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The end of World War I left much of America confused on the country’s role in world affairs. Many people believed that the United States should primarily worry about its own issues and problems, and let the world handle their own problems. But President Woodrow Wilson was not one of those people. He believed that the United States should be directly involved in the issues affecting all of the countries of the world. He also wanted the United States to be the country to make a push for a League of Nations. “The people of the United States could act upon no other principle; and to the vindication of this principle they are ready to devote their lives, their honor, and everything that they possess. The normal climax of this the culminating and final war for human liberty has come, and they are ready to put their own strength, their own highest purpose, their own integrity and devotion to the test.” Wilson believed that if the United States needed to be a part of a League of Nations in charge of keeping peace around the world, this would keep America

After WWI, my dear President wanted “peace without victory”, and pointed out 14 points, including establishing a League of Nations, in order to realize his idealism of the world. However, the French leader Clemenceau, known as “the tiger”, he felt that Wilson was totally a snob. He claimed even the good lord

They agreed with most of the treaty that was presented to them, after the negotiations with Britain and France; however, they had an issue with the League of Nations. They did not want the United States to have to answer to the League or be tied to other countries. They believed that by joining the League, the United States would no longer be in control of its own foreign policy, jeopardizing its independence (Document A). They further believed that the American people, who up to this point had historically been isolationists (not wanting to be involved in foreign affairs), were not ready to support American participation in the League of Nations. Furthermore, they believed that collective security was unlikely to work - it would help with large scale issues like World War, but it would be counterproductive when it came to minute disputes, and they did not want the United States to be tied down by foreign entanglements and alliances (Document E). Wilson, however, was uncompromising, he realized that if the League was created without the United States in the it, Britain and France would take control and punish Germany economically for the war, which they did, and it led to another world

2. League of Nations – Woodrow Wilson wanted the United States to join the League of Nations as it was “the only hope of mankind…Dare we reject it and break the heart of the world?” Wilson wanted to prevent another WW1 like war from happening. He wanted to keep peace among all nations. Roosevelt distrusted Wilson

In Henry Cabot Lodge’s speech, (Document B) presented on August 12, 1919, he emphasizes the idea that the League of Nation will be a bad thing for the United States. In his speech, he states “The United States is the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the interest and quarrel of other nations, if you tangle her in the intrigues of Europe, you will destroy her power for good and endanger her very existence. Leave her to march freely through the centuries to come as in the years that

The League of Nations was an organization that was made to prevent future wars. Some did not like the league because it did not prevent WWII. This could help in the years to come, because it may prevent WWIII. Another positive effect of the war was greater appearance of women. Before WWI, women could not have all the jobs that men could.

Even as Americans were starting to join the fight Wilson was able to look ahead to when the conflict would end. He knew that America could secure peace not only for those in Europe but for those who were yet unborn. Wilson’s wisdom and knowledge allowed him to find a better way towards peace through his Fourteen Points of peace and the founding of the League of Nations. These achievements are why Woodrow Wilson is

Simply, put Wilson’s promise was just to good to be true. His administration had convinced so many across the world of his greatness that when he failed it become a huge let down. How could the savior of mankind though fail? The European powers had a hand in Wilson’s downfall. Instead of the European’s breaking apart their own colonies and Germany’s instead they divided Germany’s colonial empire amongst themselves. Furthermore, with the League of Nation being a Western dominated institution, these colonial divisions became mandates or protectorates. In fact Wilson may have caused the European powers, mostly Britain and France, to cling to their imperial dominions and create stricter control and authority unto them. In fact Britain and France took Wilson’s idea of self-determination and creating a national identity and during the creation of these mandates drew the lines of the areas they controlled. These borders formed the countries of Iraq, Kuwait, Trans-Jordan and many other Middle Eastern

Wilson’s fourteen points summarise the quest for international cooperation in achieving and maintaining peace. However, this can be questioned as the first paragraph also suggests a self-centred approach taken by Wilson. The speech suggests that the USA is the only ones with the capacity to achieve such peace, the programme of the world's peace, therefore, is our programme; and that programme, the only possible programme. It reflects a world view and hierarchy, suggesting one big American alliance rather than an idea of international cooperation. This is also further illustrated on in Wilson’s speech, his concern for the safety of the USA is key in the way he treats countries such as Russia and Germany, and his disagreement with some of the terms in the Treaty of Versailles. In point six of the speech when dealing with Russia it talks of securing the best and freest cooperation of the other nations of the world. Wilson was careful in how he achieved peace, as he wanted to maintain relationships with countries within Europe, whilst keeping USA dominance ad not upsetting France and Clemenceau who wanted harsh treatment of Germany. This is illustrated in point eight of Wilson’s fourteen points.

