Post WW I
Wilson’s Plan for Peace
14 Points Speech to Congress Jan 1918Just and lasting peace
Points 1-4No secret treatiesFreedom of the seasFree tradeReduction of armed forces
Fifth PointAdjustment of coloniesFairness toward colonial
people
Points 6 - 13Change bordersCreate new nationsSelf-determination
people decided under which government they wish to live
14th PointOrganization to peacefully negotiate solutions to world conflicts
Treaty of VersaillesBig Four
Wilson – USAClemenceau – FranceLloyd George – Great BritainOrlando – Italy
No RussiaNo Central Power Reps.
Versailles cont.Disagreements amongst Big 4
Wilson – peaceClemenceau - punishment
Versailles cont.Major Provisions
1.League of Nations2.Territorial losses3.Military restrictions4.War Guilt
League of NationsInternational peace organizationGermany and Russia excluded
Territorial LossesGermany returns Alsace-Lorraine to France
Germany surrenders all overseas colonies
Military RestrictionsLimits size of German army
(1000 men)Germany prohibited from
importing or manufacturing weapons
Germany forbidden to build submarines or have an air force
War GuiltGermany accepts full blame for warReparations
Pay allies $33 Billion over 30 years
New NationsAustro-Hungarian Empire
AustriaHungaryCzechoslovakiaYugoslavia
New Nations cont.Ottoman Empire
TurkeyIraq
RussiaRomaniaPolandFinland Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Successful?USA rejected treaty
Stay out of European affairs
Left Germany bitter and angryPeople in mandated areas felt
angry at way treatedLeague of Nation no real powerAllies did not gain land hoped to
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