What Are The Fourteen Points Of The Treaty Of Versailles

The two big questions at the Treaty of Versailles were what to do with Germany, and what to do with the empire’s land. The Big Four consisted of representatives from the U.K., France, Italy, and the US. The European leaders wanted money to pay for damages, the empire’s land, and revenge. Wilson wanted world peace, and had fourteen points to help him obtain world peace.
One of the fourteen points was self-determination. This point was made to allow people to choose how they wanted to live, so there would be no more colonies. Another one of the fourteen points was the founding of the League Of Nations. This would be a place where countries could talk out their problems, instead of fighting it out.
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Congress decided that they did not want to join the League of Nations, because they didn't want to get involved in foreign affairs and future conflicts. They wanted the United States to make their own decisions. After WWI, Yugoslavia and Estonia were created. These countries would face problems later regarding culture, because many places’ cultures were spun together, making many people unhappy. The Middle Eastern colonies were split up to become colonies for empires. This could cause future problems because they would not want to be a colony, and would try and revolt against their empires. I believe the US made the right choice to not join the League of Nations. Most countries involved in WWI were devastated after the war, and in shambles. The US did not want to end up like those counties, so they would want to stay out of future conflict. Another reason that the US didn't join the League of Nations is that they wanted to make their own choices. They would be forced to do certain things, and help other broken countries, but the US wanted to make their own decisions and not be influenced by