of another world war was beginning to take place in Germany. By the end of

World War I, the economic and social foundation of European society was

shaken. France had lost twenty percent of its young to

middle-aged men, and Germany had also lost well over 15 percent. A Treaty

was being proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in hope to finally end the

bloodshed brought on by the first World War.

The "victorious" Allied Powers met in Paris in January 1919 to speak of

peace treaties to finally end the devastating war. President Woodrow Wilson

had drawn up a series of proposals that he hoped would mark the beginning

of a lasting era of peace and prosperity. These proposals came to be known

as the Fourteen Points. The first five proposals would help set general goals

for the postwar and aftermath. They included the following:

3. Removing economic barriers to trade

4. Reducing the size of national armies and navies

5. Adjusting colonial claims with fairness toward the colonial peoples

The sixth through the thirteenth propositions implied changing national

not invited to attend the conference.

countries insisted that Germany pay for the pain and death caused by the

punishment dealt out by the Treaty of Versailles. This clause placed sole

proposition to end W.W.I. In addition to Germany, other countries also felt

instead of war. This fourteenth point eventually led up to the formation of the

problem among the Germans. In fact, the intense pride for their country

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