At the end of World War I, every single country involved with the war was devastated with the loss of troops and resources. The total number of civilians and military casualties was over 41 million people. This war ended up being one of the most deadly events in the history of the human race. Every country also exhausted millions of dollars in order to supply resources and support to the troops away at war.
Every nation after the war was in very bad condition. France and Great Britain were especially devastated by loss after the war. They both put all the blame on Germany. The US though, especially Woodrow Wilson, wanted something different. He believed in establishing an agreement that would potentially limit the chance of another war like the one that had just finished. Part of this agreement was the League of Nations. It was a group that would help other countries solve their problems and prevent wars of this caliber from every occurring again (it doesn't work).
To further explain a point made above, Woodrow Wilson wanted peace in the world through his Fourteen Points, which was essentially a list of fourteen rules that would theoretically ensure a world in which war would never again occur. The fourteenth point of his blueprint for peace set up an international organization called the League of Nations. Member nations would agree to protect one another's independence and territorial integrity, ensuring that conflicts would be resolved before they escalated into war. Unfortunately for Wilson, his Fourteen Points was never passed; however the League of Nations lives today under the name the United Nations.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Woodrow Wilson's idea had the potential of saving the world for more wars, other countries were so focused on revenge that they didn't come into effect. While the other countries weren't excited by the Fourteen Points, Wilson was no going to give up on the League of Nations. He felt that if nothing else, this would be the plan that would help the idea of world safety the most.
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