Social Science

Post War

1919:

• End of WW1

• “Spanish flu”/Influenza pandemic: originated from US, huge wipeout (~700,000)

• Labor strikes, racial violence

• President: Woodrow Wilson

  • idealist, democratic, peace; health bad

  • 14 Points: self-determination, free trade, freedom, no secret alliances, League of Nations

    • popular with public, not with European leaders (French and British Prime Ministers Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George) and Republican US Congress

    • Henry Cabot Lodge: republican in Senate

      • Reservationists: against League, require significant amendements

      • Irreconcilables: absolutely opposed Treaty of Versailles and League

    • Wilson led campaign across America

  • Treaty of Versailles: blame Germany, League of Nations