Chapter 19 Section 5
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Chapter 19 Section 5
Global Peacemaker
Fourteen Points
• Woodrow Wilson’s plans to restore peace to the world– 1st 5 dealt with what he
believed caused the war– 6-13 deal with boundary
changes– 14 is the League of
Nations
Describe 3 of Wilson’s 14 Points
• No secret treaties• Removal of trade
barriers• Reduction of military
forces• Freedom of seas• Right of self-
determination
Self-Determination
• People of a nation have the freedom to make decisions about their own future– For example, what kind
of government they will have
How did the Allies both encourage and discourage self-determination in Europe?
• They encouraged it by giving independence to some countries
• Discouraged it by disregarding the wishes of other countries
• The Allies were very inconsistent in their application of self-determination
List the 9 new nations that were created in Europe following WWI.
• Finland• Estonia• Latvia• Lithuania• Poland• Czechoslovakia• Austria• Hungary• Yugoslavia
Spoils
• Rewards of War• Wilson claimed that the
U.S. was not interested in spoils
• European nations were– Britain and France
wanted to take anything they could get from Germany and its allies• Italy and Japan were also
very interested in spoils
League of Nations
• International peacekeeping organization
• Rather that going to war, it was thought that this organization would allow countries to diplomatically solve their problems– The idea was proposed by
Woodrow Wilson
Reparation
• Payment for economic injury suffered during the war
• It was decided that Germany owed the Allied $33billion– No way Germany could
repay this– Germany humiliated
• They would not forget this
Why did France and Britain demand reparations from Germany?
• To punish and humiliate Germany for its role in the war
Treaty of Versailles
• The treaty that ended the war with Germany
• Very harsh treaty• Limited Germany to
100,000 soldiers• No heavy artillery• No submarines• No air force• Lost all colonies• Lost 25% of territory
Treaty of Versailles
• Article 231 forced Germany to accept all responsibility for the war
Why did the 14 Points fail as a basis of peace negotiations?
• The 14 points did not serve the desired of the other Allies– Britain and France
wanted to cripple Germany by taking its territory and demanding reparations• Not interested in peace as
equals
Why did many American oppose the League of Nations?
• The League of Nations made many Americans concerned about American independence and whether or not the Monroe Doctrine would remain in effect
How did the United States eventually make peace with Germany?
• The Senate approved a separate peace treaty in 1921
• The U.S. never signed the Treaty of Versailles or joined the League of Nations