1. The Paris Peace Conference 1919

2. November 11th, 11:11 am

3. Negotiating a Treaty to Secure World Peace
Read background info for Woodrow Wilson or European Powers
As an ‘expert’ now rank top six terms for potential treaty
Fill in blank Peace Treaty. Negotiate with 2nd group to combine ideas for six final terms. Sign.
Compare your treaty with what really happened at Versailles (4.4D)
What happened in the US? (4.4E)

4. Please React:
How did it feel to negotiate the treaty? What made negotiating the treaty difficult?
Look at what really happened – ‘Major Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles’ . How does your treaty compare with the reality of 1919?
How do you think Wilson felt? The European Powers? Germany?
How do you think the treaty terms might have affected international relations in the 1920s and 1930s?

5. The US Rejection of the Treaty of Versailles
Wilson focused on League of Nations
Most Americans approved ToV but questioned LoN (future involvement??)
Republican ‘Irroconcilables’ bitter with Wilson
Wilson turns against compromise
Massive speeches, massive stroke
More uncompromising
1920 Presidential election = Warren Harding, opponent of League. US entry doomed.
Wilson destroyed his own dream. US never joins. ‘Barren independence’ over membership…