Wilson’s Fourteen Points
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Wilson’s Fourteen PointsTo End All Wars
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• On January 8, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson went before Congress to explain his war aims.
• Although the war was still raging, he stated an ambitious program to make the world “fit and
safe to live in.”• He called his blueprint for peace the Fourteen
Points.
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End Causes of War• The 1st goal of Wilson’s peace plan was
to eliminate the causes of wars.
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Self-Determination• A 2nd goal was to ensure the right to self-
determination for ethnic groups so they could control their own political futures.
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League of Nations• The last goal called for setting up an
international organization called the League of Nations to ensure world peace.
• Member nations would agree to protect one another’s independence and territorial
integrity.
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Territorial Integrity• Under the principle of territorial integrity, nations respect one another’s borders and
do not try to gain another country’s territory by force.
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Fourteen Points 1• Point One- Countries would not make
secret treaties and alliances. • Secret alliances had been a cause of
WW I.
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Fourteen Points 2• Ships would be able to travel freely in
times of war.• U-boat attacks on shipping had drawn
the United States into WWI.
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Fourteen Points 3• Free trade among countries would promote economic growth and reduce trade conflicts that could draw nations
into war.
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Fourteen Points 4• Countries would reduce their
stockpiles of weapons. • Militarism had been a cause of WW I.
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Fourteen Points 5• The desires of colonial peoples would be taken into consideration in creating a more
peaceful world. • Imperialism and competition for colonies had
been a cause of WW I.
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Fourteen Points 6-13• Restoring land taken from countries by war
would restore respect for international law.• Redrawing borders on the basis of self-
determination would reduce conflicts among ethnic groups.
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Fourteen Points 14• Countries would work together in the
League of Nations to resolve conflicts before those conflicts escalated into
war.
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The Treaty of Versailles• The Treaty of Versailles negotiated in Paris
redrew the map of Europe, granting self-determination to some groups.
• Some Allies sought revenge on Germany, insisting on a war-guilt clause and
reparations from Germany.
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The Big Four• When the heads of the 4 major Allies-
France, Great Britain, Italy, and the United States (The Big Four) – met in Paris for peace talks, they were more
focused on self-interest than on Wilson’s plan.
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Wilson’s Plan Crumbles France was concerned with security.
France hoped to weaken Germany to the point that it could never threaten France again by greatly reducing its
army.
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“Hang the Kaiser”• Lloyd George of England, insisted that Germany accept responsibility for starting
the war by inclusion of the war-guilt clause.• The treaty required Germany to pay $33
billion in reparations to the Allies.
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Reparations• Reparations are payments demanded
of a defeated nation by the victor in a war to offset the cost of the war.
• Germans resented both the war-guilt clause and reparations, fearing that the payments would cripple their economic
recovery.
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Wilson CompromisesThe other countries had lost many lives and property, and they expected compensation.
The Allies had borrowed huge sums form American banks to finance the war. They
hoped to repay these debts with reparations from Germany.
Wilson reluctantly agreed to the harsh treatment of Germany.
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Dividing the Spoils• Parts of Germany were given to France,
Poland, Denmark, and Belgium, with little thought about the desires of the people living
there.• Britain, France, Italy, and Japan grabbed German colonies in China, the Pacific, and
Africa.
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League of Nations Charter• Wilson hoped that including the League of Nations in the final treaty would make up for
his compromises on other issues. • He believed that by providing collective security and a framework for peaceful talks,
the League would fix many problems the treaty had created.
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Collective Security• Wilson believed that the League would
maintain peace by providing collective security for its members.
• Collective security is a commitment by many countries to join together to deal with a
nation that threatens peace.
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Ratifying the Versailles Treaty
• Wilson required a 2/3 majority vote from the U.S. Senate to ratify the treaty.
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Opposition• Reservationists, such as Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, were concerned with Article 10 of the League’s charter. This article focused on collective
security.• It required member nations to work together, and
even supply troops, to keep peace.• Reservationists feared this would draw the U.S. into
wars without approval from Congress.
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Taking It to the People• President Wilson decides to gain public
support directly by planning a nationwide speaking tour.
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Wilson’s Tour• The president embarked on a 8,000–mile speaking tour of the West. He spoke up to 4
times a day.• On September 25, 1919, the president
collapses in Pueblo, Colorado.• His doctor stopped the tour, and Wilson’s
train sped back to Washington D.C.
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Assistant President –1st American Woman
President ?• A few days after returning to the White
House, Wilson has a major stroke that leaves him paralyzed (dying months later.)
• Wilson’s wife, Edith, is called the “assistant president,” for making decisions on behalf of
her husband.
President Wilson’s FuneralFirst Lady Edith Wilson
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Partisanship defeats the Treaty
• In the end, Partisan politics and Wilson’s refusal to compromise led to the treaty’s rejection and ended Wilson’s hopes for U.S. membership in the League of Nations.
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Inflation and Unemployment• Issues closer to home occupy most American concerns, including inflation
and unemployment.
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The Big Question ?Could World War II have been avoided if the
U.S. had joined the League of Nations ?
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