1. Global Peacemaker
Chapter 10
Section 5

2. Wilson’s Vision for Peace
Woodward Wilson’s 14 points
#1: End secrete alliances
#2-5: Freedom of the seas, trade, limits on armaments, peaceful adjustment to colonial tax
#6-13: Territorial settlements in Europe
#14: League of Nations
At first the Allies supported, but then the points started to unravel

3. Paris Peace Conference
January 1919
Wilson did not want spoils of war, only wanted stability
Other Allies WANTED spoils
Divide Germany’s colonies
France wanted total destruction
Wilson forced to compromise on his 14 Points

4. League of Nations Ensure security and peace for all members
Moral only—No military power
Article 10
Attack on one, attack on all
Advocate for international stability and security
Rejected by Congress
Did not want to be pulled into a global war again

5. Peace Treaty Versailles, France (east of Paris)
Attended and dominated by the BIG FOUR
Britain, France, Italy, and the US
Outcome
German responsibility for war
Created new European boundaries
see map on page 329
German reparations to the Allies—33 billion
Humiliated Germany—later the terms of the Versailles Treaty is one of the main causes of WWII
Signed June 28, 1919

6. US Approval
Many did not support Treaty due to US involvement in the League of Nations
Irreconcilables or reservationists
Joining would weaken US independence
Wilson traveled to win support: suffered a stroke
Congress did not ratify the VersaillesTreaty several times
Eventually the US ratified separate peace treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary in October 1921

7. Postwar Adjustments April 1919: Americans sent home
No plan to re-emerge back into society
No jobs, hard time adjusting to civilian life
Women lost their jobs due to returning soldiers
End of optimism?
Death and destruction of war was real. Disillusioned.
What has war accomplished for Americans?
African American continued to experience discrimination

8. Michigan Department of Education High School Content Expectations U. S
Michigan Department of Education High School Content Expectations U.S. History and Geography
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