In 1918, Wilson drew up his Fourteen Points; he believed Article X, the League of Nations, was the most important. These points were incorporated in an international accord made at the Paris Peace Conference at Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles offered numerous ways to create harmony. Nevertheless, the U.S. neither joined the League of Nations nor signed the treaty. It was not the influence of the opponent forces of the U.S., conservative or liberal, that led to the absolute defeat of the Treaty of Versailles, but rather the political unawareness, incapability, and stubbornness of President Woodrow Wilson.…
War World One was a devastating global war that took place in Europe and was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Young Bosnia. Austria-Hungary and Serbia’s relationship was already strained and the assassination was the last straw and they went to war. Shortly after this, due to alliances, all of Europe went to war. The U.S was neutral for some time but when Germany declared open submarine war fair the Woodrow Wilson, president of the U.S., had no choice but to go aid Great Britain, Russia, and France, the Triple Entente, against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, the Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente defeated the Triple Alliance in 1918 and the Treaty of Versailles was created. The first meeting for the discussion of the treaty was in January 1919, the four major men in the negotiation of the Treaty were Woodrow Wilson, Premier Georges Clemenceau of France, Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Great Britain, and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando of Italy, who eventually left after an argument with Wilson. Wilson believed the treaty should be built upon the 14 points but soon realized he was the only one who agreed with this so agreed to just the fourteenth point, the League of Nations. The treaty was signed in June, including Wilson’s signature even though he did not have the Senate’s approval so the Senate revoked the treaty. “It was the strength of the opposition forces, both liberal and conservative, rather that the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles.” The validity of this statement is incorrect because due to Wilson’s League of Nations and his absolute stubbornness the Treaty of Versailles was defeated.…
After the long and deadly First World War, of which the U.S. had been embroiled in for over a year, people were finally ready for their soldiers to come home. Some were even ready for peace. However, many Europeans had lost everything in the war and were not ready for peace. They were ready for revenge. The Treaty of Versailles reflected those sentiments. Internationally, the battle over the terms of the Treaty of Versailles was between those, such as Woodrow Wilson, who wanted a “peace without victory” and those who wanted to punish Germany for starting the war. At home in America, the battle over the treaty was quite different. It was a bitter dispute with no resolution, but many unintended consequences. The failure of the U.S. government to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and join the League of Nations resulted in American isolationism and a lack of oversight in Germany, both of which were contributing factors to the beginning of the Second World War.…
The United States had entered World War I against many wishes of the American public, which made the ratification for the peace agreement an even more difficult task. Woodrow Wilson justified American involvement by claiming that an Ally victory would ensure a new world order. The war would be used as an instrument to "make the world safe for democracy". However, many Americans, government officials, and even the Allies did not agree with the progressive ideals that would be enforced to attain the peace that Wilson had desired and promised. This was made evident when Wilson's negotiations for the peace treaty were criticized and rejected by the leaders of the other Allied nations and isolationists. Even when Wilson acknowledged objections against his proposals, he refused to accept any compromises or different versions of the treaty. Therefore, both the inflexibility of Wilson and strength of the opposition forces led to the defeat of the Treaty of Versailles.…
November 11, 1918 would mark Germany’s surrender as the kaiser fled to Holland, yet it was only the beginning of the quarrel between President Wilson and the American people over the Treaty of Versailles. Beforehand, Wilson had delivered the Fourteen Points Address to Congress January 8th declaring World War 1 as a moral cause and struggle for peace. Wilson mentioned fourteen points. Notably, the 14th point foreshadowed the concept of the League of Nations which would later be reintroduced as Wilson’s Ultimate goal to establish during the Paris Conference. Contrary to his goal, American liberal and conservative oppositions fought in regards to the Treaty of Versailles; created by the Big Four: US, Britain, France, and Italy, it would contain…
During the years when the World War I took place Wilson entered his second presidency term. At the beginning he planned to keep United States out of the war but after Germany killed thousands of people and started to attack U.S. merchant ships he changed his view. At that time, President Wilson saw Germany as the enemy. Therefore, he build an army of four million troops and sent half of them to France and that’s when for the first time Wilson reached out to Germany with the message to end the war peacefully without the need of someone to win. He had a vision of self-determination for all nations. Later, he publicized the Fourteen Points to be used as a peace maker. Not only did he come up with peace terms, but he also stated ways to make the…
