Author Question: What was the rationale behind Wilson's proposal of a peace without victory? a. It was a simple ... (Read 37 times)

ts19998 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

The Union Army's march to the sea through Georgia under General Sherman was notable because

a. the northern soldiers engaged in an orgy of rape and murder of civilians.
b. it ended with Sherman's army bogged down in trench warfare much like what was to come in the FirstWorld War.
c. the soldiers inflicted total destruction on the land and its economic resources.
d. the army foolishly blundered into several Confederate ambushes and suffered needlessly heavy casualties.

Question 2

What was the rationale behind Wilson's proposal of a peace without victory?

a. It was a simple acknowledgement of fact.
b. Harsh treatment of Germany would most likely lead to another war.
c. Wilson believed in the principle, Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God.
d. Such a statement would gain support among the many Americans who had opposed U.S. entry into the war.
e. A true victory would require a continuation of the war into 1919.