HIS103Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, First Amendment To The United States Constitution, Unequal Treaty
Safe world for each nation, be free from aggression
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Removal of economic barriers, equal and free trade
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Exit Belgium, Russia, France, Italy, Romania, etc.
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Sovereignty for every state
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Establishment of association of nations
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President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
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Progressive and conservative internationalists in
United States growing during the war
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LEP called for American participation in a world
parliament that assembled periodically to change
international law
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U.S. should grow military and undertake independent
coercive action when "national interests" are
threatened
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Conservative internationalism advanced systematically
in June 1915 by League to Enforce Peace
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Evolved within context of U.S. neutrality
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Peace indispensable to change itself (women's
rights, etc.)
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Reactionary opponents of domestic reform and
advocates of militarism, imperialism, politics were
same
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Progressive
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Focused attention on creation of League
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Wilson had support of liberals, restricted child
labour, 8 hour work days, Revenue Act (tax against the
rich)
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Critique of European imperialism, militarism, and
balance of power
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Procedures for the arbitration of disputes and
self-determination
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Concept of "Wilsonian" -peace without victory
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Unrestricted submarine warfare: U.S. joins the war
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Russia exits war-peace negotiations
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No actual plans for League
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Violations of 1st Amendment rights ---> Wilson losing
support
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Republicans wanted all out victory
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Wilson's goals differ from the Allies
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Wilson would have to satisfy both American public and
Allied governments that Germany acknowledge military
defeat and political bankruptcy
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Americans against anything but unconditional surrender
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October 8 --> see how serious Germans were in peace
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Second note October 14: conformed to Allies and U.S.
wishes
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Wilson: Allies 'reaching for more than owed'
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Wilson accepted Allies basic military terms, as they
would have to accept in political terms
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"Wilsonian Concepts and International Realities" -Knock
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Tutorial 2.5: Whose peace?
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