President Wilson developed a program for a just peace even before the war ended. This program served as the focus of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. Wilson had to compromise on many of the points, but the final treaty included the heart of his peace program - the League of Nations. The U.S. Senate, however, rejected the treaty. Without American membership, the League of Nations proved inadequate to solve the world's postwar problems.
*Wilson's Fourteen Points*
*Versailles Treaty*
Your Assignment:
1) What were Wilson's Fourteen points all about?
2) What was the overall outcome of the Paris Peace Conference?
3) What organization today is similar to that of the League of Nations? Research what this organizations mission is today.
Due: Sunday 4/25/10 by no later than 11:59pm
Monday, April 19, 2010
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ReplyDelete1). the first 5 of Wilson's points were quite general, points 6 through 13 were more specific dealing with the situation of specific countries, and Wilson's final point was the most visionary.
ReplyDelete2). to the compromisation of President Wilson's on other nations demands.
3). The war in Iraq is simialr to the League of Nations today.
Theses were about a program for peace after the war. It sugessted The Legue of Nations. Most of his program dealt with self determination, and causes of war.
ReplyDeleteThe conference ended with Wilsons compromise to the Allieds that Germany pay all war damage costs, and the sevret treaties be honored.
The United Nations and NATO. They help resolve disputes between countries, prevent war, and are a necessary military force if needed.
Seeking to rally Americans to the war effort in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson promised a “war to end all wars,” and pledged to “make the world safe for democracy.” Making the world safe for democracy seemed a noble and just pursuit to Americans who watched as Europeans and Russians struggled with increasingly limited freedoms and leaders who acted out of vengeance, creating economic turmoil.
ReplyDeleteNearly one year after President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress and laid out his Fourteen Points, fighting in Europe had reached its end. In the last weeks of the war, Wilson used the promise of his Fourteen Points to persuade the German people to overthrow Kaiser Wilhelm II and establish an armistice. Under the armistice, Germany had to withdraw behind the Rhine River and surrender its submarines and munitions.
An Organization today that is similar to that of the League of Nations is the United Nations. They are a group of Nations trying to keep peace in all of the world.
They were pricipals for his program.
ReplyDeleteThe outcome for the paris peace conference was that wilson had to take care of the nations orders.
United nations.
President Wilson's Fourteen Points were a program for world peace after World War 1 that contained 14 principles including the creation of the league of nations. Nine of the points dealt with the issue of self-determination.
ReplyDeleteThe overall outcome of the Paris Peace Conference was that the allied demands that germany pay war damages and that secret treaties be honored force Wilson to Comprise.
An organization that is similar to the league of nations is the United Nations. It is a group of several different countries discussing with ways to establish world peace. The main concern of this organizations mission today is the use of nuclear weapons.
1) The Fourteen Points were President Wilson's program for the world peace after World War One that contained 14 principles, including the creation of the League of nations.
ReplyDelete2)The heart of the League Covenant required each member nation to "respect and preserve" the independence and territorial integrity of all other member nations.
3)United Nations is like the League of Nations today. United nations is with many countries trying to find a way for world peace. And to keep from more wars. To find a happy medium.
1. Nine of the points delt with the issue of self-determination or the right of people to gevoern themselves and the various territorial disputes created by the war. Other point focused on what Wilson considered the causes of war: secret diplomacy, the arms race, violations of freedom of the seas and trade barriers. But the final point, the establishmannt of the League of Nations, was the heart of Wilson's program.
ReplyDelete2.The outcome of the Paris Peace Conference was the Allied demanded that Germany pay war damaged and that secret treaties be honored forced Wilson to compromise.
3. The United Nations is like the modern day League of Nations. This is a group of several countries that discuss different ways to establish and keep world peace. One topic right now that they are debating on is that of what to do with the nuclear weapons they have made in the past.
President Wilson's program for world peace after World War one that contained 14 principles, including the creation of the League of Nations.
ReplyDelete1) Self determination was nine of the main points. President Wilson's program for world peace after WW1 that contained 14 principles, including the creation of the League of Nations.
ReplyDelete2) President Wilson had to compromise to other nations commands. So he could still be apart of the Nations.
