AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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Woodrow Wilson; fairness and long-lasting peace
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Woodrow Wilson; to punish Germany severely
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Franklin Roosevelt; fairness and long-lasting peace
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Franklin Roosevelt; to punish Germany severely
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the Germans signed the Armistice in November 1918, Wilson went to Paris to try to build an enduring peace. He later presented to the Senate the Versailles Treaty, containing the Covenant of the League of Nations, and asked, “Dare we reject it and break the heart of the world?”
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty of Versailles included a plan to form a League of Nations that would serve as an international forum and an international collective security arrangement. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was a strong advocate of the League as he believed it would prevent future wars.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wilson desired to create a system that would keep future wars from happening, as well as promoting a U.S. vision of democracy and peace. He believed that the best way to accomplish this goal was through the creation of an international organization called the League of Nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -On July 10, 1919, the president of the United States, for the first time since 1789, personally delivered a treaty to the Senate. This was no ordinary treaty; it was the Treaty of Versailles, ending World War I and establishing the League of Nations.