Treaty of Versailles: The War for Peace Ch 6.3
Feb 16, 2016
Treaty of Versailles: The War for Peace
Ch 6.3
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
• Daily Goal: Understand how Wilson’s 14 points differed from the other Big Four.
• Ch 6.2 Notes Analysis-• Explain what actions the gov’t took in the US
to support the War.• Examples: WIB, NWLB, CPI.
Wilson v Allies
• Wilson wanted “Peace without Victory” and to create a League of Nations to maintain world peace.
• Europeans wanted to punish Germany. • The Treaty of Versailles left out most of
Wilsons proposals, but included the League.
Russian Revolution
• Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks led a Communist Revolution in Russia.
• Americans feared the US would be next.
Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles
• The Senate rejected the Treaty because it did not want the US joining the League of Nations because it was an entangling alliance.