The League of Nation was the first world body which was set up with a view to avoid global wars. The proposal for setting up such a world body was mooted by President Wilson & was finally incorporated in the Treaty of Versailles which was concluded at Paris.
PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE
After the defeat of Germany, Austria , Hungary & Turkey Europe was faced with serious problems of having permanent peace in Europe. The victorious powers which met at Paris to have some settlement were faced wth many serious problems .
There were dificulties in even setting the basis for peace-making Each victorious nation wanted to protect its own interest and there were many clashing interests which were dificult to adjust.
World war I which began on july 28, 1914 ended on November 11, 1918 had terrible impacts and effects in terms of losses of life & property as well as on the social economic and political life of Europe. During the course of war as many as 65 million were mobilized of which 13 million died and 7 million were cripped and disabled. No distinction was maintained between the combatants and non-combatants. The impact can imaged from the fact that two-third of the population was affacted by the horrors of war. These resulted in serious economic crisis, social classes received serious setback. because of families and epidemics on the one hand and indiscriminate attacks in the civilian population on the other. The death rate of the civilians was more than the militany personnel. In brief the losses in the war in all aspects were un precedented.
Representative of the allies met in Paris in Januaryt 1919 to arrange a peace treaty with Germany . A leading role was played by the President Wilson of the United States. This reflected America's important contribution to Allied cause subce US loans had financed much of the war from 1916. Other important figures were Clemenceau, the prime minister of France, who wanted France to have permanent control of the left. bank bridgeheads or a buffer state along the Phine and Lloyd George, The british prime minister, whom the British public opinion wanted to extract maximum reparation from Germany. At the conference he acted as a moderating influenced between Willson's idealism and Clemenceau's desire for revenge.
A series of compromises were eventually reached . Lloyd George and Willson promised, for instance as compensation for the withdrawl of France's extreme demands, an Anglo-American, guarantee of the Fraench border. Later. When the USA refused to ratify the peace treaty, this guarantee lapsed.
PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE
After the defeat of Germany, Austria , Hungary & Turkey Europe was faced with serious problems of having permanent peace in Europe. The victorious powers which met at Paris to have some settlement were faced wth many serious problems .
There were dificulties in even setting the basis for peace-making Each victorious nation wanted to protect its own interest and there were many clashing interests which were dificult to adjust.
World war I which began on july 28, 1914 ended on November 11, 1918 had terrible impacts and effects in terms of losses of life & property as well as on the social economic and political life of Europe. During the course of war as many as 65 million were mobilized of which 13 million died and 7 million were cripped and disabled. No distinction was maintained between the combatants and non-combatants. The impact can imaged from the fact that two-third of the population was affacted by the horrors of war. These resulted in serious economic crisis, social classes received serious setback. because of families and epidemics on the one hand and indiscriminate attacks in the civilian population on the other. The death rate of the civilians was more than the militany personnel. In brief the losses in the war in all aspects were un precedented.
Representative of the allies met in Paris in Januaryt 1919 to arrange a peace treaty with Germany . A leading role was played by the President Wilson of the United States. This reflected America's important contribution to Allied cause subce US loans had financed much of the war from 1916. Other important figures were Clemenceau, the prime minister of France, who wanted France to have permanent control of the left. bank bridgeheads or a buffer state along the Phine and Lloyd George, The british prime minister, whom the British public opinion wanted to extract maximum reparation from Germany. At the conference he acted as a moderating influenced between Willson's idealism and Clemenceau's desire for revenge.
A series of compromises were eventually reached . Lloyd George and Willson promised, for instance as compensation for the withdrawl of France's extreme demands, an Anglo-American, guarantee of the Fraench border. Later. When the USA refused to ratify the peace treaty, this guarantee lapsed.
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