1. The Treaty of Versailles

2. What is peace? Provide an example of peace in a real- world situation

3. Who Made the Peace? Great Britain- Lloyd George USA- Wilson
France- Georges Clemenceau
Italy-Vittorio Orlando

4. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Examples of Fourteen Points:
no more secret treaties
freedom of the seas
self-determination for
minorities
arms reduction
encourage free trade
scale back colonialism
establish a peace-keeping
organization

5. Results of Treaty of Versailles/14 Points
Cruel peace upon Germany
Blame upon Germany (War Guilt Clause)
Germany lost all colonies
German military is heavily reduced
Huge war debt-Germany had to pay reparations
Of all the Fourteen Points only one was accepted
Peace-keeping organization- League of Nations

6. Map of Europe 1919

7. Europe 1919 New countries created after WW1 Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Austria Hungary splits
Ottoman Empire is broken up (Turkey, Iraq, Syria)

8. League of Nations Peace-keeping organization
Every-signing nation of Treaty of Versailles joined the league
Two U.S. groups opposed the Treaty of Versailles
Reservationists
Parts were vague, U.S. could go to war with out Congress consent
Led by Henry Cabot Lodge
Irreconcilables
Opposed League of Nations
Opposed any treaty involving U.S. and world politics
Wanted isolation

9. League of Nations Speaking tour promoting League of Nations
Wilson suffers stroke
Senate votes
Reject ratification of Treaty of Versailles
Why?
U.S. wanted isolation and feared the league as an alliance
U.S. never joins League of Nations