Before the First World War had finished, the groundwork for the early stages
             of another world war was beginning to take place in Germany. By the end of
             World War I, the economic and social foundation of European society was
             shaken. France had lost twenty percent of its young to
             middle-aged men, and Germany had also lost well over 15 percent. A Treaty
             was being proposed by President Woodrow Wilson in hope to finally end the
             bloodshed brought on by the first World War.
             The "victorious" Allied Powers met in Paris in January 1919 to speak of
             peace treaties to finally end the devastating war. President Woodrow Wilson
             had drawn up a series of proposals that he hoped would mark the beginning
             of a lasting era of peace and prosperity. These proposals came to be known
             as the Fourteen Points. The first five proposals would help set general goals
             for the postwar and aftermath. They included the following:
             3. Removing economic barriers to trade
             4. Reducing the size of national armies and navies
             5. Adjusting colonial claims with fairness toward the colonial peoples
             The sixth through the thirteenth propositions implied changing national
             borders and creating new nations. Throughout all fourteen points, Wilson's
             main idea was self-determination; allowing people to decide for themselves
             under what government they wish to live. Finally, the fourteenth point in
             Wilson Woodrow's proposals was a general association of nations, made to
             protect "great and small states alike." This was Wilson's most important
             point of all. His plan was for an organization that would keep peace by
             encouraging its members to solve problems and conflicts through negotiation
             instead of war. This fourteenth point eventually led up to the formation of the
             The Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires were eager for the
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