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Woodrow Wilson, His 14 Points and the League of Nations

Woodrow Wilson, His 14 Points and the League of Nations. As WWI drew to a close…. President Woodrow Wilson called upon a group of foreign policy experts to help him draw up a peace proposal to be presented at the Treaty of Versailles conference. Points 1 - 5. Point 1 renounced secret treaties.

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Woodrow Wilson, His 14 Points and the League of Nations

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  1. Woodrow Wilson, His 14 Points and the League of Nations

  2. As WWI drew to a close… • President Woodrow Wilson called upon a group of foreign policy experts to help him draw up a peace proposal to be presented at the Treaty of Versailles conference.

  3. Points 1 - 5 • Point 1 renounced secret treaties. • Point 2 dealt with freedom of the seas. • Point 3 called for the removal of worldwide trade barriers. • Point 4 advocated arms reductions. • Point 5 suggested international arbitration of all colonial disputes.

  4. Points 6-13 • Points 6-13 were concerned with territorial problems associated with the war. These points helped redraw the map of Europe.

  5. Point 14 • The 14th point suggested “a general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.”

  6. The League of Nations • This body, called the League of Nations was formed in 1919. • Britain, France, Italy, and Japan were the first permanent members. • The League would meet once a year to help arbitrate any disputes between countries.

  7. The League would not form its own army. • Economic sanctions would be used against any countries who were involved in war.

  8. So, what about the U.S.? • Woodrow Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles, to Congress. This included the proposal for the League of Nations.

  9. The U.S. Congress did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles, so technically we never signed this treaty. • This, along with the fact that it had no way to raise money and no army made the league an ineffective body.

  10. The League did not meet during World War II. • After World War II, it was decided the League would be absorbed by the United Nations (which the U.S. did join). • The U.N. continues working for world peace, and gives countries a neutral place to air their grievances against each other.

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