Wilson+at+Versailles



= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = // Woodrow Wilson //

Woodrow Wilson was the President of the United States of America. In office: March 4th, 1913 - March 4th, 1921

Aims of Wilson at Versailles:

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- He also demanded for disarmament, in addition, he wanted to create a League of Nations (it appeared in his [|Fourteen Points], designed to achieve world peace).=====

The most important of his Fourteen Points:
 * 1) =====No secret treaties=====
 * 2) =====Free trade between countries=====
 * 3) France to regain Alsace-Lorraine (The Germans had annexed the province during the Franco - Prussian War, 1880 - 1881)
 * 4) League of Nations to be set up

- He also promised to the people from Eastern Europe self-determination.

Motives:

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- He published his Fourteen Points as he thought that this would make a fair peace treaty. The most important one for him was the League of Nations as it would help to solve the problems without having to start another war. Disarmament would help to stop the manufacturing of guns or other warfare.=====