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Key Terms
Setting the Scene
Wilson's 14-Point Peace Plan
The Fight for the Versailles Treaty
The Paris Peace Conference
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Democracy
A system of government ran by the whole population or all the eligible members of state, typically through elected representatives.
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Where was Wilson going on the USS George Washington?
Europe
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Was Wilson's proposal of peace accepted by the countries that Germany attacked? What did they wanted instead of peace?
Wilson's proposal wasn't accepted in the countries that Germany attacked. They wanted revenge/ punish Germany instead.
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What happened to Wilson at the end of this section?
He was bedridden from a stroke.
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What are reparations? Who owed reparations to the Allies?
Reparations are cash payments that the Germans owed the Allies after the war.
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What was the main role of the League of Nations?
One job that the countries in the League of Nations did was to protect the other countries independence.
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Did Wilson's vision succeed?
No.
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Who wrote the Fourteen Points? What was the main goal for this plan?
President Wilson wrote the Fourteen Point peace plan to promote peace.
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How did Wilson spread the message of the Treaty?
Wilson spread the message of the Treaty by giving 37 speeches in 29 cities.
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What are two things that Germany had to give to the Allies?
1) Reparations. 2) Colonies overseas. 3) Livestock. 4) Timber. 5) Coal.
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Name two out of the four countries in the Big Four.
Britain, France, United States, and Italy.
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Who was on the USS George Washington?
President Wilson
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Wilson urged blank settlements of the disputes over colonies.
Peaceful
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What house voted against the Versailles Treaty?
The senate house.
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What was Wilson able to keep after the Treaty of Versailles was signed?
The League of Nations.
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What was Germany shocked by in the Treaty of Versailles?
The German's were shocked that they had to take full blame for the war and pay up to $300 billion dollars in reparations.
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What was Wilson's vision?
Wilson's vision was to make a just and lasting peace.
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Name two regulations of the Fourteen Point Plan.
1) Limited arms. 2) No more secret agreements. 3) Called for freedom of seas and trade. 4) Supported principle of self-determination. 5) Urged peaceful settlements of disputes over colonies.
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Why were people against the League of Nations?
People were against the League of Nations because they felt it didn't have enough authority to solve any pressing economic problems.
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What did three of the four Allies have in common?
They all wanted Germany to pay for what it had done to them.
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Fourteen Points
A peace plan that wanted to prevent future international problems. Made by President Wilson in January 1918.
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Where did the USS George Washington leave to head across the Atlantic? Hint: There is a Statute in this area.
The USS George Washington left from New York Harbor to head for Europe.
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Why did Wilson's Allies not want the Fourteen Point Plan?
The Allies didn't want the Fourteen Point Plan because the were more concerned with protecting their own interest rather than making a lasting peace.
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Who tried to change part of the League of Nations?
Henry Cabot Lodge.
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What was Germany not allowed to send when the haggling began to make the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany was not allowed to send delegates to represent them in the peace talks.