WWI Peace 1.11.notebook
January 11, 2012
EQ: Did Wilson's plan for peace succeed?
HW: 1. Study WWI Test for Friday
2. Mid­term Review HW starts Tuesday!
Do Now: 1. Sit with your fellow countrymen and countrywomen 2. Take out Treaty HW
3. Review your goals going into the Peace Conference
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WWI Peace 1.11.notebook
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Summary of Wilson's Peace Plan
• Wilson's 14 Points ­ Meant to prevent international problems
1. No secret agreements
2. Self­determination (Nationalism = new nations)
3. Call for a League of Nations
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WWI Peace 1.11.notebook
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Peace conference
1. 30 nations met in Paris
2. Key decisions made by the Big Four (Wilson, David Lloyd George of Britain, George Clemenceau of France, Vittorio Orlando of Italy)
3. Conflicting goals
a. Wilson wants "peace w/o victory"
b. Other nations want reparations (payment) from Germany
c. France wants to prevent Germany from rebuilding their army
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Alsace­Lorraine
Gained Italian Territory
Demilitarized Zone in Rhineland
Italian lands not given
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Treaty of Versailles, June 1919
• None of Allies agree
• Germany forced to sign
1. Ger. takes full blame for war
2. $300 billion in reparations
3. Ger. must severely weaken military
4. Alsace and Lorraine given to France
5. Overseas colonies given to Britain and France
6. Nations in Eastern Europe given chance to self­determine
7. League of Nations created
US Results ­ 1. Isolationist want to reject treaty to stay out of future conflicts.
2. Led by Henry Cabot Lodge Sen. Mass. and chairman of Foreign Relations Committee
3. Senate rejects treaty Nov. 1919
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