Global Peacemaker Chapter 6 Section 3
Lecture Focus Question How did the decisions at the Paris Peace Conference violate the Fourteen Points?
Ending the War Armistice signed in November 1918 Armistice: cease-fire, ends fighting only
Paris Peace Conference The Big 4: George (GB), Clemenceau (F), Orlando (I), and Wilson (U.S.)
Wilson’s Fourteen Points Fourteen Points: Wilson’s program for reaching worldwide peace “Peace without victory” Reduce military forces European allies did not like his plan
League of Nations An international peace-keeping organization Part of 14 Points U.S. Congress opposed U.S. membership Felt it would weaken U.S.’s independence
Versailles Treaty Forced Germany to: Pay reparations = $64 billion Take full blame for WWI Dismantle most of military Keep military inside German borders Versailles Treaty signed by all except U.S.
Post-war Adjustments U.S. = largest creditor nation Post-war gloom Decline of European powers = U.S. IS A SUPERPOWER! Post-war gloom No plan for merging troops back into society Lost Generation: artists & writers who expressed Americans’ feelings of depression in their work
Lecture Focus Question How did the decisions at the Paris Peace Conference violate the Fourteen Points?