Post WW I
Wilson’s Plan for Peace 14 Points Speech to Congress Jan 1918 Just and lasting peace
Points 1-4 No secret treaties Freedom of the seas Free trade Reduction of armed forces
Fifth Point Adjustment of colonies Fairness toward colonial people
Points Change borders Create new nations Self-determination people decided under which government they wish to live
14 th Point Organization to peacefully negotiate solutions to world conflicts
Treaty of Versailles Big Four Wilson – USA Clemenceau – France Lloyd George – Great Britain Orlando – Italy No Russia No Central Power Reps.
Versailles cont. Disagreements amongst Big 4 Wilson – peace Clemenceau - punishment
Versailles cont. Major Provisions 1.League of Nations 2.Territorial losses 3.Military restrictions 4.War Guilt
League of Nations International peace organization Germany and Russia excluded
Territorial Losses Germany returns Alsace-Lorraine to France Germany surrenders all overseas colonies
Military Restrictions Limits size of German army (1000 men) Germany prohibited from importing or manufacturing weapons Germany forbidden to build submarines or have an air force
War Guilt Germany accepts full blame for war Reparations Pay allies $33 Billion over 30 years
New Nations Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria Hungary Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia
New Nations cont. Ottoman Empire Turkey Iraq Russia Romania Poland Finland Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Successful? USA rejected treaty Stay out of European affairs Left Germany bitter and angry People in mandated areas felt angry at way treated League of Nation no real power Allies did not gain land hoped to