people ." Hughes: "I represent sixty thousand dead ." (While the much larger United States had suffered fewer deaths--50,000 .) </P> <P> Maintenance of the British Empire's unity, holdings and interests were an overarching concern for the British delegates to the conference, but it entered the conference with the more specific goals of: </P> <Ul> <Li> Ensuring the security of France </Li> <Li> Removing the threat of the German High Seas Fleet </Li> <Li> Settling territorial contentions </Li> <Li> Supporting the League of Nations with that order of priority . </Li> </Ul>

Explain how european and middle eastern nations adjusted to peace after the paris peace conference