Wilson Fights for Peace

What is the main idea MAIN IDEA

What are reparations? Terms & Names

A PERSONAL VOICE COLONEL E. M. HOUSE “ How splendid it would have been had we blazed a new and better trail! . . . It may be that Wilson might have had the power and influence if he had remained in Washington and kept clear of the Conference. When he stepped from his lofty pedestal and wrangled with representatives of other states, upon equal terms, he became as common clay. . . . To those who are saying that the Treaty is bad and should never have been made and that it will involve Europe in infinite difficulties in its enforcement, I feel like admitting it. But I would also say in reply that empires cannot be shattered and new states raised upon their ruins without disturbance.” —quoted in Hooray for Peace, Hurrah for War

Where does the author feel Wilson made a mistake?

FOURTEEN POINTS What is the Fourteen Points?

FOURTEEN POINTS What are some of the main points of Wilson’s plan?

FOURTEEN POINTS What was the League of Nations?

THE ALLIES REJECT WILSON’S PLAN Who was Georges Clemenceau and what did he want?

THE ALLIES REJECT WILSON’S PLAN Who was David Lloyd George and what did he want?

PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY What are some of the major points of the Treaty of Versailles?

THE TREATY’S WEAKNESSES What was the war-guilt clause? THE TREATY’S WEAKNESSES

THE TREATY’S WEAKNESSES What are some of the flaws of the Treaty? THE TREATY’S WEAKNESSES

OPPOSITION TO THE TREATY What are some of the objections to the treaty?

DEBATE OVER THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Who was Henry Cabot Lodge?

DEBATE OVER THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Why did Lodge dislike the treaty?

WILSON REFUSES TO COMPROMISE What happens to the treaty when it comes up for a vote? WILSON REFUSES TO COMPROMISE

The Legacy of the War How was the US transformed by the war?

The Legacy of the War Why isn’t WW 1 the “war to end all wars?”