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The End of WWI

The End of WWI. The entry of the United States gave the Allied Powers a huge boost. US soldiers were fresh, armed, and NOT fatigued … this led to the Allied victory in WWI Germany was the last of the Central Powers to drop out.

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The End of WWI

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  1. The End of WWI

  2. The entry of the United States gave the Allied Powers a huge boost. US soldiers were fresh, armed, and NOT fatigued… this led to the Allied victory in WWI • Germany was the last of the Central Powers to drop out. • On November 11, 1918 an armistice, or agreement to stop fighting was declared. • 11/11/1918 at 11 am

  3. An Agreement Made • The Allied Powers, upset with the destruction insisted that the Central Powers pay war reparations (payments for war damage) • In January of 1919, the victorious Allied Powers met at the French Palace of Versailles • Here the Big Three met and created the Treaty of Versailles • US President Woodrow Wilson / English Prime Minister David Lloyd George / French leader Georges Clemenceau

  4. The Treaty of Versailles • Land was taken away from Germany, and some of this land was used to create the new country of Poland. • Germany had to return some land to the French • Germany’s army and navy were now limited, and monitored. (No Submarines and No Air Force) • Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war, and pay huge war reparations… • This ANGERED the people of Germany.

  5. Big 3’s 14 Points • U.S. Wilson drew up 14 points to achieve a lasting peace • Idea of self determination, allowing people to decide what government they wish to live under • The Treaty of Versailles also created an organization called the League of Nations

  6. The League of Nations • A group of over 40 countries that would settle problems through negotiation and diplomacy, NOT through war. • Although the idea was President Woodrow Wilson’s the U.S.A. did not join. • Many Americans thought that participating in it would bring the U.S. into further European wars. (Sticking our noses where it doesn’t belong…USA is not in Europe) • Without USA participation, the League was not strong.

  7. New Countries Created • As a result of WWI, Austria-Hungary’s government collapsed. • Austria-Hungary became Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia • Poland was created after WWI. The Ottoman Empire collapsed, and became the country of Turkey. • Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia all were created in the Slavic East.

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