Chapter 11 OBJ #5
1. Explain key components of Wilson’s 14 Points and determine if Wilson was a realist or
idealist. Explain how the end of WWI was possibly the cause of WWII. (Pages 398-403)
2. Wilson Fights for Peace
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Wilson want a just & lasting peace with League of Nations
Wilson was an idealist stacked up against realists who wanted revenge
5Wilson Presents His Plan
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Wislon did not expect rejection based upon his welcoming
7.14 Points
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No secret treaties / do away with Ally system
Freedom of seas / no more blockades/submarines
Foster free trade without taxes
Decrease military
People in colonies should choose their life
People should be able to draw own boundaries for their ethnicity
League of Nations or international peace keeper
15. Allies Reject Wilson’s Plan
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French Clemenceau wanted to prevent future German invasion
English David Lloyd George wanted reparations
Italian Vittorio Orlando wanted Austrian-held territory
Central Powers / Russia not invited to peace treaty
20. Debating the Treaty
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June 28, 1919 big Four meet to sign treaty
22. Provisions of the Treaty
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9 new nations created: Poland, Czech,Yugo
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O-E carved up and given to France and Britain
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No Army for Germany
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German Alsace-Lorraine given to France
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Germany must pay $33B in reparations
28. Treaty’s Weaknesses
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Can’t be long lasting peace with way Germany treated
Drawing poor boundaries and giving away territory would lead to future war
German War Guilt Clause
Germany can’t pay $33B esp without Pacific colonies
USSR wants territory lost back
34. Opposition to the Treaty
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Treaty too harsh
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Ethnicities not happy with boundaries
37. Debate Over League of Nations
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Lodge & conservatives in Congress believe league would pull us into a European
conflict
39. Wilson Refuses to Compromise
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Wilson would not compromise and ended up dying from stroke & US never signed Treaty
41. Legacy of the War
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US wants to return to Normalcy
US more powerful militarily / government
Social change for American women and Af Am
Nativism in US
Democracies will fail in Europe
Treaty of Versailles would lead to Hitler/WWII