AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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by requiring all member countries to eliminate their armaments
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by requiring all member countries to eliminate their armaments
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by providing collective security to handle any threats as they arose
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by outlawing war and requiring all nations to help create a world police force
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most important for Wilson, the League would guarantee the territorial integrity and political independence of member states, authorize the League to take “any action…to safeguard the peace, ” establish procedures for arbitration, and create the mechanisms for economic and military sanctions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The creation of the League of Nations marked a new era of multilateral cooperation. The Covenant bound its Member States to try to settle their disputes peacefully. By joining the League, Member States also renounced secret diplomacy, committed to reduce their armaments, and agreed to comply with international law.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, Wilson’s capstone point calling for a world organization that would provide some system of collective security was incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles. This organization would later be known as the League of Nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Wilson took direct personal control of American foreign policy, which he believed was constitutionally mandated. He personally attended meetings and negotiations and penned his approval of the Terms of Peace and the Covenant of the League of Nations.