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Section 11-4

Section 11-4. Wilson Fights for Peace. Wilson Presents His Plan. Fourteen Points- Wilson’s plan for peace. The first five points were issues that Wilson believed had to be addressed to prevent another war. There should be no secret treaties among nations.

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Section 11-4

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  1. Section 11-4 Wilson Fights for Peace

  2. Wilson Presents His Plan • Fourteen Points- Wilson’s plan for peace. The first five points were issues that Wilson believed had to be addressed to prevent another war. • There should be no secret treaties among nations. • Freedom of the seas should be maintained for all.

  3. Wilson Presents His Plan • Tariffs and other economic barriers among nations should be lowered or abolished in order to foster free trade. • Arms should be reduced “to the lowest point consistent to domestic safety, thus lessening the possibility of military responses” during diplomatic crises.

  4. Wilson Presents His Plan • Colonial policies should consider the interests of the colonial peoples as well as the interests of the imperialist powers. • The next eight points dealt with boundary changes.

  5. Wilson Presents His Plan • The fourteenth point called for the creation of an international organization to address diplomatic crises like those that sparked the war. • League of Nations- would provide a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to resort to war.

  6. Wilson Presents His Plan • Georges Clemenceau- French premier. • David Lloyd George- British prime minister.

  7. Debating the Treaty of Versailles • Treaty of Versailles- established nine new nations and shifted the boundaries of other nations. It barred Germany from maintaining an army. It also required Germany to return the region of Alsace-Lorraine to France and to pay reparations (war damages) to the Allies. It also had a war guilt clause, forcing Germany to admit sole responsibility for starting the war.

  8. TREATY OF VERSAILLES, 1919 The Treaty was designed to cripple Germany militarily, territorially and economically REVENGE ON GERMANY WAR GUILT CLAUSE Germany had to accept blame for starting WW1 GERMANY’S MILITARY FORCES REDUCED NO UNION WITH AUSTRIA - Army restricted to 100,000 men. - No modern weapons such as tanks, military air force. - Navy could not have battle ships over 10,000 tons and no U-Boats. THE TERMS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES 1919 REPARATIONS Germany forced to pay massive fine for war damages - 1,000,000,000 Marks (6.6bn pounds). GERMAN OVERSEAS TERRITORRIES RHINELAND TO BE DE-MILITARISED Germany lost Chinese ports [Amoy and Tsingtao], Pacific Islands, and African colonies [Tanganika and German SW Africa]. GERMAN NATIONAL TERRITORY • Germany lost national territory which was given to Belgium and Denmark, most went to Poland.

  9. Debating the Treaty of Versailles • Henry Cabot Lodge- conservative senator who was against the U.S. entering the League of Nations. Wanted the constitutional right of Congress to declare war included in the treaty.

  10. The Legacy of the War • Strengthened U.S. military and power of government. • Accelerated social change. • Massive loss of life severely damaged social and political systems in Europe. • Treaty of Versailles had settled nothing. • Leads to WWII

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