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World War I: An Uneasy Peace

World War I: An Uneasy Peace. US History: Spiconardi. Wilson and The Fourteen Points. Open, not secret diplomacy End to secret alliances Freedom of the Seas Removal of trade barriers Disarmament Reduce the number of arms. Self-determination

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World War I: An Uneasy Peace

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  1. World War I: An Uneasy Peace US History: Spiconardi

  2. Wilson and The Fourteen Points • Open, not secret diplomacy • End to secret alliances • Freedom of the Seas • Removal of trade barriers • Disarmament • Reduce the number of arms

  3. Self-determination Let various national groups make their own political decisions Every nation is entitled to a sovereign territorial state People to chose which state they belong to An “association of nations” to guarantee self-determination Wilson and The Fourteen Points

  4. The Treaty of Versailles • What do you remember about the treaty from Global History II?

  5. The League of Nations • Wilson did not agree with most of the Treaty of Versailles • However, will to compromise in order to create the League of Nations • Wilson faced great opposition • Republicans angered they were excluded from the peace conference • Wilson was a Democrat

  6. League of Nations • Wilson faces great opposition • Many Americans worried the US would be forced into international conflicts • US would have to send troops to defend members of the League of Nations • Wilson goes on a cross-country tour to rally support for the Treaty of Versailles • Suffers a stroke and is incapacitated for the rest of his term

  7. League of Nations

  8. League of Nations • US REJECTS TREATY OF VERSAILLES • Wanted to return to the policy of Washington  NEUTRALITY

  9. Arms Control • President Warren G. Harding hosted a conference with European nations to set limits on the number of warships each nation could build • Never enforced; Italy & Japan upset with number they were allowed • Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928) • Renounced war, except in cases of self-defense. • Set basis for international law

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