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The Great War Is Over !. The eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, 1918.
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The Great War Is Over ! The eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, 1918.
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields. By John McCrae
Wilson’s 14 Pts. 1. Abolition of secret diplomacy 2. Freedom to navigate the high seas in peace and war 3. Removal of economic barriers among the nations 4. Reduction of armaments 5. Adjustment of colonial claims in the interest of both the inhabitants and the powers concerned
Wilson’s 14 Pts. continued • Restoration of Russia and a welcome for her in a society of nations • The return of Belgium to her people. • The return of the Alsace Lorraine territory to France. • Readjustment of Italian borders – along recognizable lines of nationality. • Free opportunity for the people of Austria Hungary
Wilson’s 14 Pts. Continued… • Restoration of the Balkan nations and free access to the sea for Serbia. • Protection for minorities in Turkey. • An independent Poland.
Wilson’s 14th Point 14. “A general association (League) of nations” to secure “mutual guarantee of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike.”
Wilson trying to get the Senate to ratify the Treaty of Versailles