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Making the Peace and Winning the War. Sections 4 and 5. End of War. Italy switches sides to Britain and France, promised lands Russia leaves the war-they were completely unprepared for it. . Wilson’s 14 points Intro. President Woodrow Wilson issued his 14 points -
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Making the Peace and Winning the War Sections 4 and 5
End of War • Italy switches sides to Britain and France, promised lands • Russia leaves the war-they were completely unprepared for it.
Wilson’s 14 points Intro • President Woodrow Wilson issued his 14 points- • a list of terms for resolving this and future wars. • After all, the ‘Great War’ was supposed to be “the war to end all wars” • Vocab: Self-determination- • The right of people to choose their own form of government.
Task: • Read the excerpts from Wilson’s 14 points and take notes as you go • Summarize the main idea of each point
Review of Wilson’s Goals • Spreading democracy: the citizens of other nations should have the freedom to choose representative or democratic government. • Open markets: nations should work to lower barriers to free trade among themselves. • International organization dedicated to keeping peace: by joining together and promising to protect each other, democratic nations could deter wars of aggression and conquest.
The Paris Peace Conference • The Costs of War were heavily considered • Human: 16 million deaths and 20 million wounded • Financial: $196.5 billion (adjusted) • The conference had trouble making peace, was faced with conflicting demands and a vengeful Europe looking to blame/punish Germany. • The Treaty of Versailles is signed June 1919 to officially end the war.
Task: • Now that we have reviewed Wilson’s 14 points and the foreign policy goals he hoped they would achieve, how did Wilson’s points actually compare to the resulting peace treaty? • Match the points with excerpts from the treaty
Results of the Treaty • New Nations emerge in Eastern Europe • Italy gained less territory than promised • Japan felt ignored • Growth of Nationalism in Colonies that had helped fight the war but were denied independence • Germany was harshly punished: • Lost more than 10% of their territory • Lost all their colonies • Required to disarm • Had to pay expensive reparations (war damages) • Forced to take all the blame • These nations (especially Germany) felt betrayed, angry, resentful
Results of the War *Find the Differences!
Task: Reflect • If you were a supporter of Wilsonian foreign policy, would you support the Treaty of Versailles? Why or why not? • Does the Treaty of Versailles create a lasting peace plan for the world? Explain why or why not.
Task:Reactions to the Treaty • Now that we have reviewed the Treaty and it’s results let’s examine how each of the major power’s reacted. • You will be a member of a country: • 1=Germany • 2= US • 3=France • 4=Britain • Using the primary source packet answer the following questions that apply to your sources • Write a report of your nation’s reactions to share with the class
Task: Reactions • Now that we have reviewed the Treaty and it’s results let’s examine how each of the major power’s reacted. • Using the primary sources answer the questions that follow at the back of the packet.