AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE UNITED STATES IN WORLD WAR I
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to acquire additional colonies in the Middle East and/ or Africa.
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to weaken Germany so it would not threaten their nations again.
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to dominate Europe economically.
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to create a League of Nations where all future disputes could be settled.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Both Great Britain and France had suffered tremendous casualties during the war and faced serious economic problems because of the war’s costs. The two countries’ leaders wanted to see Germany pay reparations for the cost of the war and accept the blame for causing the war.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Nations on June 28, 1919, formally ending World War One. The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Versailles resulted in Germany losing: The land lost was some of the most productive. Germany needed the revenue from these areas to rebuild the country and pay the £6.6 billion of reparations. Most Germans saw the restrictions placed on the German army as taking away Germany’s right to defend itself.
Detailed explanation-4: -The treaty forced Germany to disarm, to make territorial concessions, and to pay reparations to the Allied powers in the staggering amount of $5 billion.