Anglo-American relations at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919

In: Princeton Legacy Library

Abstract

The evolution of Anglo-American war aims, 1917-1918 -- From the pre-armistice agreement to the opening of the peace conference -- The opening of the peace conference -- The covenant of the League of Nations: an Anglo-American document -- Anglo-American policy and the Russian revolution, 1919 -- Anglo-American issues arising from the "preliminary peace," the military clauses, and the disposition of German sea power -- The principle of self-determination in Anglo-American policy: French security and the territorial settlement of western Europe -- The principle of self-determination in Anglo-American policy: territorial problems of eastern Europe and the Middle East -- The conflict of British and American policies in the reparations settlement -- Problems of immediate and long-range economic cooperation -- The revision of the covenant and Anglo-American naval rivalry; the birth of the international labor organization; the trial of the Kaiser -- American principles versus British treaty obligations: the territorial claims of Italy and Japan -- The Anglo-American reaction against the draft treaty and Lloyd George's proposals for revision, May 7-June 28 -- The breakdown of Anglo-American cooperation in the final stages of the peace conference: problems of Asia Minor, the Adriatic, and eastern Europe