Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points

The Point of the Treaty Wilson wanted a strong yet agreeable peace arrangement Created the 14 points to satisfy this need

Main Points: Point One “Open covenants of peace openly arrived at.” This means that there will be no more secret agreements between countries. As countries entered the war they entered on previous agreements made in secret

Main Points: Point Two “Freedom of the seas.” No one owns or controls territory in the sea, or that the seas would be off limits because of the effect it has on trade and commerce.

Main Points: Point Three “Freedom from trade barriers.” All countries are free to trade with each other in what ever manner they like

Main Points: Point Four “Reduction of armaments” All countries that participated in WWI had amassed a huge amount of weaponry and equipment These weapons would be reduced in number, especially chemical weapons, which is why there involvement in WWII was very little.

Main Points: Point Five “Impartial adjustment of colonial claims.” All colonies will be dealt with in a fair and just way, in accordance to what the colonies’ people demand

Main Point: Point Fourteen The final point was to setup the league of nations The League was created to enforce these points and ensure the freedoms they provide.

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League of Nations Formation After WWI 4 big powers formed it General agreement between all nations The Covenant that showed purpose

Who was in who was out Britain, France, Italy, and Japan Spain, Belgium, Greece, and Brazil No USA, Russia, and Germany

Goal Peace Balance political and economical power of US and Britain’s dominance in LA Stop LA conflict Make security and cooperation greater

The Fail of the League Never played a big role in stopping conflict US, France, and GB didn’t oppose Germany and Japan Failed to intervene in the Spanish Civil War where Germany and Italy had direct military affect

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Treaty of Versailles and the War Guilt Clause By: Tori Stitz

Treaty of Versailles Signed on June 28th, 1919 Declared Germany was responsible Reps. From 27 countries met in Paris to draft the peace treaty

“Big Four” United States- Woodrow Wilson Great Britain- David Lloyd Douglas France- Georges Clemenceau Italy- Vittorio Orlando

War Guilt Clause “ The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and German accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected” “The Allies and Associated Powers publicly arraign William II of Hohenzollern, formerly German Emperor, for a supreme offence against international morality and the sanctity of treaties.” (Article 227) “The German Government recognizes the right of the Allied and Associated Powers to bring before military tribunals persons accused of having committed acts in violation of the laws and customs of war. Such persons shall, if found guilty, be sentenced to punishments laid down by law” (Article 28) “”Personas guilty of criminal acts against the nationals of one of the Allied and Associated Powers will be brought before the military tribunals of that Power” (Article 229)

Territorial Changes after World War I 10% 100,000 Tanks, U-boats

Europe Before and After 1914-1920

Africa 1914-1920

Ottoman Empire 1914 Ottoman Empire 1920

Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1920

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