Woodrow Wilson was the president of the United States during WWI. Wilson was a strong supporter of isolationism, but was forced to declare war on April 6, 1917 when the Germans sent the Zimmerman note to Mexico. During the war Wilson wrote his Fourteen Points which outlined an idealistic peace in Europe. Following the war, he went to Paris to join the Paris Peace Conference. There he established the League of Nations of which Germany was not a part of. To Wilson's dismay, Congress denied the United States joining the League of Nations. Also, while Wilson was in Paris he helped write the Treaty of Versailles. Wilson did not want the treaty to be too harsh on the Germans, unlike his French counterpart Clemenceau who wanted full revenge on the Germans. For his efforts during WWI, Wilson won the Noble Peace Prize in 1919.
No comments:
Post a Comment