 4National Empires collapsed…  9,000,000 people had died…  1 World Organization had been created…  13 Nations had been created…  1 other nation promised…  3 continents had been redrawn…  1 country was to blame…

1.ending secret treaties 2.agreeing to freedom of the seas 3.removing economic barriers to trade 4.reduce the size of national armies and navies 5.adjusting colonial claims with fairness w\ toward the colonial people.

6-13.specific suggestions on changing national borders and create new nations

14.“general association of nations” would protect “great and small states alike”, organizations would keep peace and encouraging member to solve problems. This was the most important points because it was the CREATION OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

There were 42 original members of the League of Nations. The United States wasn’t included and they never were, but they were key members in the United Nations.

Gentlemen of the Congress: Once more, as repeatedly before, the spokesmen of the Central Empires have indicated their desire to discuss the objects of the war and the possible basis of a general peace. Parleys [talks] have been in progress at Brest- Litovsk between Russian representatives and representatives of the Central Powers to which the attention of all the belligerents have been invited for the purpose of ascertaining whether it may be possible to extend these parleys into a general conference with regard to terms of peace and settlement.

War reparations- 31 billion dollars Limited army U-boats and airplanes were banned France regaining Alsace- Lorraine

Germany’s territories in Africa and in the Pacific were given as mandates to Britain, France, and Japan Mandate- territory that was administered on behalf on the League of Nations

Article 231: World War One was blamed on Germany Most severe part of the Treaty of Versailles

Country’s formed Austria and Hungary- now independent nations New countries- Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia Romania’s size increased

Defeated country had to give up land to other countries Gave up land to Romania, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Bulgaria had to pay almost a ½ billion dollars in reparations

Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now independent nations, used to be part of Russia Turkey is now formed after the treaty with the Ottoman Turks

 What was Wilson’s fourteenth point?  Why was it important?  List some key points of the Treaty of Versailles.  What was the war guilt clause?