TREATY OF VERSAILLES
A TREATY TO END ONE WAR LEADS TO ANOTHER “MORE TERRIBLE WAR”
VERSAILLES
Wilson proposes his 14 points to Congress on January 8, 1918. Dealt with world peace after the war. Nine out of 14 points deal with self determination- right of people to govern themselves. various territorial disputes to be settled. causes of modern war to be prevented-secret diplomacy, arms race, violations of freedom of the seas and trade barriers. League of Nations to be set up.
Wilson instructs Congress what we should demand from this war
The world should be made fit and safe to live in for all. The world’s program for peace is our program. The only just program for peace is” my Fourteen Points”.
Fourteen Points for a Just Peace
I. Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at, after which there shall be no private understandings of any kind, but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly in the public view.
II. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas… alike in peace and war.
III. Economic barriers should be removed and replaced with an equality of trading conditions.
Obstacles to acceptance of Wilson’s Fourteen points United States Senate makes treaties. Hard to get over Article 10 which required each member nation to preserve the independence of all other nations. “Return to normalcy”
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BIG 4 *COUNCIL OF 10 *WILSON WILL *COMPROMISE IN PARIS *HE WANTS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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MARCH 4,1919
ROUND ROBIN LETTER WILSON DOESN`T TRUST SENATE IRRECONCILABLES RESERVATIONISTS
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REPARATIONS …$33 BILLION
FRENCH SECURITY PACT…REJECTEDl MAY 7TH 1919 200PP TREATY NO LEAGUE
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A VICTORS PEACE
WAR GUILT CLAUSE SELF DETERMINATION OF NATIONS
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RETURN TO ISOLATIONISM
CONSERVATIVES …’NOT HARSH ENOUGH LIBERALS … TOO HARSH THE HYPHENS
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YOU TRY WEARNG THIS DRESS
ARTICLE X COLLECTIVE COLLECTIVE SECURITY SECURITY HEARST HEARST “100% “100%
AMERICANISM” AMERICANISM” SLUMP OF OF IDEALISM IDEALISM
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REPUBLICANS STALL FOR TIME
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TRAIN TOUR
TRAIN TOUR
ELECTION OF 1920
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