Question

After world war 1, the main reason Britain and France did not support president Wilson’s peace plan was that they

Answer 1

Answer: Wanted to severely punish Germany.

Explanation:

The American President Wilson's peace plan (The Fourteen Points) that he presented in 1918 aimed at achieving peace between all nations by bringing justice to all nationalities, which included to not treat too harshly the vanquished Central Powers. However, Britain and France did not want to go easy on Germany and refused most of Fourteen Point's proposals as their intention was to severely punish Germany so they could regain what they had lost during the war and so Germany could never represent a military threat to them again.

Answer 2

Wanted to punish Germany

France and Britain were destroyed by World War I and blamed Germany so they wanted them to pay for the war instead of focus on Wilson's plan for peace.

The 14 Points written by Wilson outlined a plan for peace and prevention of a future world war. Britain and France rejected the plan because it did not punish Germany for their part in the war. France and Britain put a plan in place which required Germany to take responsibility for the war, pay for war damages, and stripped them of their military power.