What was the significance of the Second Battle of the Marne? Bell Ringer What was the significance of the Second Battle of the Marne?
A flawed peace 13.4
Big Four Jan 1919: Met at Palace of Versailles to discuss peace terms Made all major decisions at meeting: Woodrow Wilson (US) Georges Clemenceau (Fr) David Lloyd George (Br) Vittorio Orlando (It)
Wilson’s Plan for Peace Fourteen Points Self-determination 14th point only one accepted: Creating a League of Nations to keep the peace
Treaty of Versailles Signed June 28, 1919 Severely punished Germany: Lost territory Restricted military Forced to pay $33 billion Article 231 (war guilt clause) Place sole responsibility for war on Ger
New Nations Austro-Hungarian Empire Ottoman Empire now Turkey Russia Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, & Yugoslavia now independent Ottoman Empire now Turkey Russia Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania now independent
“A Peace Built on Quicksand” U.S. rejected the treaty Wanted to stay out of European affairs Left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in hearts of Germans Colonialism continued Japan & Italy gained less territory than desired – angered them Duh there was a WWII…