AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
END OF WWI
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the victorious nations would gain valuable new territory
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there would be no permanent peace
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the defeated nations would lose territories they deserved to lose
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a permanent peace would be obtained
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Detailed explanation-1: -The League of Nations was ineffective. President Woodrow Wilson believed that if the victorious nations forced peace terms on the defeated nations after World War I, there would be no permanent peace. setback for the Allies in 1917?
Detailed explanation-2: -Wilson thought that the United States alone could shape an effective peace settlement because he believed that the combatants were politically and morally bankrupt. Wilson felt that American intervention in 1917 would ensure that the United States would play a decisive role and dominate the postwar peace conference.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wilson also made proposals that would ensure world peace in the future. For example, he proposed the removal of economic barriers between nations, the promise of “self-determination” for oppressed minorities, and a world organization that would provide a system of collective security for all nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -He argued that the fighting in Europe should end with a “peace without victory.” Wilson explained that “victory” meant a peace forced on the losers who would surely harbor resentments leading to yet another war. Wilson stated the moral principles he believed necessary for world peace.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Fourteen Points. National WWI Museum and Memorial.