Why wilsons 14 points

Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Wilson returned to the United States and presented it to the Senate.

Although many Americans supported the treaty, the president met resistance in the Senate, in part over concern that joining the League of Nations would force U. Unfortunately, the president suffered a debilitating stroke while on tour.

The loss of presidential leadership combined with continued refusal on both sides to compromise, led Senate to reject the Treaty of Versailles, and thus the League of Nations. Despite the lack of U. While not always successful, and ultimately unable to prevent a second world war, the League served as the basis for the United Nations, an international organization still present today.

Open diplomacy without secret treaties 2. Great Britain objected to its freedom of the seas component, and much harsher peace terms were imposed on Germany. The frail Wilson became ill in Paris and suffered a series of strokes in as the fight over the League of Nations was underway in the United States. The League of Nations, a critical part of the 14 Points, was the subject of much debate in the Senate.

In September , Senate Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge introduced a version of the treaty for debate on the floor, with reservations that limited the need for the United States to join a military action called by the League of Nations. The Versailles Treaty would come back for another vote in March , only to fail again.

Other principles in the 14 Points document remained in the Versailles Treaty approved by other nations. The next day, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei dies in Italy at age The first person to use a On January 8, , Allied forces stage a full retreat from the shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, ending a disastrous invasion of the Ottoman Empire. The Gallipoli Campaign resulted in , Allied casualties and greatly discredited Allied military command.

On January 8, , Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse and his men—outnumbered, low on ammunition and forced to use outdated weapons to defend themselves—fight their final losing battle against the U. Cavalry in Montana. Six months earlier, in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, A message from Benito Mussolini is forwarded to Adolf Hitler.

In the missive, the Duce cautions the Fuhrer against waging war against Britain. On January 8, , Ragtime by E. The book deals with race relations in the s, mixing fictional characters with real figures from the era. The book was made into a movie and a In competing versions of the story, what Elvis Presley really wanted for his birthday was a rifle or a bicycle—both fairly typical choices for a boy his age growing up on the outskirts of Tupelo, Mississippi.

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