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The war had come to a close amid controversy. Many military leaders, including
Canadian General Arthur Currie, believed the Allies had cut the war off early,
instead of pounding German forces into total submission. Canadian General Andy
McNaughton voiced these concerns in words that would be prophetic: “That
means that we shall have to do it all over again in another 25 years.”
At the peace talks, similar controversies raged. American President Woodrow
Wilson was convinced that any lasting peace must be fair and balanced. In his
famous Fourteen Points of 1917, Wilson outlined a treaty that was not unduly
harsh based on an idea he called “Peace without victory.”
Unfortunately, the major Allied leaders were having none of Wilson’s high
moral tone and equanimity. French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau
(who was nicknamed “The Tiger” for his dominating presence and fierce
negotiating style) and Britain’s Lloyd George |
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The
British Exhibition
Months after the Allied victory, Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales take a moment
to look at an exhibition of war pictures in London, England. |
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