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A Flawed Peace

A Flawed Peace . Jan. 18, 1919: conference at Palace of Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) 32 countries represented . I. The Allies Meet & Debate . The Big Four: Woodrow Wilson (U.S.) Georges Clemenceau (Fr.) David Lloyd George (G.B.) Vittorio Orlando (Italy)

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A Flawed Peace

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  1. A Flawed Peace

  2. Jan. 18, 1919: conference at Palace of Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) • 32 countries represented

  3. I. The Allies Meet & Debate • The Big Four: • Woodrow Wilson (U.S.) • Georges Clemenceau (Fr.) • David Lloyd George (G.B.) • Vittorio Orlando (Italy) • Russia not represented (civil war) • Germany & allies not represented

  4. A. Wilson’s Plan for Peace • Jan. 1918: Pres. Wilson drew up peace plan • Fourteen Points: • First four: • End to secret treaties, freedom of seas, free trade, reduced nat’l armies & navies • Fifth: • Adjustment of colonies w/fairness toward colonial peoples • Six thru Thirteen: • Change borders & create new nations • *Fourteenth Point: • Proposed “general association of nations”

  5. A. The Versailles Treaty • Brit. & Fr. = destroy Germany! • Compromise • The Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919) • League of Nations created (Fourteenth Point) • Punished Germany: • Lost territory & most of military • Article 231: “war guilt clause” –war reparations! • $32 bill. (1919) • $394 bill. (2005) • Territories = mandates of Allies

  6. II. A Troubled Treaty • Versailles Treaty = 1 of 5 treaties • Created bitter feelings

  7. A. The Creation of New Nations • Western powers = separate treaties w/others • Aust-Hung., Bulgaria, Ottomans • New countries: • Aust-Hung: Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, & Yugoslavia • Ottoman Emp: Turkey • Russia: lost land

  8. B. Peace Built on “Quicksand” • Treaty of Versailles not successful • U.S. rejected treaty (League of Nations) • German = bitter & hatred • Colonies’ independence was DENIED • Italy & Japan • WWII

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