Comparing Wilson's 14 Points And The Treaty Of Versailles

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The huge contrast between Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles was that the Wilson’s Points were about being thoughtful to different countries and things like that while the Treaty of Versailles was very anti-Germany. In the 14 Points, Wilson laid the foundation of having countries not by any means attempt to exploit different countries - it was extremely idealistic. But the case of the Treaty of Versailles,it truly intended to rebuff Germany in various perspectives. For instance, it took a great deal of land from Germany despite the fact that the general population living on those bits of area were German (this conflicts with ethnic groups administering themselves).

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