post wwi ush-5.5. i. peace a.wilson is crucial at versailles peace conference b.he brings fourteen...
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Post WWI
USH-5.5
I. PeaceA. Wilson is crucial at
Versailles Peace Conference
B. He brings Fourteen Points1. Plan to eliminate all wars
a) Limit naviesb) End secret treatiesc) Reduce armsd) New nationse) International peace
organization – League of Nations
I. PeaceC. To get the League of
Nations created, Wilson gives in to the Allies anger
1. War Guilt Clausea) Blamed Germany for all of
the death and destructionb) Meant to make Germans
feel badly and depressed
2. Reparations were placed on Germany
a) $33 billion in 1921b) $439,565,519,181.62 in
2013
I. PeaceD. Many new nations
created from German, Austrian and Russian land
1. Borders aren’t drawn well
II. Fight for League of NationsA. In US Constitution, foreign
policy is the executive branch
1. Senate ratifies all treaties
B. Wilson created the League of Nations but the Senate refused to ratify the treaty
1. Didn’t want to give up the ability to declare war
2. Didn’t want to join wars b/c the LoN said so
II. Fight for League of NationsC. Wilson (Dem) refused to
compromise with the Senate (Rep)
1. Wilson went on a cross country speaking tour
a) Wanted to get Democrats elected to Senate so they’d vote yes
D. Wilson had a stroke and still didn’t compromise
E. US never ratified the Treaty of Versailles
1. Made our own peace w/Ger.
III. The 1920sA. Election of 1920
1. Dem. Cox supported Wilson
2. Rep. Harding wanted a return to normalcy
3. People liked “make the world safe for democracy”
a) WWI violence changed their minds
4. Harding won and US became isolationist
III. The 1920sB. US became world’s
leading economic power1. Leading exports2. Creditor nation3. Financial capital4. Still involved in Latin Amer.
IV. Waiting for WWIIA. US never joined the
League of Nations1. Sent observers2. Participated in international
conferences
B. Helped Germany pay the war reparations w/loans
1. Dawes and Young Plans
C. Didn’t do anything as dictators rose in Italy and Germany
IV. Waiting for WWIID. Stock Market crash in
October 19291. US worried about domestic
problems
E. Congress passed Neutrality Acts
1. Meant to keep US out of future wars
2. Delays US involvement in WWII