Ending the First World War
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Ending the First World War. Wilson’s plan for peace. Wilson arrives in Europe as a hero Has come to negotiate peace in Europe Conference at Versailles (France). Versailles. Versailles. Fourteen Points. Unveiled in 1918 Believed in internationalism Free trade and no secret treaties
Ending the First World War
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Wilson’s plan for peace • Wilson arrives in Europe as a hero • Has come to negotiate peace in Europe • Conference at Versailles (France)
Fourteen Points • Unveiled in 1918 • Believed in internationalism • Free trade and no secret treaties • Disarmament • Countries by nationality • Wants a “League of Nations” • Forum to talk without war
Wilson is rejected • Wilson wants fair treaty • French and British want Germany to pay • Clemenceau (France) and George (England) • Central Powers and Russia not invited
The Treaty • End of Four Empires • Russia, Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman • Germany can’t have an army • Must return land to France • 33 billion dollars in reparations • Germany has to admit fault
Fight over the League of Nations • Many Americans don’t like LON • Afraid it will damage U.S. sovereignty • Henry Cabot Lodge (R), Mass. • Leads fight against LON
Wilson campaigns for LON • Travels the country • Exhausted, falls ill • Has a stroke and is bedridden for months • Wilson refuses to compromise • Treaty is voted down by the Senate • U.S. does not join League of Nations
Effects of the First World War • Death of four empires • Enormous debt on Germany • Massive death • Rise in global socialism • Spread of Fascism in Europe • Unresolved anger