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The Legacy of WWI: Costs and Consequences

Delve into the aftermath of World War I, exploring the staggering economic costs, devastating casualties, the deadly flu epidemic, the League of Nations, Wilson's 14 Points, and the harsh Treaty of Versailles.

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The Legacy of WWI: Costs and Consequences

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  1. Chapter 23 Section 4 The Legacy of WWI

  2. Costs of WWI

  3. Wounded……. • 20 million soldiers wounded in battle • Example: France 7 out of 10 healthy young men were killed or wounded in WWI United States 200,000 wounded

  4. Economic Costs of the War • Allies $145 billion • Central Powers $63 billion • Many European countries went into debt to pay for the war

  5. Flu Epidemic • Killed Approximately 30 million people Worldwide • 800,000 U.S. Citizens died from the flu between 1918-1919

  6. League of Nations • International organization that was proposed after WWI • It was set up as a way for nations to settle conflicts through negotiation. • President Wilson favored the U.S. joining it • Others (particularly Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge) argued against joining the League

  7. Wilson’s 14 Points • Woodrow Wilson called for… • Smaller military forces worldwide • End of secret treaties • Freedom of the seas/free trade • Breaking up of empires • Self-determination

  8. Treaty of Versailles • Germany gets PUNISHED • Germany had to… • Accept full blame for the war • Stripped of all colonies • Their army and navy nearly completely taken away • Have to pay $33 billion in reparations • Divided up Austria Hungary and Ottoman Empire

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