HY 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: United States Senate Committee On Foreign Relations, Article 231 Of The Treaty Of Versailles, Austria-Hungary
29 Aug 2016
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Fourteen points speech, january 1918, and the league of nations. We can"t have these old business rules and treaties . In january, wilson again says he wants a hand in the peace: wilson"s fourteen points speech. We need all nations of the world to be self-determining. We need a new way of solving international conflicts: thus, the league of nations: league of nations tries to resolve international issues without war. Could be used as a collective security thing. The paris peace treaty, 1919: a progressive document for a postwar world. Wilson makes a series of blunders; he makes ill-timed mistakes. Does not build a coalition when he goes to paris. Wilson makes his participation in the peace plan an election issue (if you support my. This was a year without a presidential election. Wilson goes to paris himself he does not take any republicans with him; he thinks he can create the best treaty as possible, himself.
