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Question 1

wilsonian vision of democracy

Answer 1

Wilsonian vision of democratic self determined nations foundered on reality of economics, aggressive nationalism, and revived political conservatism, nations lacked will and skill to make new democratic parliaments work, many believed parliamentary politics inherently corrupt.

Question 2

paris peace treaties

Answer 2

became domestic political issues, objections arose from nationalistic concerns/resentments, demand for further adjustments, F thought peace not adequately enforced. New Roles for Gov and Labor: throughout euro, war gave labor new prominence, better wages, admitted to high political councils, destroying previous internationalism of labor, collective bargaining and union recognition firmly established, social conditions of workers rose, while middle class stagnating, middle class suspicious of new role of socialist political parties, sought to fend of further working class, socio- economic advances, became conserve political force in 1920’s.

Question 3

warren harding

Answer 3

widespread desire to return to prewar economic prosperity, after 1912 impossible to restore what harding termed normalcy, millions of casualties  loss of consumers, at end of war euro in debt to US, demanded payment of war debts, nations pursued selfish, nationalistic, economic aims, much infrastructure destroyed in war, R withdrew from Euro economic order, many newly created states had weak economies , boundaries separated raw materials from factories, US now major competitor with euro production, US and japan began to enter previously demanded overseas markets.