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History Lunch: Insights & Innovations of World War I

Dive into the historical context of WWI, from the Convoy System to the Treaty of Versailles. Discover the impact of key ideas like Mechanized Warfare and Trench Warfare. Learn about events such as Kaiser William II's abdication and President Wilson's Fourteen Points for peace. Unravel the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles and the global instability it created. Explore the intricacies and aftermath of this pivotal moment in history.

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History Lunch: Insights & Innovations of World War I

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  1. Do Now 2/5/16 Some of you have been asked this before, now is your chance to elaborate! • If you could have lunch with anyone from history, who would it be and why? • List three questions you would ask them.

  2. Unit V, Notes #9Winning the War and Losing the Peace

  3. Some Key Ideas/Innovations (no you don’t need to write these down) • The Convoy System -Submarine Warfare • Mechanized Warfare -Tanks and planes introduced • The Selective Service Act -Soldiers drafted into war • Trench Warfare

  4. Why did Germany Quit? • Kaiser William II is forced to abdicate • Abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne, especially in a formal manner:

  5. Germany was seeking an armistice and calls for a revolution • Large number of Germans, including the military wanted the Kaiser Wilhelm II to abdicate

  6. After the war President Wilson had a plan for peace called The Fourteen Points

  7. 1. No more secret treaties. 2. Maintain freedom of the seas. 3. Lower tariffs to foster free trade. 4. Reduce arms to a level consistent with domestic safety 5. Countries should consider the needs of their colonies. 6. Create a League of Nations. Forum for solving problems What were some of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

  8. What did the Treaty of Versailles call for? • Created 9 new countries from land that once belonged to Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia. • Gave the Ottoman Empire to France and England. • Demilitarized Germany • No air force • Small Army- 100,000 • Tiny Navy • Reparations- Germany had to pay $33 Billion

  9. The Treaty of Versailles, cont. • War Guilt Clause • Germany had to assume all responsibility for the war. • Other Weaknesses • Humiliated Germany • Ignored the new government in USSR/Russia • Created global instability Removed Colonial holdings of Germany -US Senate doesn’t allow US to join League of Nations

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