Despite causing a big scene, Hughes had to acquiesce to a class C mandate for New Guinea. These included Tanganyika (now Tanzania), which went to Britain, and the Cameroons, which were split between France and Britain. Germany was required, under the terms of the treaty of surrender, to accept full responsibility for the war. In the meetings of the "Big Four" (in which his powers of diplomacy were inhibited by his lack of English) the Great Powers were only willing to offer Trentino to the Brenner, the Dalmatian port of Zara, the Island of Lagosta and a couple of small German colonies. Palestine, because of support for creating a Jewish homeland within at least part of the territory, was given a separate mandate with specific objectives. Credit is due under the terms of this license that can reference both the New World Encyclopedia contributors and the selfless volunteer contributors of the Wikimedia Foundation. In the impression of the Japanese delegation, they were only asking for the League of Nations to accept the equality of Japanese nationals; however, a universalist meaning and implication of the proposal became attached to it within the delegation, which drove its contentiousness at the conference.[6]. The Paris Agreement entered into force on November 4, 2016, … Ireland sent representatives in the hope of achieving self-determination and legitimizing the Republic declared after the Easter Rising in 1916 but had little success. see Danderson Beck, "Wilson and the League of Nations,", "The Palestine Mandate of the League of Nations, 1922," Mideast Web, The Hussein-McMahon Correspondence, Jewish Virtual Library, C. T. Evans, and A. Clubb, "T.E. h�bbd``b`Z$�� ��$&b�@�E�X;�uĪ�@:���D�>�Н$l�V��b`$@�g � _�
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Germany's allies were also charged with reparation. This strong opposition came from the British delegation. Lawrence and the Arab Cause at the Paris Peace Conference," Northern Virginia Community College, Art, Music, Literature, Sports and leisure, The Palestinian Mandate of the League of Nations, 1922, T. E Lawrence and the Arab Cause at the Paris Peace Conference", Foreign Affairs: Paris Peace Conference at US History.com, History of "Paris Peace Conference, 1919", https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Paris_Peace_Conference,_1919&oldid=1017249, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License, Supporting the Wilsonian League of Nations. Prime Minister Borden fought successfully for Canada to have its own seat at the Conference; Canada was no longer simply represented by Britain. Much was said about the need to protect minorities and create a more just world, but much of the business of the Conference involved nations protecting their own interests and trying to undermine those of others, such as the British vis-à-vis the French. Italy had been persuaded first to join the Triple Alliance and then to join the Allies in order to gain land. All other territories were promised to other nations and the great powers were worried about Italy's imperial ambitions. After most points were agreed on, the written document detailing the League was brought back to the U.S. to be approved by Congress. Makino was de facto chief as Saionji's role was symbolic, limited by ill-health. However, by the end of the war the allies had made contradictory agreements with other nations, especially in Central Europe and the Middle-East. 0
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2001. During World War I, he had recruited an Arab Legion to fight against the Ottomans with the support of Faisal's father, King Hussein, in return for assurances that an Arab state would be established in the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. in accordance with New World Encyclopedia standards. The first draft was presented to the League of Nations Commission on February 13 as an amendment to Article 21: The equality of nations being a basic principle of the League of Nations, the High Contracting Parties agree to accord as soon as possible to all alien nationals of states, members of the League, equal and just treatment in every respect making no distinction, either in law or in fact, on account of their race or nationality. Unfortunately, it sowed seeds that resulted not only in World War II but in subsequent conflicts such as the Lebanese Civil War and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. When Germany defaulted in 1923, French and Belgium troops occupied part of her territory. Most historians argue, however, that the sanctions humiliated Germany and placed too great an economic burden on the country, making, as Lloyd George predicted, another war inevitable. F����T��V��
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