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SUBSTANDARD 10.6.1
THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES WAS CREATED BY THE ALLIES AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THE GERMAN MILITARY A NAVAL OR AIR FORCE. IT WOULD LIMIT THE GERMAN ARMY TO ONLY 100,000 TROOPS. IT ALSO PROHIBITED THE POLITICAL UNION OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA.
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WOODROW WILSON'S FOURTEEN POINTS
WOODROW WILSON'S FOURTEEN POINTS WAS AN EFFORT TO SET UP PEACE RULES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IT CALLED FOR OPEN AGREEMENTS OF PEACE, FREEDOM OF SEA NAVIGATION IN PEACE OR WAR, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EQUAL TRADE CONDITIONS, AND MORE.
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THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS WAS CREATED BY DIPLOMATS IN PARIS IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY CONFLICTS THAT WOULD LEAD TO DESTRUCTION. THE UNITED STATES, HOWEVER, DID NOT JOIN THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS, WHICH LIMITED ITS POWER TO SOME DEGREE. THE U.S. DID NOT JOIN BECAUSE OF OPPOSING ISOLATIONISTS IN CONGRESS.
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THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS DECLINATION
ONE REASON WHY THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS DECLINE WAS BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES DID NOT JOIN IT. THIS RESULTED IN THE LIMITING OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS' POWERS, THUS LEADING TO ITS DECLINE IN 1940.
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