Looking to Peace…

Fourteen Points- Wilson’s Plan for World Peace

Major Components of the 14 points were:

• Open Covenants (no secret treaties)

• Freedom of the Seas• Lower Tariffs• Arms Reduction• Reduction of empires• League of Nations

ResultsResults• Allies reject 14 points• Form a peace

conference -not include Central Powers

• Wilson gets the League of Nations

Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of VersaillesUse pages 399-401 to answer the following

questions• What did the Treaty create?• How did it affect Germany?• What were the 3 basic weaknesses of this treaty?• Why did the US Senate not support the Treaty of

Versailles?

The League of Nations Debate

AgainstAgainst• U.S. dragged into

Europe’s affairs• Limit the Monroe

Doctrine- why?

• ForFor• Prevent future wars &

aggression• U.S should be a moral

world leader

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Effects of WWIEffects of WWIInternationallyInternationally

• Germans shocked & angered by terms of Treaty

• Germany economically devastated

In USIn US• U.S emerges as

industrial power in world

• Movement of African Americans to Northern cities

• Women get the vote!• Anti-immigrant feelings

among middle class

Long Term EffectsLong Term Effects• Terms of treaty provide seeds of

post war international problems, rise of dictators

• After Allies reject 14 points, US votes down membership in League of Nations

• America returns to isolationist policy

Consequences• Answer the following: In

hindsight, how did the failures of WWI lead to WWII, what would you have done differently?