The Treaty of Versailles
What is peace? Provide an example of peace in a real- world situation
Who Made the Peace? Great Britain- Lloyd George USA- Wilson France- Georges Clemenceau Italy-Vittorio Orlando
Wilson’s Fourteen Points Examples of Fourteen Points: no more secret treaties freedom of the seas self-determination for minorities arms reduction encourage free trade scale back colonialism establish a peace-keeping organization
Results of Treaty of Versailles/14 Points Cruel peace upon Germany Blame upon Germany (War Guilt Clause) Germany lost all colonies German military is heavily reduced Huge war debt-Germany had to pay reparations Of all the Fourteen Points only one was accepted Peace-keeping organization- League of Nations
Map of Europe 1919
Europe 1919 New countries created after WW1 Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Austria Hungary splits Ottoman Empire is broken up (Turkey, Iraq, Syria)
League of Nations Peace-keeping organization Every-signing nation of Treaty of Versailles joined the league Two U.S. groups opposed the Treaty of Versailles Reservationists Parts were vague, U.S. could go to war with out Congress consent Led by Henry Cabot Lodge Irreconcilables Opposed League of Nations Opposed any treaty involving U.S. and world politics Wanted isolation
League of Nations Speaking tour promoting League of Nations Wilson suffers stroke Senate votes Reject ratification of Treaty of Versailles Why? U.S. wanted isolation and feared the league as an alliance U.S. never joins League of Nations