HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Central Powers, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Article 231 Of The Treaty Of Versailles
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1918, he made a speech to congress about the points that would make peace w/o victory, all sides could say that it was in their interest to agree to, making wwi a war to end all wars. Trying to find a way to end the war & use the opportunity to tackle the structural & cultural problems that had caused the war. The points seemed attractive to the germans, on the basis of the 14 points, ex. Guarantees that national armaments would be low & consistent. All french territory should be returned to france (from 1871) Readjustment of the borders of italy, based on nationality. The varied peoples of a-h should be able to divide & gain self-determination. Romania, serbia & montenegro should have borders determined by nationality of pop. Turkish part of ottoman empire should be given own sovereignty, but other parts should become their own state.
