Chapter 2: Fourteen Points

What happened to Woodrow Wilson when he went on the road to tell people about the League of Nations?

He became ill & suffered from a stroke.

Why did the Germans force their ruler, Kaiser, to flee the country?

They were tired of war and close to rebellion. They wanted peace.

What was the purpose of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

To bring about a world government run by popular votes and open discussion.

What are the 5 important parts of Wilson's Fourteen Points?

1. free trade 2. an end to secret pacts between nations 3. freedom of the seas 4. arms reduction 5. a League of Nations

How many members of Senate must agree to American treaties with foreign powers?

2/3

Why was it a bad idea for Wilson to bring professors and Democrats as advisers with him to Europe?

Because none of them were Republican

Why did France want revenge?

Germany had invaded France twice (1870 & 1914)

Who was blamed for the whole war and given a huge bill?

Germany

Did the United States join the League of Nations?

No

How were leaflets describing the Fourteen Points delivered to Germany?

They were dropped from wood-framed airplanes.

Where was the peace treaty signed?

Versailles

According to a Supreme Court ruling, when can freedom of speech be punished?

When it presents a "clear and present danger?"

What is "self-determination?"

When people can determine their own fate by voting

Who said, "peace without victory?"

Woodrow Wilson

How were the new national boundaries decided in Europe?

by Allied politicians in secret meetings where they drew lines and argued over huge maps.

What did Wilson expect the League of Nations to do?

guarantee freedom to all the world's peoples and keep the peace between nations

What did the French want from Germany?

protection and repayment from what they suffered

What was the purpose of the Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918)?

to ban speech that might harm the war effort