The reason that the league of nation was failure is because they were not stronger and they didn’t have their own army. They were weaker because they didn’t have America in the league of nation and they were one of the country’s that were stronger. They had some countries that were in the league of nation but they were weak such as Britain and France.

In August 1914, Europe descended into war, without the support of U.S. Wilson refuses to get involve in the European conflict, until German forced Wilson to declare war on the central powers because of German’s declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare. When the war ended in November 11, 1918, Wilson negotiated a covenant for the League of Nation that he believed would sustain a world order. However at home, the congress rejected the League of Nations. Now, Wilson is admired by some scholars while hated by others. Some has praised him for his vision, while others criticized him for his impractical ideal.

After taking office, Wilson quickly changed an ambitious foreign policy. Although he drew upon several classic traditions in U.S. foreign relations, most notably a faith in the importance of democracy, Wilson's foreign policy was unique in its own right. Other points, "Wilsonianism" advocated the spreading of democracy, the opening of global markets, the creation of an international organization dedicated to keeping peace, and an active global role for the United States. It was through entry into World War I that Wilsonianism reached its climax. "The world must be made safe for democracy," stated the President. It seems his main aspirations were to create and lead the globe in a peaceful manner, which seem to foreshadow actions to come (League of Nations)

The failure of the League of Nations was one of the main reasons for the outbreak of war. It exposed weaknesses which encouraged Hitler to invade. The League had failed to resolve the major political disputes. There were a number of such incidents but the most important ones were the Manchurian Crisis, 1931 and the Abyssinian Crisis, 1935. In 1931, the members of the League

His credibility can come from his stance in the government and the role he played during World War One which was helping the Allies defeat the Central Powers. Because he was the president of the United States, one of the world's strongest superpowers, he would not be ignored when offering suggestions. In Wilson’s early childhood, he had seen the horrors of war towards the end of the Civil War, which gives him insight into how peace could be achieved before he was interested in being president. Wilson attended Princeton, University of Virginia Law School, and John Hopkins University, thus giving him more credibility because he is very well educated on multiple topics ("Woodrow Wilson." The White House.). During his speech, he was very fair minded and suggested solutions to problems that all countries faced, and not just what would benefit a single country. As an example, Wilson believes that nations should “live its own life [and] determine its own institutions”, which backs up the statement that he wants every nation to be its own and respected by other countries (American Rhetoric: Woodrow Wilson -- The Fourteen Points). The Fourteen Points speech was entirely about peace negotiations and this allows him to show his morals throughout the speech. His morals being that he does not want any more fighting, and he believes that the world should be a safe place for all humans and nations to coexist with one another. In fact, Wilson and his secretary of state wanted to base their foreign policy on “moral principles rather than selfish materialism” ("Woodrow Wilson: Foreign Affairs."). This in turn builds up his ethos because the citizens of America knows that he follows morals that most Americans follow as

"The League of Nations was doomed To failure from the start" Adam Jenner Many may believe that the League of Nations was doomed to failure as soon as the doors of their Geneva headquarters were opened; many may say that it was built on unstable foundations; that the very idea of it was a grave misjudgment by the powers that were. Indeed it is true that the League of Nations, when it was set up was marred with many fundamental flaws. The League of Nations was formed after the end of the First World War. It was an idea that President Wilson introduced as an international police force to maintain peace and to ensure the devastating atrocities like the First World War ever happening again. The principle mission of the League of Nations was to maintain World Peace. Their failure as the international peacekeeping organization to maintain world peace brought the outbreak of Second World War. Their failure in policing and preventing peace in settling disputes throughout Europe, erupted into the most devastating war ever. Through my analysis of the failures of the League of Nations to maintain world peace, my arguments will demonstrate the understandings of the reasons and events that created the most devastating environment for the Second World War.