after 1990 -The League of Nations and Woodrow Wilson’s Role The League of Nations was an international organisation‚ headquartered in Geneva‚Switzerland‚ created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes. It was first proposed by President Woodrow Wilson as part of his Fourteen Points plan for an equitable peace in Europe‚ but the United States was never a member. -The League of Nations and Woodrow Wilson’s Role The League of Nations was an international
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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
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description of what had to be done to make long lasting international world peace 1. No secret treaties 2. Free access to the sea 3. Free trade between all nations 4. Disarmament to lowest possible limit for each country 5. Colonial issues resolved with the cooperation of the natives in the colonies 6. No foreign troops in Russia‚ and the other nations should welcome the new government in Mother Russia 7. No foreign troops in Belgium and restored independence for them as well 8. Germany has to leave
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with the proposed league is that of a tribunal to settle the matters of controversy which may arise between the different natioris. Will anyone advocate that those matters which are of vital importance to our people shall be subrnitted to a tribunal created other than by our own people and give it an international army subject to its direction and control to enforce its decrees? I doubt if anyone will advocate that. . . . If you do not do so‚ Mr. President‚ what will your league amount to? . .
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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. In the battle over the ratification of the treaty‚ there were three main factions. The
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PEACE TREATIES. a) What military restrictions did the Treaty of Versailles impose on Germany? [5] * No conscriptions * Prevented from forming a military alliance with Austria * 100‚000 men in the army and they had to be volunteers * No aircraft‚ submarines or armed vehicles * Only allowed 6 battleships * Rhineland became a DMZ b) Why did the Big Three disagree over how to treat Germany? [7] * They were three strong personalities that had different aims * All
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Non-Aggression Pact was extremely significant in regards to the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939‚ however there were several other factors that also led to the outbreak of WWII. These factors include; the allied policy of appeasement‚ the failure the League of Nations and Collective Security and the aggressive nature of Nazi and Italian foreign policy. The signing of the 1939 Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was extremely significant in regards to the outbreak of war in Europe. Both Germany and Russia possessed
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Versailles wasn’t so harsh on Germany‚ the League of Nations was failure and if Britain and France responded earlier to Germany breaking the treaty‚ stopping Germany before the situation was too big and it was too late could have prevented World War II. The war therefore could
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attrition" began‚ the European nations continued to look toward the United States for aid. As American financial institutions and exporters sought guidance from Wilson’s administration they received a different answer: "short term loans and credits by American financial institutions to belligerents in connection with trade were acceptable" (Zieger‚ 11). Americans could not over look the potential economic boost that could be achieved by supplying the European nations with food‚ supplies and weapons
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responsible for WW1. The second cause of the Treaty was the Big Three setting the stage for the treaty with their aims and attitudes. Woodrow Wilson (President of the U.S) wanted to end war by making a fair peace. He wanted disarmament and a League of Nations set up‚ where countries could settle their problems without war. David Lloyd George (Prime Minister of Britain)‚ wanted justice‚ not revenge. He said the treaty must not be harsh because that in return would just cause another war in a few years
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