End Of World War 1

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The end of World War One in 1918, was the reason that the Treaty of Versailles was signed and it was also the shadow of the Russian Revolution. There were three very important politicians that led this all. They were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. Most of them wanted to see the destruction of Germany but some like Lloyd George, were more cautious. There is some truth to the fact that opposition forces helped to defeat the treaty, but over all it was Wilson's stubbornness that led to its defeat in the Senate. Wilson's righteous views of his efforts were so strong that not even the advice and urging of his closest confidants could sway his stance.

In the primary steps to form the treaty, Wilson made a trip to Paris in order to organize a peace assignment Wilson outlined his peace proposals to the American Congress in on January 8 th, 1918 and They became known as the 'Fourteen Points' and 'Four principles'. Wilson also exasperated the Republicans because he refused to include a single republican senator; so the only choice he had to deal with was Henry Cabot Lodge; who happened to be Wilson's main rival. But this unawareness in bringing balance may have been the triumph, that would grow to obliterate Wilson. President Wilson and it would settle worldly issues controlled by the great powers. Wilson finally gained a conquest at the table when Old World diplomats agreed in 1919. They were to create the League Covenant, which was the main component to the final peace treaty. But after this was done President Wilson was urged back home to serious hostility. Directed by Lodge, the irreconcilables and the Battalion of Death destined the treaty and it's envisioned foreign entanglements, particularly with France. So the effect of all these would be that America would be forced to help fight another German invasion [DA].

Every thing wasn't all dandy when introducing the treaty either. Once the Treaty of Versailles was introduced to the community many liberals were not pleased with what it contained and covered. The liberals show, with The New Republican [DB], that they don't like the treaty and are not satisfied with what it has done. They believe it hasn't done enough. The New Republican shows why the liberals didn't agree with the Treaty of Versailles, which was that it did not offer peace so it did not make up for the war.

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