HISTORY 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Financial System, Wilsonianism
16 Sep 2017
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Friends on the left deserted him, the right hounded him. Henry cabot lodge, republican senate leader, biggest critic. Own secretary of state robert lansing argued with wilson. Cut short by strokes, paralyzed on sick bed. Treaty with revisions proposed by republicans also blocked on wilson"s orders. Thought committing to new foreign relations constrict its own polity. Clashes with senate, france big hits to diplomacy strength. Overestimated physical strength, failed to grasp explosive social and economic legacy left by war. Couple all this to racial-lit riots in major cities. Promised to defuse reparations issue by depoliticizing the payments system. France and gb agreed to concede reduction in reparations by only 20% After young plan, france retained only 40% of reparation, gb only 22% Result of plan was to make burden to berlin more transparent and pin more responsibility b) c) d) e) Hitler saw chance to energize his movement a) Blowback from reichstag elections threatened it to obscurity.
