Clemenceau, Lloyd-George, and Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference In 1919 at the end of WW1, 32 nations met in Paris, including the leaders of France, Britain and USA; Clemenceau, Lloyd-George and Woodrow Wilson. Each of these three countries was determined to present the interests' of their nations at the Peace Conference. "The victors wished to secure a permanent peace based on reconciliation with their foes, but at the same time they wished to punish those guilty of causing the war."[1] Georges Clemenceau only desired revenge and a punitive peace with Germany. The French government was determined to force Germany to pay back war reparations; for the money borrowed, the reconstruction of France, and the losses incurred due to the war. Clemenceau also wanted Germany to take full responsibility for the war, thus humiliating her and making her liable for full reparation claims. After WW1, France wished to take advantage of Germany's weak state to boost her own power. Clemenceau demanded to reduce Germany's manufacturing, coal, and iron industry, by pledging to take Alsace-Lorraine, the Rhineland, Upper Silesia and East Prussia. "For Clemenceau, victory had given Francea short term advantage, which she should exploit before Germany's larger population and greater economic strength reasserted itself."[2] Other than financial gain, Clemenceau understood the possibility of military threat from Germany emerging in the future. He believed the only way to maintain peace was to rearm; and disable Germany so it would be unable to attack. Clemenceau also aimed to establish a protective barrier between itself and Germany, and wante... ... middle of paper ... ...nomic and military sanctions, the League of Nations intended to protect collective security. A new level of open and democratic international relations would be established, with social, political and economic problems being thoroughly dealt with. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Rayner, E.G. (1992) The Great Dictators: International Relations 1918-39 London: Hodder & Stoughton [2] O'Brien, C. & Merritt, A. (1996) 1914.1918 The World at war Australia: Heinemann Educational Australia [3] [4] [5] [6] Taylor, A.J.P. (1988) History of World War 1 Spain: Black Cat [7] [8] http://www.nps.gov/elro/glossary/wilson-woodrow.htm [9] Evans, D. (1984) Europein Modern Times 1900-1975 London: Edward Arnold [10] McDonough, F. [11] [12]
At the end of World War One, Germany was required to pay a large sum of money to the Allies consequently resulting in the German Depression. The sum Germany had to pay was set after the Treaty of Versailles was enacted at approximately six billion, six hundred million – twenty-two billion pounds, (World War Two – Causes, Alan Hall, 2010). The large amount of reparations that Germany had to pay resulted in a depression and angered the Germans because they thought it was an excessive amount of money to pay, (World War Two – Causes) The Germans hatred of the Treaty of Versailles was of significant importance in propelling the Nazis to power. Germany could not pay their reparations and was forced into a depression, (World War II – Causes). The Treaty of Versailles deprived Germany of its economic production and its available employments, (World War II – Causes). The German Depr...
Rhetorical Analysis of Woodrow Wilson's War Address to Congress. With the status of the country’s belligerency heavily in question, an. apprehensive President Woodrow Wilson prepared to request from an unmotivated and unprepared country, a declaration of war against Germany. After exerting every attempt possible to retain the peace and honor of the United States, the President was finally forced to choose between the two. in which he opted for the latter (Seymour 26).
...fter suffering big losses. There was fear that Germany would rise again if allowed to walk away with too much. Also, the allies had already made quiet deals if the war was won, so negotiations were not starting from scratch. President Wilson’s idea of peace was not likely to succeed.
The speech “War Message” by former president Woodrow Wilson is one of the most memorable speeches of all time. He is able to capture the audience’s attention and really make them listen with the help of many rhetorical elements. Woodrow Wilson is by far one of the best presidents this nation has ever seen and also one of the best speakers of all time. The magnitude of this speech and what it is about gives it such an appeal without even trying. The rhetorical elements of this text such as ethos, pathos, and logos are what gives this speech its credibility, its powerfulness, and its persuasiveness.
In addition, having lost the war, the humiliated Germans were forced by the Allies to sign the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 that officially ended World War I. According to the harsh terms of the treaty, Germany had to hand over many of its richest industrial territories to the victors, and was made to pay reparations to the Allied countries it devastated during the war. Germany lost its pride, prestige, wealth, power, and the status of being one of Europe's greatest nations. (Resnick p. 15)
The history of the relationship between Indigenous Peoples of the North America and European settlers represents a doubtlessly tragic succession of events, which resulted in a drastic decline in Indigenous population leading to the complete annihilation of some Native groups, and bringing others to the brink of extinction. This disastrous development left the Indigenous community devastated, shaking their society to its very pillars. From the 1492 Incident and up to the 19th century the European invasion to the North America heavily impacted the social development of the Indigenous civilization: apart from contributing to their physical extermination by waging incessant war on the Indian tribes, Anglo-Americans irreversibly changed the Native lifestyle discrediting their entire set of moral guidelines. Using the most disreputable inventions of the European diplomacy, the colonizers and later the United States’ government not only turned separate Indigenous tribes against each other but have also sown discord among the members of the same tribe. One of the most vivid examples of the Anglo-American detrimental influence on the Native groups is the history of the Cherokee Nation and the U.S. Indian Removal Policy. The Cherokee removal from Georgia (along with many other Indian nations) was definitely an on-going conflict that did not start at any moment in time, but developed in layers of history between the Native Americans, settlers of various cultures, and the early U.S. government. This rich and intricate history does not allow for easy and quick judgments as to who was responsible for the near demise of the Cherokee Nation. In 1838, eight thousand Cherokees perished on a forced march out of Georgia, which came to be called the T...
