Woodrow Wilson Fights for Peace

1. What was Wilson's 14th Point?
The 14th point was to create the League of Nations.

2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
The Treaty barred Germany from creating an army and made them pay for war damages.

3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
It humiliated Germany with a war-guilt clause, making them claim responsibility for starting the war. Also, because Russia was excluded from the peace treaty it lost more land than Germany did.

4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
He believed that a league of nations would threaten the U.S. foreign policy of isolation.

5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
He ignored the republican majority and when he chose members of the American delegation and refused to compromise.

6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf Hitler?
Nothing had been settled by the treaty of versailles and there was massive destruction and damaged social and political systems.

7. Who is George Clemenceau?
The French premier.

8. Who is David Lloyd George?
The British prime minister.

9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
Russia was not involved in the peace conference at all and as a result suffered badly. The country had recently been taken over by communists and was in disarray and was not able to participate in the conference.