AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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The Fourteen Points
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The League of Nations Plan
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Self-Determination
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The Mandate Plan
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the speech, Wilson directly addressed what he perceived as the causes for the world war by calling for the abolition of secret treaties, a reduction in armaments, an adjustment in colonial claims in the interests of both native peoples and colonists, and freedom of the seas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The two countries’ leaders wanted to see Germany pay reparations for the cost of the war and accept the blame for causing the war. Wilson’s intentions were very different. 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Response from Britain and France Upon hearing Wilson’s 14 Points, French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau was said to have remarked sarcastically, “The good Lord had only 10!” He believed Wilson’s peace terms were far too lenient to Germany. France had suffered heavy losses in the war.