Transcript WWI Era - Perry Local

The Allies Won the War!!!!!!
The Treaty Of Versailles
& The League of Nations
Objective: Analyze the
effects of World War I with
emphasis on the Treaty of
Versailles and the League of
Nations.
CAUSES
•Imperialism leads to international rivalries w/in Europe
•Nationalism between & Within countries intensifies
•Military buildup in Europe intensifies
•Europe develops a complicated system of alliances
•Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated
•Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
WORLD WAR I
EFFECTS
•Map of Europe is redrawn
•League of Nations formed
•U.S. economy is boosted
•U.S. suffers post-war disillusionment
I. Intro
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A) President Wilson believed the
world could be made safe for
democracy.
B) His peace policy was called The
Fourteen Points.
C) The first five points were issues
that Wilson believed had to be
addressed to prevent another war.
II.Wilson’s 14 Points
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1. There should be no secret treaties among
nations.
2. Freedom of the seas should be maintained for
all.
3. Tariffs and other economic barriers among
nations should be lowered or abolished in order
to foster free trade.
4. Arms should be reduced “to the lowest point
consistent with domestic safety, thus lessening
the possibility of military responses” during
diplomatic crises.
5. Colonial policies should consider the interests
of the colonial peoples as well as the interests of
imperial powers.
14 Points Cont.
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D) The next eight points dealt with boundary
changes.
E) The Fourteenth point called for the creation of
an international organization to address
diplomatic crises like those that had sparked the
war.
F) The formation of The League of Nations
would provide a forum for nations to discuss and
settle their grievances without having to resort to
war.
G) The League of Nations would help to create
world peace.
*The United
States does
not join the
League of
Nations.
III. The Versailles Peace Treaty
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A) March 1919, the
“Big Four” (Britain,
France, Italy, and
the U.S.) went to
Paris to discuss the
aftermath of WWI.
THE UNITED STATES
Wilson
BRITAIN
George
“It is much easier to make
war than peace.”
Georges Clemenceau, Prime
Minister of France
THE BIG FOUR
FRANCE
Clemenceau
ITALY
Orlando
The “Big Four”
Wilson
George
Orlando
Clemenceau
IV. Provisions of the Treaty
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1. Established nine new nations. Including
Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.
2. The treaty barred Germany from
maintaining an Army.
3. It required Germany to return the
region of Alsace-Lorraine to France.
4. Germany was to pay reparations: war
damages amounting $33 Billion to the
Allies.
Then Germany
lost the acquired
territory at the
conclusion of
World War I.
These new countries
were acquired by
Germany when Russia
withdrew from World
War I in 1917-Treaty
of Brest-Litovsk
Compare them…
Europe before WW1
Europe after WW1
V. Treaty of Versailles Continued
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A) Several basic flaws in the treaty sowed
the seeds of postwar international
problems that eventually would lead to the
Second World War.
B) The treaty humiliated Germany.
C) It contained a war-guilt clause forcing
Germany to admit sole responsibility for
starting WWI.
D) Germany could not pay the huge
financial reparations.
VI. Post-War Disillusionment
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A) European countries owed the U.S.
$12 Billion.
B) When the “doughboys” returned,
many were unemployed
C) Jobs were scarce
D) Ending of an Era of optimism.
VII. Reparations, a precursor to
WWII
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A) German disarmament
B) Reparations