3) The nuclear weapons is a big part in this time today. People are deciding on whether to get them or not.
1.) Nine of the points had to do with Self-Determination-the right of people to govern themselves-with various territorial disputes. The other points had to do with secret diplomacy, the arms race, violations of freedom of seas, and trade barriers.
ReplyDelete2.) Germany and the Central powers officiay surrendered and peace plan was started.
3.) The United Nations (U.N.) is similar to the League of Nations except the U.N. deals with conflicts and issues all over the world not just in Europe.
Wilson's Fourteen points were about a programfor world peace after World War 1 that contained 14different principles. Most of the points were for self-determination for people to govern themselves. The other points focused on secret diplomacy, the arms race, violations of freedom of the seas, and trade barriers. These points all led up the the main point- the League of Nations.
ReplyDeleteThe Paris Peace Conference was a gathering of most of the world leaders that had been in the Great War. The Big Four as they became know as, were Wilson, Vittorio Orlando, Lloyd George, and George Clemenceau. The overall outcome of the peace conference was not what Wilson had wanted when the nations signed the Treaty of Versailles.
The United Nations is the organization that is like the League of nations. The first UN peacekeeping mission was established in 1948. Overall their mission is to establish peace and negotiations between countries. They also want to lay the foundations for a long lasting peace.
it was to insure the us that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe
ReplyDeleteThe Conference also created the League of Nations.
Historians debate whether or not the terms imposed on Germany helped the rise of the Nazis and cause World War II, or whether the terms were the best that could be expected, given the mood of the victors.
1) Wilsion's fourteen points was a program for world peace. It contained fourteen principles, thus its name. Nine points dealt with self determination- the right of people to govern themselves. Other poents focused on what Wilson considered the causes of modern war: secret diplomacy, the arms race, violations of freedom of the seas, and trade barriers.
ReplyDelete9 of the points delt with self d
ReplyDeleteetermination
The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for Germany and other defeated nations, and to deal with the empires of the defeated powers following the Armistice of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 30 countries
north atlantic treaty organization they r pretty much who you go to if you get bommed
ReplyDelete2) Members of the Big Four insisted that Germany bear the financial cost of the war by making huge payments to the Allies. They also wanted several secret spoils-of-war treaties honored.
ReplyDelete3) The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries, and to provide a platform for dialogue. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions..said wikipedia.com.
1. Wilson's fourteen points were all about peace after the World War 1 that contained 14 principles, including the creation of the League of the Nations.
ReplyDelete2. Wilson had two options either to compromise or walk out. Indeed, at one point he ordered the George Washington to stand by to return him to the united states.But he realized that leaving would be an administration of failure. He also feared that without a comprehensive peace agreement, the Bolsheivik Revolution might spread from Russia into the already politically unstable regions of central and eastern Euroope. Wilson dtated on.
1) The Fourteen Points was a speech delivered by United States President Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1918. The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Points
ReplyDelete2)The peace conference ended up with blaming Germany with sole responcibliy of ww1. And they had to pay reperations to the allies. They didnt adopt all of Wilsons 14 points because Europeans wanted the Germans to pay for what they had done.
3) United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
wilson points were to help maintian peace especially among the world powers.
ReplyDeletethere was not much accomplished at the first conference wilson wanted his points to be a major part but he was not heard of very well.
the United Nation. the goal is to mantian world peace and defaet terrorism.
2)they came up with the League Covenant required member nations to try to resolve disputes peacefully.If nations failed, the nations were to observe a waiting period before going to war.
ReplyDelete3)UN is similar to that of the League of Nations.after the second World war by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, beter living standards and human rights.
1.) His fourteen points are about world peace and self determination.
ReplyDelete2.) The Allied demands Germany pay war damages and secret treaties be honored.
3.) A similar organization is the UN (United Nations.) They discuss world peace and they are currently trying to solve Nuclear weapons.
1.)Wilson's points were - well nine of the points had to do with Selfdetermination or the right of people to govern themselves the other 4 had to do with secret diplomacy.
ReplyDelete2.) Wilson had to take care of the nations orders and that germany pay war damages.
3.) The United Nations, (UN) is similar to that of the League of Nations.