President Wilson killed his own treaty, not because he wanted to, but because he was forced to by the reservations put on his treaty. Some of his fourteen points were used in the actual treaty like the League of Nations. Wilson believed the war was the war to end all wars, and we were not supporting the treaty that would do just that (Doc C). Wilson was so dedicated to this treaty that he was pushing for his treaty (without reservations) even while he was on his way out of office (Doc G). Wilson also believed that joining the League of Nations on our own terms…
In 1919, President Wilson joined delegates of Italy, France, England, and Japan in the Palace of Versailles to negotiate peace. When the conference was adjourned, the Treaty of Versailles had been created. However, the treaty was killed by Congress. It was not the strength of the opposing forces' argument, but rather the incompetence, rigidity, and obstinacy of President Wilson that lead to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles.…
The end of World War I was finalized by the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. It was signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan but not the United States, as the U.S. drafted its own treaty with Germany in 1921. Many historians argue that the Treaty of Versailles was the major cause of World War II which occurred twenty years later. On the Treaty's most superficial level, the extreme punishment and fines that were levied by the Allied Powers on the Germans were causes enough for war. Historians argue that this and the international fallout that resulted most notably with the United States were simply too powerful to avoid war at all. The ramification of the Treaty sent the German economy into a severe depression…
The Treaty of Versailles brought World War I to an end. It was signed on 28 June 1919 in Versailles. The main structure in the treaty was for Germany and her allies to accept the responsibility for causing all the “loss and damage" during the war. The clause of the treaty stated Germany as the antagonist in the war and therefore made Germany responsible for making amends to the Allied nations in payment for the losses and damage they had sustained in the war. The Treaty called for the formation of a League of Nations in which the promise of mutual security would avoid another major world war…
After World War I, the world tried to construct some form of peace which would prevent another world war. President Wilson thought that World War I would be the “war to end all wars”. Wilson tried to make this possible through his Fourteen Points plan which would create and keep the peace throughout the world. Even though the Versailles Treaty included many of these points, Wilson failed at gaining the Senate’s support. Wilson pushed the Senate to ratify the Versailles Treaty, however, Wilson’s attempt was unsuccessful due to the strength and views of the opposition forces.…
As World War I came to a close, nations needed a way to keep the peace and prevent another world war from occurring. The Big Four - United Kingdom, France, the United States and Italy - attended the Peace Conference to determine what is known as the Treaty of Versailles. When taken back to the United States Senate, the ratification of the treaty was denied. Senator Harry Cabot Lodge and his committee offered some suggestions and were willing to compromise, but President Woodrow Wilson was sticking to his realistic ideal, therefore President Wilson is to blame for the defeat of the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles due to the feud between Senate and President Wilson, Wilson’s headstrong idea of his Fourteen Points, and Wilson’s health…
Once World War I came to a close, many decided they never wanted to go through such a terrible war again. In fact, they even said that World War I was “the war to end all wars.” They wanted to bring peace throughout the nations, something that would ensure that they would never have reason to fight again, at least not nearly as bad as the Great War had been. President Woodrow Wilson was a strong supporter of a peace between all continents, even constructing a 14 Point Plan that would focus on bringing peace to the world. As a result, when the League of Nations came into being, he fully supported the Treaty of Versailles, which would not only induct the United States into the League, but also hold every single one of the signers to their promise of peace and unity. President Wilson brought this to the attention of the United States government, and though the Treaty of Versailles supported many of Wilson’s points from his 14 Point Plan, it was unsuccessful in passing. Though Wilson was very stubborn in trying to get the treaty passed, the strength of the opposing forces was too great, and Senate declined the passing of the treaty.…
The ending of the war created many treaties. The allies entered treaties with different areas of Europe. All the treaties combined were called the Peace of Paris. The treaty of Versailles is the most well known and was hard on Germany. The allies felt Germany was responsible for World War One. The treaty of Versailles limited Germany's ability to have a standing army and navy, also to manufacture war goods.…
The underlying causes of World War I and U.S. efforts to remain neutral are: Imperialism, Alliance systems, Nationalism, Militarism, and Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.…