US History From a Brasilian's Perspective

N.B. To all those shorthand deprived:

WW - President Wilson PM - Prime Minister B - Britain
LN - League of Nations b/w - between --> - "lead to"
G - Germany F - France Am - America(n)


An Idealist Battles the Imperialists in Paris

46. Big Four at Paris Peace Conference - WW (US), Premier Vittorio Orlando (Italy), PM David Lloyd George (B), and Premier George " The Tiger" Clemenceau (F) (719 - 720)

47. WW's ultimate goal: a world parliament - League of Nations (720)

48. Compromise b/w WW idealism and naked imperialism: victors would not parcel out and annex conquered territory; instead, all land would be awarded to countires through the LN......--> in reality just a replay of prewar colonialism (720)

Hammering Out the Treaty

49. "irreconcilbles" or "battalion of death" = R militant isolationists led by William Borah (ID) + Hiram Johnson (CA) - against LN --> enabled opposition to WW to gain an upper ground ~> forces WW to beg in order to safeguard Am principles (Monroe Doctrine, etc) (721)

The Peace Treaty that Bred a New War

50. WW = forced to compromise until the Treaty of Versailles contained 4/23 principles ~> all in protection of growing LN (722)

51. G = disappointed + felt betrayed by WW. merits of treaty - liberation of oppressed minorities from foreign regimes (722)