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Why did the United States get involved in the Treaty of Versailles and what were the outcomes?
There is an old saying, "The French fight for glory, the British fight for land, and the Americans fight for souviners." There is truth in that saying. President Woodrow Wilson told the American people that: WE fight (in WW I) for a higher cause, not for land or glory, but for peace -- a war to end wars forever! He sumarized that thinking in what he called the "Fourteen Points." What he did, that few, if any have done, was to ask, What is the cause of wars? Then he proceeded to remove the causes. Part of the thinking that was involved was to end "The Great War" with no winners and no losers. This was such a good deal that Germany based its surrender on the thinking that the "Fourteen Points" would be the basis of the peace treaty. Wilson did not send representives to the meeting at Versailles, but personally went to the meeting himself. We Americans are isolated from the rest of the world, and often do not understand the thinking of others. We think our ways are so logical that surely everyone will join in our thinking. (This is often a mistake as the war in Iraq has shown.) Wilson failed to realize that the leaders of England (Lloyd George) and France (George Clemaceau) felt that they could not justify the deaths of so many of their people in the war, UNLESS they gained something. The idea of a war ending without any winners was NOT part of their thinking. They view Wilson as an idealist (which he was) and not one that thought in terms of the "real world." So the short answer to your question is: We got involved for the same reason as the Europeans -- to gain something -- Something for the whole world, something for many generations to come -- PEACE! Sadly Wilson was not listened to, with the result, as one French General said as he left Versailles at the end of the Peace Treaty. "Another war will start in 20 years." He was exactly right. World War II started in 1939, 20 years after the Treaty of Versailles was signed. Hope I didn't get carried away, John
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What problems can you foresee for Europe based on the outcomes of the Paris Peace Conference and the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
What problems can you foresee for Europe, based on the outcomes of the Paris Peace Conference and the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
Why did U.S. congress oppose the signing of the treaty of Versailles?
The United States did not want to be involved in international politics.
Who the Treaty of Versailles favored?
The treaty of Versailles favored the United States, France, and Britain. It favored them so much that it was the reason the treaty did not work.
Opposition of the Treaty of Versailles?
Opposition of the treaty Versailles
Which nation rejected the Treaty of Versailles negotiating its own peace agreement with Germany in 1921?
The United States, rejected the Treaty of Versailles in 1921.
What problems can you foresee for Europe based on the outcomes of the Paris Peace Conference and the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
What problems can you foresee for Europe, based on the outcomes of the Paris Peace Conference and the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
Why did U.S. congress oppose the signing of the treaty of Versailles?
The United States did not want to be involved in international politics.
Why did the U.S. congress oppose the signing treaty of Versailles?
The United States did not want to be involved in international politics.
Who the Treaty of Versailles favored?
The treaty of Versailles favored the United States, France, and Britain. It favored them so much that it was the reason the treaty did not work.
Hitler was confident that the Western states who had signed the Treaty of Versailles would?
have no intention of using force to maintain the Treaty of Versailles.
Opposition of the Treaty of Versailles?
Opposition of the treaty Versailles
What outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles was a condition that President Wilson opposed?
Germany was made to pay reparations to the allies.
Which nation rejected the Treaty of Versailles negotiating its own peace agreement with Germany in 1921?
The United States, rejected the Treaty of Versailles in 1921.
Under what treaty did Britain finally recognize the United States as an independent country?
Treaty if Versailles
Was the Treaty of Versailles responsible for moving the German people towards political extremism?
The German reaction to the Treaty of Versailles The German reaction to the Treaty of Versailles The German reaction to the Treaty of Versailles The German reaction to the Treaty of Versailles
Who represented US at versailles?
It was President Woodrow Wilson that represented the United States at Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919.
What document ended world war 1 and severely punished Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
