What were the flaws of the Treaty of Versailles? Fourteen Points Self determination League of Nations US Senate “peace built on quicksand” Treaty of Versailles Territorial Losses Military restrictions War Guilt Clause Germany takes blame for war Reparations Nazi party Conclusion: How should the winner of the war treat the defeated?
Self determination 14 points was Wilson’s post war plan Allowing people to decide for themselves how they wished to live
League of Nations International association designed to keep peace among the nations
US Senate US Senate votes not to join the League
Treaty of Versailles US does not join the League Self determination granted to European countries Self determination denied to European colonies in Africa and Asia
Territorial Losses Germany surrenders overseas colonies in China to Japan Ottoman Empire loses the lands of the Middle East to France and Britain
Military Restrictions Limits the size of German army Germany prohibited from importing war material Germany forbidden from having air force or submarines
War Guilt Clause Germany required to take blame for the war Government officials forced to sign it Kaiser had abdicated Never saw the clause until day of signature "The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany accepts, the responsibility of Germany and her Allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associate Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of a war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her Allies."
Reparations Germany forced to pay for the war Georges Clemenceau of France and David Lloyd George of England pushed for it
Nazi Party Nationalist party formed in 1919 Anti Treaty of Versailles Many Germany veterans joined Felt stabbed in the back