Nationalism and the Formation of New Countries
Notes
- result of self determination
- New state of Poland formed
- New state of Yugoslavia formed
- Ottoman Empire "Sick Man of Europe" broken up
- Turkey formed
- Austria and Hungary split
- Czechoslovkia formed
- Bulgaria, Romania and Albania formed
- Estonia, Lativa and Lithuania formed
Quote
10."Self-determination should be allowed for all those living in Austria-Hungary."
11."Self-determination and guarantees of independence should be allowed for
the Balkan states."
-Woodrow Wilson ( 14 points )
11."Self-determination and guarantees of independence should be allowed for
the Balkan states."
-Woodrow Wilson ( 14 points )
Political Cartoon
Subjunctive Question
What would have happened if Woodrow Wilson wouldn't have come up with the term "self determination" Would the countries have eventually split up anyways?
Summary
As a result of Woodrow Wilson's self determination he put forward with his 14 points, many new nations were formed following the Peace Conference. Many of which were formed as a result of the separation of the Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman Empires.
Interesting Fact
"We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination."
-John F Kennedy
-John F Kennedy