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The End of World War I

The End of World War I. The Impact of The Treaty of Versailles. Devastation in Europe 1918. You will see a series of five original photographs from World War I. For each photograph quick write your reaction. Military Deaths: World War I. Allied Powers: Britain- 1.1 million

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The End of World War I

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  1. The End of World War I The Impact of The Treaty of Versailles

  2. Devastation in Europe 1918 You will see a series of five original photographs from World War I. For each photograph quick write your reaction.

  3. Military Deaths: World War I • Allied Powers: Britain- 1.1 million France- 1.3 million Russia- 2 million • Central Powers: Germany- 2 million Austria-Hungary-1 million Total Military Deaths: 10 million Overall Death Totals: 16 million

  4. Treaty of Versailles Overview What were the major provisions of the Treaty of Versailles? What potential problems do you foresee with the peace treaty?

  5. The Allies Meet to Discussion Post-War Europe • The Big Three: France, U.S. Great Britain meet at Versailles, France to decide on the post-WWI world • Great Britain and France want to punish Germany while Woodrow Wilson wants to help rebuild the defeated nations

  6. Major Provisions

  7. Territorial Losses • Germany losses Alsace-Lorraine and the west bank of the Rhine River to France • Germany surrenders all overseas colonies • Russia loses major territory on their western border. • New nations are created: Finland, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, and some others. • The Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires are destroyed. • The Middle Eastern territories formally under control of the Ottomans are put under control of the British and French.

  8. War Guilt and Reparations • Germany takes solo responsibility for war found in the “war guilt” clause • Germany forced to pay overly high reparations of $33 billion dollars by Britain and France as pay-back

  9. Military Restrictions • Limits set in size of German army • Germany can not import or make weapons or war materials • Germany can not build or buy submarines or have an air force

  10. The League of Nations • International peace organization of 32 countries • Germany and Russia exclude • Woodrow Wilson (president of the United States during World War I) insisted the League of Nations be included in treaty • League of Nations was meant to help prevent another world war

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