Woodrow Wilson came to Paris bringing with him a peace program, which was about his moral, idealistic notion of a new world order. His idea was to link the instrument of surrender for the Germans to the creation of the League of Nations. On the way to Paris, Wilson went to England, where he spoke about how he wished to overthrow the old diplomatic system, which had led to the escalation of the war even before he had made his "Fourteen Points" speech in January 1918. When the US first entered the Great War, the President wanted that there be “peace without victory” and his Fourteen Points outlined a proposed arrangement that altered diplomatic relationships to such an extent that future wars could be prevented. Wilson could clearly see that the conclusion of the Great War was an opportunity for him to advance his progressive policies.
Explain why Castlereagh opposed harsh treatment of France at the Congress of Vienna (12) Castlereagh, the foreign secretary in the Liverpool government, played the role of conciliator at the Congress of Vienna. His main objective was to maintain a peaceful relationship with France so that trade could continue after being disrupted by the Napoleonic war; he did this through the introduction of the congress system in which the idea of balancing power between the powers was put forward. Firstly, Castlereagh wanted lasting peace not only with France but with the other powers. However, his main concern lay with France as too much violence towards them may have caused revenge attacks. They achieved this by penalizing France with indemnities; however, they didn’t embitter France to want to fight for revenge.
Wilson believed the treaty of Versailles should punish Germany but not so harshly that it would someday recover and seek revenge. However Wilson’s main aims were portrayed> through his fourteen points. But perhaps his main goal for post war Europe was to strengthen democracy in Germany so the citizens would not let its leaders cause another war. France suffered enormous damage in WW1. When the war ended the general population of France wanted revenge on Germany.
Also Austria-Hungary’s king and family visited Sarajevo- Bosnia was assassinated by conspirator Gavrilo Princip Austria striked back in revenge. But the most important came from countries distrust for one another because it led the Great powers of Europe-Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Britain, France, and Russia signed treaties pledging to defend one another. These alliances were intended to promote peace by promoting powerful combinations that no one would dare to attack. But 2 huge alliances emerged in the end. France longed to avenge its defeat in Franco-Prussian War, Bismarck signed treaties with other powered thinking they wouldn’t attack Germany alone.
America’s objective was to end the war and independent nation (506-508). France and America were allies merely as a means to an end. They both disliked Britain and wanted to weaken its forces. However, peace talks between Britain and America began in 1781,
World War One was a result of a result of Nationalism taking over European states. In the the 1900's European countries would see a direct result of nationalism as countries began to build upon the idea of mobilizing citizens under a single homogeneous culture. Nationalism formed a encouraging atmosphere for war; setting up national rivalries amongst Germany and Britain, Japan and America and also between Germany and Russia. This led to World War I. What nded World War 1 was the Treaty of Versailles passed by the Allied Powers, many believe this to also be the starting point of World War 2.
Allied countries agreed to defend each other, therefore when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia got involved to defend their Allie. Germany being Austria-Hungary’s Allie declared war on Russia. Germany seemed unstoppable and attacked France, turning the Britain,
Romanticism paved the way for European nationalism. Moving on to nationalism itself and the ways it can be brought about. One way was liberalism. Nationalistic liberals sought to reorganize social and political structures in order to achieve unity. There were those who firmly resisted liberals and endorsed conservatism, chief among them being the Congress of Vienna.
In order for Britain to win the war, they needed to alter their war strategies. The French and the Native Americans were initially allies. Under the guidance of British leader William Pitt, the war took a turn away from French victory as the Native Americans switched sides. By promising the Iroquois and Ohio Natives ‘clear and fixed’ boundaries between British territory and the
In an extraordinary move designed to demonstrate the federal government's preeminence and power, the President ordered militia from several other states into Pennsylvania to keep order. Another domestic problem was The Battle of Fallen Timbers. This battle is important because in this battle the US defeated the major native tribes and took parts of the Ohio territory. The domestic problems in the US led to great outcomes but also there were outcomes that should’ve been different. The foreign affairs that the US dealt with allowed the upcoming political parties to bring forth their ideas of how the government should be run.