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Post War

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To end the war
What was the overall PURPOSE of the Paris Peace Conference?
January 18, 1919-June 28, 1919
When did the conference begin? When did it end?
Italy, Britain, France, and United States
Though the conference was attended by over 70 delegates from 17 different countries, it was dominated by the leaders of what 4 countries?
Wanted to preserve and expand its expire
What was the British GOAL for the conference?
Wanted to punish and weaken Germany, preserve Germany, and expand its empire
What was the French GOAL for the conference?
Wanted to gain new territory
What was the Italian GOAL for the conference?
Wanted to spread democracy, give people the right to govern themselves, identify the causes of the war and prevent future wars.
What was the American GOAL for the conference?
They though his ideals were good, but unrealistic. They came to view him as self-righteous and arrogant
How did the leaders of Britain, France and Italy view Woodrow Wilson? What was their impression of him?
British, French, and Italians wanted to impower themselves. Punish Germany. US wanted to impower those suffering.
What was the main difference between the goals of the British, French, and Italians, and the goals of President Wilson?
Safe for democracy
When the US entered WWI, Wilson said that the US was fighting to make the world
It would resolve the problems that had caused the war, and reshape Europe so that another war wouldn't be necessary.
Wilson had also referred to the war as "the war to end all wars." What did he mean by this?
Fourteen Points
What was Wilson's program for world peace called?
Spreading democracy and Preventing future wars by identifying the CAUSES of war
What were the 2 main goals of this program?
Secret diplomacy, arms race, violations of freedom of the seas, trade barriers
What did Wilson identify as the four main CAUSES of modern war?
The heart of the program International body designed to prevent offensive wars.
What was the League of Nations? What was its main PURPOSE?
Disarm, Responsibility, and Reparations
Wilson was unable to get much of his Fourteen Point program included in the final draft of the Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on June 28, 1919. By the terms of the treaty, Germany was forced to ______ admit full _______ for the war, and forced to pay billions of dollars in ________
Denmark and Poland
Name 2 regions that were removed from Germany control by the treaty?
Rhineland and Saarland
Name two regions that were occupied by Allied troops after the war?
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