The End of the War

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The End of the War

• OBJ
• Evaluate the fairness of the Treaty of Versailles

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Bellringer

• Study the map on the next slide and note the
  changes that occurred to political boundaries
  between the beginning of WWI and the Treaty of
  Versailles. Why did these changes take place?

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Intro

• What is the current global peace keeping
  organization? Is it effective?

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The End of WWI

• Armistice (end to fighting) begins at 11 oclock
  on Nov. 11, 1918
• (What do we now celebrate on Armistice Day?)

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• Veterans Day!

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The League of Nations

• Wilsons Fourteen Points
• Vision for World Peace
• Elimination of the causes of war
• Secret Diplomacy
• The Arms Race
• Violations of Freedom of Seas
• Trade Barriers

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• Self Determination
• League of Nations international peacekeeping
  organization
• Americans liked
• Allies opposed

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The Paris Peace Conference

• Setting
• ethnic groups fighting for independence
• Russia a mess
• Italy, GB and France had own agenda

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• BIG FOUR George, Sonnino, Wilson and Clemenceau
• Wilsons compromised other points for LEAGUE OF
  NATIONS
• Italy, GB and France wanted reparations (payments
  for damages caused by war wanted Germany to pay)

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Treaty of Versailles

• June 28, 1919
• Mandate System created for the Middle East
• New Nations created

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• Germany lost a great deal of territory (Alsace
  Lorraine and Saar)
• Germany - 33 billion in reparations
• Germany forced to sign the War Guilt Clause
• League of Nations created

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Treaty in the Senate

• Rejected 2 times
• Why?
• Congress afraid of losing sovereignty

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Global Impact of the War

• 8.5 million dead in battle
• 21 million wounded
• Influenza Epidemic 27 million killed in
  1918-1919
• Inflation
• Lack of Goods

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Balfour Declaration

• Promised the British support for a Jewish state
  in Israel

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Closure

• Was the Treaty of Versailles a just (fair)
  document? Why/why not?

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HW

• Study for imperialism/WWI Jeopardy!