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Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points

Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points. 14 Points listed in Speech Given to Congress Jan. 1918. 10 Months Before Armistice Idealism gives Wilson moral leadership Wilson’s ideas for lasting peace in Europe. Background of this speech.

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Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points

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  1. Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points

  2. 14 Points listed in Speech Given to Congress Jan. 1918 • 10 Months Before Armistice • Idealism gives Wilson moral leadership • Wilson’s ideas for lasting peace in Europe

  3. Background of this speech • The only honest statement of war aims by a fighting country. Ulterior motives for France and Britain. • Based on Wilson’s progressive ideas of free trade, self-determination, and democracy.

  4. 3 Main Parts of the SpeechPoints 1-5Eliminate the Cause of War and International Relations • 1. No more secret treaties – response to Lenin • 2. Freedom of the seas (During War-Time) • 3. Free trade (Create equal trading conditions

  5. Points 6-13(Right of National Self-Determination and Territorial Claims) • 6. Germany withdraws from occupied Russia • 8. France had lost Alsace-Lorraine during 1870-71 war, now France gets it back. • Ottoman empire is divided and placed in League of Nation trust (Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Syria)

  6. Point 14(most important to Pres. Wilson) • A general association of nations to enforce peace, this foreshadows the League of Nations. • (And after WWII the United Nations.)

  7. Wilson the Idealist? Speech contained high ideals • It is not so much about self-interest as world interest. • Or is it Propaganda? A way to encourage Germany to surrender without losing too much.

  8. Opposition to the 14 Points • Germany surrender on the basis of the 14 pts. • Wilson consults no allies in Europe before giving the speech – France and Britain will make additions to 14 pts. • British were against freedom of seas. • French wanted Reparations.

  9. France United Kingdom United States Italy Japan Belgium Brazil Canada Australia New Zealand New Foundland Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras China Cuba Yugoslavia Liberia Nicaragua Panama Poland Portugal Romania Siam Czechoslovakia Note: What countries are not in attendance? 14 Points Speech Leads to Treaty of Versailles

  10. Treaty of Versailles • The treaty that ended WWI • The Big 4 • U.S.A., France, United Kingdom, Italy • Vs. Germany

  11. France Wants German “Blood”. • Article 231 of the Treaty holds Germany solely responsible for the war. (War Guilt Clause) • Reparations= $32 Billion / Paid until Oct. 4, 2010

  12. Treaty of Versailles Humiliates Germany • Germans don’t believe they should have to accept responsibility for the war • High Reparations and war losses lead to economic problems. • Loss of colonial holdings and industry leads to economic problems

  13. Germany loses land

  14. Treaty of Versailles • America never signs treaty – Senate would not confirm • People felt the League of Nations would force America into agreements not in best interest • German-Americans felt punishment was harsh

  15. Germany’s Humiliation leads to…. • The end of the German government in 1933. • And the rise of a new government….. • Adolph Hitler resolves to overturn the Treaty

  16. Hitlers Speech • 1923 • “He who will not be a hammer must be an anvil. An anvil we are today, and that anvil will be beaten until out of the anvil we fashion once more a hammer, a German sword.”

  17. In the End…. • Germany begins to rebuild looking for revenge • France believes it is going to get revenge • England wants a stronger Germany to balance France • U.S.A. wants lasting peace. • Nobody gets what they want!

  18. Peace is a Failure • The harsh terms encouraged by France Result in WWII • U.S. Senate fails to ratify Treaty of Versailles (separate peace is made) • League of Nations takes shape w/o U.S.A.

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