Unit 6 Topic 3: Wilson's 14 Points & Treaty of Versailles

 What was the goal of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

• To impose disciplinary measures on aggressor nations

• To provide a plan for a just and lasting peace

• To distribute colonial possessions equally

• To implement a comprehensive reparations plan

What helped to persuade the German people to establish an armistice?

• The United Nations

• The Atomic Bomb

• The Sussex Pledge 

• Wilson’s Fourteen Points

President Wilson’s Fourteen Points included all the following elements EXCEPT 

• a call for open, not secret, diplomacy.

• guaranteed freedom of the seas.

• reduction of military armaments (weapons).

• a demand for a clause to place blame on Great Britain for the blockade.

President Wilson’s final point in his Fourteen Points called for

• the creation of a “general association of nations” (League of Nations).

• punishing Germany for the use of “unrestricted U-Boat warfare.”

• a reduction of military weapons.

• Allowing nations to trade freely without fear of retribution.

What countries were included in the Big Four and attended the peace conference?

• Japan, Russia, Great Britain, and France

• Russia, Germany, Great Britain, and France

• United States, France, Great Britain, and Italy

• France, Germany, Italy, and Great Britain 

Why did millions of people in Europe reject the idea that there could be peace without victory?

• They wanted vengeance against Germany and demanded that Germany pay for its actions. 

• They wanted to continue the war and completely destroy the Central Powers.

• They wanted to pretend that the war had not even occurred so everything could go back to the way it was before the war.

• They believed the Allied Powers were wrong and wanted to pay back Germany for all the warfare. 

Why did President Wilson make sacrifices on 13 of his Fourteen Points?

• He wanted to guarantee the League of Nations would be included in the Treaty of Versailles.

• He had a stroke and could not encourage the inclusion of all Fourteen Points.

• He thought that the first 13 points were no longer needed.

• He changed his mind and believed Germany should be punished.

What government institution must ratify all United States treaties?

• The Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives

• The United States Senate

• The United States Military

What treaty officially ended WWI for European countries?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Portsmouth

• Treaty of Ghent

After WWI, the main Republican opposition to the Versailles Treaty was based largely on the idea that the treaty

• did not punish the Central Power harshly enough.

• would require the United States to join the League of Nations and involve the U.S. in future military conflicts.

• did not give the United States an important role in world affairs.

• would require the United States to assume the cost of rebuilding the war-torn European economies.