The Treaty of Versailles was not a justified treaty which created German feelings of revenge and dislike towards the victorious countries. This feeling of revenge felt by Germany‚ in addition with the social atmosphere of Europe‚ led to a second World War in the September of 1939‚ just 11 years after the first World War. People at the time published reports on the unfairness of the treaty. America never ratified the treaty but Britain and France still enforced it. Germany had no choice but to sign
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at the conferences that would help guide the nations of Europe out of the devastation of WW1. The most emphasized points in his address were: no more secret treaties‚ countries must seek to reduce their weapons and their armed forces‚ national self-determination should allow people of the same nationality to govern themselves and one nationality should not have the power to govern another‚ and finally all countries should belong to the League of Nations. Georges Clemenceau of France wanted one
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through various means advances‚ governments will resort to more talk and less action. WW 2 taught the world a great lesson regarding war and its unfortunate outcomes. Beginning with Woodrow Wilson’s 14 points and the League of Nations‚ we have come a long way into a world where the United Nations is a key
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Before the war ended‚ Woodrow Wilson set out a just peace plan. Wilson believed nations intertwining with one another caused bad blood that led inexorably to the World War. His Fourteen Points article was his vision for self-determination and a safer world. There were 27 nations including the Big Four Woodrow Wilson (United States)‚ Lloyd George (England)‚ Georges Clemenceau (France)‚ and Vittorio Orlando (Italy) at the Paris Peace Conference held January of 1919. The treaty did not satisfy all parties
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the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on March 3‚ 1918. Wilson’s speech on January 8‚ 1918 laid out a policy (free trade‚ open agreements‚ democracy and self-determination). The Fourteen Points speech was the only explicit statement of war aims by any of the nations fighting in World War I. Some belligerents gave general indications of their aims‚ but most kept their post-war goals private. The Fourteen Points in the speech were based on the research of the Inquiry‚ a team of about 150 advisors led by foreign-policy
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signed by Germany on 11th of November 1919 after 4 years‚ 3 months and 2 weeks after the beginning of the war. After the fighting ceased‚ it took additionally 6 months to enclose the peace treaty which was established by the Secretariat of the League of Nations on October 21‚ 1919. During the time period of 1914-1916 the major participants in the process of initiating peace were Germany and the US. Germany was willingly attempting to achieve
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blame the rise of Nazis for World War II. Because some of provisions in the Treaty of Versailles are too harsh for defeated nations‚ they believed that the Treaty of Versailles was not a fair treaty; the result was Hitler used German nationalism. On the other hand‚ the other observers‚ politicians and historians considered that the Treaty of Versailles was fair for defeated nations‚ because they waged war‚ resulting in the loss of a large number of lives‚ capital‚ shelter and food supplies and that Germany
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is a warfare against mankind." This was a speech to inform and persuade the U. S. Congress and the Senate who had the authority to declare war as stated in The Constitution in section 8 of Article 1. This speech was also to tell the people of the nation of what appalling conflicts had occurred on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean such as the Battle of Somme and the Battle of Verdun just the year before the speech was given. Former President Wilson was asking to protect what is good in this world
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of Independence is a monumental event in the U.S history since it becomes foundation of the establishment of United States. There is another event which tremendously influenced U.S‚ World War 1. After the war‚ U.S rises as the one of the dominant nations in the world. When World War 1 had broken out in 1914‚ the president of United States of America‚ Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation of neutrality and recommended the public to be neutral in their actions and thoughts. One of Wilson’s campaign
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although he was reluctant at first‚ but eventually was all the way involved with this war that took a toll on all participating countries. His proposed idea of the League of Nations never really came to fruition‚ but other forms of his idea have taken place such as NATO which is an international union of leaders from every nation. Another black eye on Wilson’s career is the fact that he did not fully support African American civil rights or women’s suffrage. After the effects of World War I
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