1. Looking to Peace…

2. Fourteen Points- Wilson’s Plan for World Peace Major Components of the 14 points were: Open Covenants (no secret treaties) Freedom of the Seas Lower Tariffs Arms Reduction Reduction of empires League of Nations

3. Results Allies reject 14 points Form a peace conference -not include Central Powers Wilson gets the League of Nations

4. Treaty of Versailles Use pages 399-401 to answer the following questions What did the Treaty create? How did it affect Germany? What were the 3 basic weaknesses of this treaty? Why did the US Senate not support the Treaty of Versailles?

5. The League of Nations Debate Against U.S. dragged into Europe’s affairs Limit the Monroe Doctrine- why? ForFor Prevent future wars & aggression U.S should be a moral world leader.

6. Effects of WWI Internationally Germans shocked & angered by terms of Treaty Germany economically devastated In US U.S emerges as industrial power in world Movement of African Americans to Northern cities Women get the vote! Anti-immigrant feelings among middle class

7. Long Term Effects Terms of treaty provide seeds of post war international problems, rise of dictators After Allies reject 14 points, US votes down membership in League of Nations America returns to isolationist policy

8. Consequences Answer the following: In hindsight, how did the failures of WWI lead to WWII, what would you have done differently?