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- Germany
- Given total blame for the war
- Is stripped of all colonial holdings and loses land in Europe
(humiliation)
- Is given severe military restrictions.
- Is ordered to pay enormous reparations to the Allies
- This treaty effectively destroys Germany and opens the door
to extremism.
- Austria-Hungary is split
- Japan, an ally, is cut out of the bargaining table and
treated like second class citizens.
- The League of Nations is established and all signers
become members - the US is NOT a signer.
Woodrow Wilsons Plan for Peace
- Wilson abhorred war and sought a lasting peace agreement for Europe
- The Fourteen Points
- Called for the abolition of secret treaties.
- a massive reduction in armaments.
- an adjustment in colonial claims.
- freedom of the seas
- Most importantly - A League of Nations
- Idealism and a precursor to the United Nations
- designed to give nations a place to work out their differences.
- When Wilson presents this plan at the Treaty of Versailles he is undercut by
Congress and:
Undercut by Congress
U.S. SENATE Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge and the 39 Reservationists
Wrote 14 Reservations
Opposed to Art. X requirement which would morally bind them to
aid any member thats attacked
Do NOT want to join the LEAGUE OF NATIONS want to preserve
U.S. sovereignty over foreign affairs
Wilson will NOT compromise
IRRECONCILIABLES (12) wont ratify it at all .. with our without the
reservations - no compromise.
ISOLATIONISTS oppose the entangling alliances;
INTERNATIONALIST
Cont.
14 Lodge Reservations are added to the treaty
Wilson orders Democrats to vote against the treaty
Defeated twice
Wilson goes to the people for approval
Irreconcilables followed him to each city and
gave an opposing speech
Suffers a stroke in 1919 just 6 days into tour
Wife Edith acts as President
Wilson incapacitated for about eight months
The Legacy of WWI
- Government excess & threats to the civil liberties of Americans
- Organized economy
- Womens right to vote, 19th Amendment
- Return to isolationism
- End of Progressive Era
- Prohibition, 18th Am.
- Opportunities for minorities (Great Migration)
- BUT, racial problems in North
- Rise in KKK numbers