Wilson’s 14 Point Peace Plan
European nations wanted to punish Germany for the
war
l Wilson’s plan for peace - 14 points
l Plan was meant to prevent another war
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End of secret agreements
l Urged peaceful disputes over colonies
l Self determination - national groups to have their
own territory and forms of government
(Czechoslovakia)
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League of Nations
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A general association of nations
U.S. wants isolationism…not involvement
in European affairs
European nations more interested in
protecting their own interests
Reparations!!!!
Paris Peace Conference
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Diplomats from more than 30 nations
Peace of Paris contained 5 separate treaties
Versailles - Hall of Mirrors
Versailles - Hall of Mirrors
Peace of Paris
• The Big Four
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Woodrow Wilson - US
• Georges Clemenceau - FR
• David Lloyd George - GB
• Vittorio Orlando - IT
Harsh Terms for Germany
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Not permitted to have delegates at the
meeting
Germany had not choice but to accept treaty
Germany accepts full responsibility for the
war
German reparations = $300 billion
Germany was weakened
German military was reduced
Harsh Terms for Germany
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Germany lost Alsace-Lorraine to France
Germany lost overseas colonies … now
under control of France and G.B.
Germans “suffered a horrible humiliation.”
B.R.A.T.
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Germany had to accept Blame for the war
Germany had to pay Reparations
Germany could only keep a small Army
Germany lost Territory
Other Provisions of the Treaty
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Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia created
from Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia
Poland regained its independence as a
nation
Many Germans had settled in Poland and
Czechoslovakia - THIS WILL BECOME A
BIG PROBLEM before WWII
Europe
in 1918