Wilson had a heavy hand in redrawing Europe's nations based on ethnic groups which were accepted by the Allies after WWI while the Brits and French used their Sykes/Picot plan to rearrange the Ottoman Empire. Folks should look at the pre/post maps! The Treaty of Versailles awarded Shandong to the Japanese even though it was part of mainl…
Wilson had a heavy hand in redrawing Europe's nations based on ethnic groups which were accepted by the Allies after WWI while the Brits and French used their Sykes/Picot plan to rearrange the Ottoman Empire. Folks should look at the pre/post maps! The Treaty of Versailles awarded Shandong to the Japanese even though it was part of mainland China. As a result, China refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles. This clause was one reason the U.S. Senate opposed and ultimately did not approve the Treaty.
Wilson had a heavy hand in redrawing Europe's nations based on ethnic groups which were accepted by the Allies after WWI while the Brits and French used their Sykes/Picot plan to rearrange the Ottoman Empire. Folks should look at the pre/post maps! The Treaty of Versailles awarded Shandong to the Japanese even though it was part of mainland China. As a result, China refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles. This clause was one reason the U.S. Senate opposed and ultimately did not approve the Treaty.