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World War I: Making the Peace
As Europe struggled to recover from the devastation of war, world leaders met in Paris to craft a peace treaty. American President Woodrow Wilson boarded a steamship bound for Europe jut weeks after the war ended. He said he decided to go in person to Paris, where Allied leaders would make the peace. Wilson was certain that he could solve the problems of old Europe. “Tell me what is right,” Wilson urged his advisors, “and I will fight for it.”
Sadly, it would not be that easy. Europe was a shattered continent. Its problems, and those of the world, would not be solved at the Paris Peace Conference, or for many years afterward.
World History: Connections to Today, page 694
1. Who were the major leaders involved in creating the peace treaty following the end of WWI? (Name of leader and country they represented)
2. Who were the Big Three and what was their role at the Peace Conference?
3. Identify at least 3 issues that were to be settled at the Paris Peace Conference following WWI.
a.
b.
c.
d.
4. What were Woodrow Wilson’s goals during the peace talks? How did his goals differ from those of other Allied leaders?
5. Identify at least 3 outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles.
a.
b.
c.
d.
World War I: Making the Peace
As Europe struggled to recover from the devastation of war, world leaders met in Paris to craft a peace treaty. American President Woodrow Wilson boarded a steamship bound for Europe jut weeks after the war ended. He said he decided to go in person to Paris, where Allied leaders would make the peace. Wilson was certain that he could solve the problems of old Europe. “Tell me what is right,” Wilson urged his advisors, “and I will fight for it.”
Sadly, it would not be that easy. Europe was a shattered continent. Its problems, and those of the world, would not be solved at the Paris Peace Conference, or for many years afterward.
World History: Connections to Today, page 694
1. Who were the major leaders involved in creating the peace treaty following the end of WWI? (Name of leader and country they represented)
2. Who were the Big Three and what was their role at the Peace Conference?
3. Identify at least 3 issues that were to be settled at the Paris Peace Conference following WWI.
a.
b.
c.
d.
4. What were Woodrow Wilson’s goals during the peace talks? How did his goals differ from those of other Allied leaders?
5. Identify at least 3 outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Online Databases
Virtual Reference Collection
History Study Center
Wilson Biographies
Encyclopedia Britannica Online-Student Edition
World Book Online
Thomson Gale Databases
Student Resource Center
Online Catalog
Websites
