HIS 1110 Lecture : HIS 1110-oct 13.docx
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Woodrow wilson was optimistic in the post wwi, america has no selfish ends to serve . In addition woodrow wilson stated that the us did not expect compensation for participation in the war. The british prime minster was david lloyd george. Absolute freedom of the sea in peace and war (as a result of neutral ships being sunk during the wwi by submarine warfare. ) Removal as much as possible of economic barriers. 8. to free french territories, and to return alsace-lorraine to france. Readjust frontiers of italy along the lines of nationality. Romania, serbia and montenegro should be returned to their own sovereignty. (yugoslavia: serbia, montenegro, bosnia- herzegovina, croatia, slovenia, Macedonia), wilson is behind the creation of yugoslavia. Portions of the ottoman empire, to be assured a secure sovereignty. (anatolia, should recognize a state called turkey ) all other parts should become autonomous. Not practical to be altering the frontiers of various states in europe, it was a complicated matter.