World War I The Home Front n Mobilizing Industry n Patriots and Volunteers n Women and Minorities n Organized Labor n Wilson and the 14 Points n The Treaty of Versailles n A Return to “Normalcy”
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Wilson’s 14 Points
n Abolish Secret Treaties
Wilson’s 14 Points n Abolish Secret Treaties n Freedom of the Seas
Wilson’s 14 Points n Abolish Secret Treaties n Freedom of the Seas n Removal of economic barriers bet nations
Wilson’s 14 Points n Abolish Secret Treaties n Freedom of the Seas n Removal of economic barriers bet nations n Arms reductions
Wilson’s 14 Points n Abolish Secret Treaties n Freedom of the Seas n Removal of economic barriers bet nations n Arms reductions n Adjustment of colonial claims in the interests of colonizers and native people
Wilson’s 14 Points n Abolish Secret Treaties n Freedom of the Seas n Removal of economic barriers bet nations n Arms reductions n Adjustment of colonial claims in the interests of colonizers and native people n The League of Nations
WW I Casualties French and British- 2.5 million dead n United States- 53,000 dead
Problems with the Treaty of Versailles
n Isolationists feared the League of Nations
Problems with the Treaty of Versailles n Isolationists feared the League of Nations n Right Wingers thought losers got off too easy
Problems with the Treaty of Versailles n Isolationists feared the League of Nations n Right Wingers thought losers got off too easy n Liberals said the peace was too harsh
Problems with the Treaty of Versailles n Isolationists feared the League of Nations n Right Wingers thought losers got off too easy n Liberals said the peace was too harsh n German & Italian Americans thought their native lands got screwed!
Problems with the Treaty of Versailles n Isolationists feared the League of Nations n Right Wingers thought losers got off too easy n Liberals said the peace was too harsh n German & Italian Americans thought their native lands got screwed! n Irish Americans thought Brits got too much!
Warren G. Harding