The first step in identifying whether or not the peace settlement after World War I (WWI), would be the effectiveness of communication to the Germans. In order to properly communicate, one must simply tell the people involved what the conditions are and the consequences for not following them. In addition, the demands must be moderate and the opponent needs to be made clear that it will not favor them in the long run if they do not comply to the terms. While Germany was effectively given the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, one could argue that it was done in an unfair manner. Germany was not even present at the negotiations of the Treaty of Versailles and the Germans expected something along the lines of Wilson’s 14 point plan. At the end of the discussions,
During the conflict all of Germanys colonies had been lost to the allied powers, it was decided that these colonies would not be returned, annexed or given immediate independence. Instead they were to become mandates of the allied powers under the League of Nations supervision in preparation for independence at a later date. However the mandated countries were treated as colonies of the allies and so the mandate did little to please Germany. Germany was distressed further when the industrial coalfields of Saar went to France for a 15-year probationary period ending in a plebiscite between France, Germany and League control. The decision to give France the Saar was mainly due to French insistence.
her army reduced to a very low number as 100 000 volunteer men and been
Keeping Peace of the League of Nations in the 1920's After WW1 the world was determined never to experience such horrors again. A League of Nationswas created so that countries had an equal say in world affairs despite their size and greatness and settled disputes by talk and not conflict. It was set up on the belief that all nations would join, all nations would follow the rules and be punished if they didn't. The League also hoped to encourage disarmament so that countries felt safe with the protection of the League. The main purpose League was that through 'co-operation' and 'concern' for the world, it would prevent another world war.
In our survey of the "top 100" speeches of the twentieth century, Woodrow Wilson's “War Message” ranked 19th and his “Final Address for the League of Nations” (the Pueblo speech) ranked 72nd. Why do you think these speeches are regarded as two of the "top 100" of the century? One is ranked much higher than the other. Do you agree with this ordering? Why or why not? Be sure to engage with strengths and weaknesses of each.
The Yalta Conference took place February 4th to 11th in Crimea. At the Yalta Conference it was intended to accomplish the final defeat of Germany as well as other things. Several people such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill were involved at the Yalta Conference. At the Yalta Conference they wanted to accomplish protecting themselves from German Invasion and gaining more territories. However, not everyone got what they wanted out of the Yalta Conference. There were several people involved in the Yalta Conference, many things were wanted accomplished, and not everyone got what they wanted.
The war reparation resolution was proposed by both Australia and the United Kingdom, and eventually became Article 231 of Treaty of Versailles. The article assigned complete blame for the war to Germany, required Germany to accept full responsibilities for causing the war, and must pay a set of reparation appointed by the Great Powers. The reparation impositions were considered to be retaliation to the reparation forced upon France by Germany in the Treaty of Frankfurt after the Franco-Prussian War. The recompense form of the war varies among different forms, from coal, steel, and gold, to intellectual property. According to the treaty, Germany will finish paying off the reparation in year 2020. The reparation, no doubt, is only another indirect way of limiting Germany's growth in any field possible and has added another pair of shackle on the already weakened Germany economy, some historians beli...
After WWII, many politically influential people saw a need to create some form of interdependence between the nation states of Europe as a means to preventing further war (Watts, 2008: p6). In 1951 Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg all signed the Treaty of Paris creating the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC); the beginnings of an integrated Europe which has seen many changes since its creation (Thody, 1997: p1). Today it has become the highly integrated European Union with 28 member states, 18 of which share a single currency (Archick, 2014: p1). The process of EU integration is a complex one, as can be seen in its history and will surely be seen in its future. There is no simple explanation that can successfully explain the growth of the EU from a economic community of six nation states to the political and economic union it has become today. However there are two competing theories for explaining EU integration that give opposing views on the matter, neo-functionalism and intergovernmentalism. In this essay I will examine both theories and attempt to reach a conclusion if either successfully explains EU integration.
France aimed to get revenge on Germany for the Franco - Prussian war of 1970 - 1971 where France were disastrously defeated, Germany aimed to stay free from an invasion from France and keep Austria-Hungary happy as France and Austria- Hungary were on either side of German, and Russia wanted an ally so it could feel safe form Germany.