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Objective 4.3- The Treaty of Versailles

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thumb to Watson para crossover one that's long lasting effects Europe the most devastating effect was in a massive loss of life 14 million were killed and seven million were disabled resources manufacturing Agriculture and currency Bruins Imperial governments and monarchs Came Crashing Down the Austrian Hungarian Empire Ottoman Empire the Russians are and the German Kaiser we're all dissolved and the victors took on the responsibility of trying to figure out a way to Pieces all back together the new era of peace and the world would be forced at the Paris peace conference November 11th 1980 at 11 a.m. an Armistice was declared that officially ended World War 1 on the 11th Hour of the 11th day of the which month both sides lay down their weapons fun fact this is why we celebrate Veterans Day every November 11th President Wilson immediately pushed his plans for a last steep in his moral diplomacy he believe the United States should leave the way as the largest Democratic power in the world we had a moral obligation to lead the world in what's new era in 1990 Wilson travel to Paris to the peace talks at the Palace of Versailles he will become the first sitting president to travel to Europe Wilson was greeted as a hero by the Europeans the French put out signs had parades and threw rose petals at his feet at the Paris peace conference Wilson of the Chris Allied Leaders LED talks as the big four United States Britain France and Italy dominated the talks rush it wasn't present due to the perceived threat of communism and Jeremy wasn't invited because they were blame for the war opinions of the big for varied on how to reach a lasting peace someone into severely punish Germany for the war and its effects somebody to show leniency as to ease the healing process and nurser them back into a peaceful world despite the opinion of the other Allied Victors President Wilson submitted land for peace that he had design he believed that punishment would only hurt the chances for a lasting peace and therefore favorite leniency towards Germany and her allies his plan instead on cooperation recovery and order this plan would become known as the Fourteen Points the first four points of President Wilson's plan focused on when do plums Wichita eliminate secret alliances Freedom of the Seas which would eliminate the threat of Naval conflict free trade and disarmament of countries never wear around the world Wilson's point for Poe's Affair voting system on side any conflicts over colonies which would ease competition between superpowers when debating over colony .6 through 13 dealt with the rights of people that aside their own political systems when the major European Empires were divided up after the war many people's wanted to make their own new nations Wilson felt it important to include the rights of these people and deciding what kind of political system they would determine for their own country Fourteen Points proposed the League of Nations or Council of Nations to settle future disputes and ensure peace think of a table that all nations could sit around and discuss their problems what fighting Wars Wilson's idea was if we can talk about disputes we would have to kill each other over them there for ensuring world peace in 1990 at the Paris peace conference read me a verse the treaty that officially ended World War 1 was drana the treaty had many key Provisions it included the war guilt clause which Forester which resume full blame for World War 1 it also forces Army to pay back 33 billion dollars in reparations to the Allied powers for all the damage and death cause by the war it also Force Germany to reduce its military to 100,000 troops and demilitarized territories and colonies everywhere around the world to help prevent terminate from starting another War it also outlawed the making and importing of arms in Germany essentially Germany was not allowed to make weapons it also form the League of Nations and finally it created new democratic nations from the losers territories creating new countries in Europe these countries included Poland Latvia Estonia Austria Czechoslovakia and Hungary president the United States with the Treaty of Versailles and however in order for the United States to officially approve it the Constitution dictates that the senate had to ratify the treaty at the time the Republican party was in charge of the Senate and the Senate Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge strongly opposed us involvement in the League of Nations he figured it would pull the United States into any future European conference after the war many Americans were in of American isolationism shortly after returning from France President Wilson suffered a debilitating stroke unable to Rally people to the cause of ratifying the tree an unwilling to compromise with the Republicans in the Senate the US Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles because of the League of Nations despite the fact that the United States did not ratify the Riverside it still took effect in Europe the treaty was full of weaknesses without the United States membership the League of Nations was weak and ineffective it never truly became his International cheating body that Wilson had plans with the devastated economy Germany could not pay back its War reparations the war guilt clause made Germans resentful of the rest of the world they do not Kill Daddy deserve blame for the war just because they were not Victorious when drawing lines for new nations the big four didn't consider ethnic and cultural rivalries for example in Chelsea Pacquiao the Slavic people and Germanic people were put together when they actually hated each other and finally if a nation violated the treaty there is no way to punish them allowing Nations to go to please without fear of consequences the Allied Powers win World War 1 what the piece is in complete the many weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles set that sound ation what are the future conflicts to come in the decades ahead and vicious men will use the stars of the first world war and the power at their backs to exploit the vulnerability of the itself leading to the greatest conflicts the world is ever seen

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