1. Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points

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

3. 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

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

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

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

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

13. 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

15. Robby’s Bibliography
"League of Nations: World War II." World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, Web. 25 Apr
Berger, Mark T. "League of Nations." Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 5. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Apr
Luster, Lesley R. "League of Nations." Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Ed. Jay Kinsbruner and Erick D. Langer. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 25 Apr

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

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

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

19. 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)

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

22. Europe Before and After 1914-1920

23. Africa

24. Ottoman Empire 1914
Ottoman Empire 1920

25. Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914-1920