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Wilson's 14 points
History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Wilson say he wanted for peace? | Peace without victory "and a "peace founded on honor and justice. " |
| Who were the big four for the treaty negotiations at the end of WWI | Wilson (USA), Orlando(Italy), Lloyd George(England), and Clemenceau (France) |
| Where did the treaty for the end of WWI take place and when? | Versailles, France and in summer of 1919 |
| What were the first five of Wilson's 14 points? | 1. No more secret diplomacy 2. Freedom of seas in both peace and war 3. A global consistent policy on trade and removal of economic barriers, 4. All nations reduce armament/military power. 5. Impartial 3rd party to evaluate worldwide colonial claims. |
| What do the next 6-13 points of Wilson's points mostly deal with? | Land in the middle east and Europe and Asia and redrawing the map. |
| What is Wilson's 14th point? | A League of Nations or a General Association of nations |
| Who was Wilson's friend who tried to increase public support of Wilson's points? | Colonel House |
| Why do the Republicans in Congress reject Wilson's 14 points? | 1. Wilson picked only democrats to go to Versailles, 2. They did not like the 14th point because they would be dragged into every European fight. |
| What did the Prime Ministers of France and England want from Germany? | 1. Need to surrender Alsaice-Lorraine and parts of the Rhine. 2. Surrender all colonies to the League of Nations. 3. German army cannot exceed 100,000. 4. All German war machineshanded over to the allys. 5. 56.5 billion dollars (1.36 trillion fines.) |
| What was the government in Germany that the people held responsible for the Treaty of Versailles? | Weimar Republic. |