How Did The Treaty Of Versailles Embody The Principles Of The Fourteen Points
Versailles Peace Conference
A lot had happened during World War 1. The event that lit the fuse was the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But what we are going to talk mainly about is the resolution to the war, which is the peace conference that took place in Paris, France. This is where the Allied leaders and the Central Powers met to consider peace terms between the controversy states. The main question would be as to why did President Wilson have such difficulty getting his own allies at the Paris Peace Conference to accept the principles of the Fourteen Points? And to what extent did the Treaty of Versailles embody the principles of the Fourteen Points?
So to start off with what the question is asking, it’s asking why was it so hard for Wilson to have his own allies to accept the Fourteen Point. The Fourteen Points were statements of peace negotiations to help end the war. In the beginning, the Europeans agreed to these terms but …show more content…
I would say that the Treaty didn’t embody the principle of the fourteen points. In the beginning, it was the foundation for the Treaty but then after the Versailles Peace Conference, the Treaty of Versailles which came out of the conference was markedly different than Wilson's proposal. The result of the treaty Forced Germany to sign a "war guilt" clause and accept full responsibility for the war, Prohibited further alliances between Germany and Austria, Created a demilitarized zone between France and Germany, Saddled Germany with millions of dollars in reparations to the victors, Limited Germany to a defensive army only, with no tanks, Limited Germany's navy to six capital ships and no submarines. And Prohibited Germany from having an air force. These points were mainly from France because they won in the end during the whole negotiation and they wanted to punish
A lot had happened during World War 1. The event that lit the fuse was the assassination of the archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But what we are going to talk mainly about is the resolution to the war, which is the peace conference that took place in Paris, France. This is where the Allied leaders and the Central Powers met to consider peace terms between the controversy states. The main question would be as to why did President Wilson have such difficulty getting his own allies at the Paris Peace Conference to accept the principles of the Fourteen Points? And to what extent did the Treaty of Versailles embody the principles of the Fourteen Points?
So to start off with what the question is asking, it’s asking why was it so hard for Wilson to have his own allies to accept the Fourteen Point. The Fourteen Points were statements of peace negotiations to help end the war. In the beginning, the Europeans agreed to these terms but …show more content…
I would say that the Treaty didn’t embody the principle of the fourteen points. In the beginning, it was the foundation for the Treaty but then after the Versailles Peace Conference, the Treaty of Versailles which came out of the conference was markedly different than Wilson's proposal. The result of the treaty Forced Germany to sign a "war guilt" clause and accept full responsibility for the war, Prohibited further alliances between Germany and Austria, Created a demilitarized zone between France and Germany, Saddled Germany with millions of dollars in reparations to the victors, Limited Germany to a defensive army only, with no tanks, Limited Germany's navy to six capital ships and no submarines. And Prohibited Germany from having an air force. These points were mainly from France because they won in the end during the whole negotiation and they wanted to punish