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Chapter 23 Section 4. The Legacy of WWI. Costs of WWI. 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. Economic Costs of the War. Allies $145 billion
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Chapter 23 Section 4 The Legacy of WWI
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
Economic Costs of the War • Allies $145 billion • Central Powers $63 billion • Many European countries went into debt to pay for the war
Flu Epidemic • Killed Approximately 30 million people Worldwide • 800,000 U.S. Citizens died from the flu between 1918-1919
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
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
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