The Paris Peace Conference, 1919
- Four countries (United States, Britain, France and Italy)
- British hope to continue their empire, strengthen their positions and punish Germany minimally
- The French want to punish Germany severely
- The Italians just want the land they were promised
- Most countries are fine with self determination as long as it is done towards the losers Germany
- It was discussed how much punishment the Germans would get, because they believed they were responsible for everything in the war.
- Wilson hoped that given that he attained the League of Nations, the League would change the issues of the treaty
German Punishment under the Treaty of Versailles
- Limited Military men
- They lost a significant amount of their colonies in Africa and the pacific
- They were made to pay over $33 billion dollars to those countries they owed
- The Allied forces were able to occupy the Rhineland
The Quest for Ratification
- A president is able to negotiate for a treaty but the senate will determine by 2/3rds vote whether it shall pass as a law.
- Republicans had taken control of the Congress and Wilson needed to convince at least some of the republicans to say yes to.
- Wilson didn’t invite any Republicans to the Paris Peace Conference so, why would any of the Republicans want to agree to a deal they weren’t even confronted about.
- As a result of the uproar Wilson didn’t want to compromise with the Republican leaders
Opposition to the Treaty of Versailles
- Reservationists: want to amend the treaty
- Irreconcilables: the people in Congress that will never vote for the treaty
- Opposition focused on US obligations to the league
President Wilson’s appeal
- Wilson refused to accept any of the reservationists changes
- Wilson went on a nationwide tour to ask the people to go to their congress people to ask them to change their minds
- Most Americans supported Wilson's trade
The Rejection of the Versailles Treaty
- Eventually the treaty is defeated by seven votes
- Americans lose interest
- US does not become apart of the League of Nations
- Americans start to say that, they got involved in World War 1 but what did they get out of it.
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ReplyDeleteI like how you placed jot-dots to make it easier to read from and understand the history between Wilson and his foreign affairs. I also like how you were very specific on the details happening after WW1. This overall is very helpful to understand.
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