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Aim : Should the US Senate have ratified the treaty of Versailles? Do Now: Entrance Ticket

Aim : Should the US Senate have ratified the treaty of Versailles? Do Now: Entrance Ticket. “A Flawed Peace”. 1918. LENIN: RUSSIA. WILSON (US). “WWI is imperialistic and grab at land” . “The War is about peace and freedom”. Wilson’s Fourteen Points .

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Aim : Should the US Senate have ratified the treaty of Versailles? Do Now: Entrance Ticket

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  1. Aim : Should the US Senate have ratified the treaty of Versailles? Do Now: Entrance Ticket “A Flawed Peace”

  2. 1918 LENIN: RUSSIA WILSON (US) • “WWI is imperialistic and grab at land” • “The War is about peace and freedom”

  3. Wilson’s Fourteen Points • Address to US Congress with the idea of peace without victory

  4. Nov 1918 WWI ends: Allies win - Germany surrenders

  5. Cost of the War..

  6. Cemetery: France

  7. Causalities

  8. Paris Peace Conference “NEVER HAVE A KING, and EMPEROR, HAS RECEIVED SUCH A WELCOME” • Wilson crosses the Atlantic • Leaves his foreign expert Henry Cabbot Lodge back • Members: Comparison Activity

  9. The Big Four

  10. American Senators View • Irreconcilables : isolationists senators that opposed any treaty. • Reservationists : opposed the treaty but felt it just needed changes - Prepared to vote on the Treaty of Versailles

  11. Was the Treaty TOO HARSH? America rejects the treaty! worksheet

  12. Why was the League of Nations not able to preserve peace? • 1. US was not a member (loss of power) • 2. Lack effectiveness • 3. Aggressive nations criticized it • 4. leading nations were willing to pool their strength and not follow rules

  13. Effects of WWI: INFLATION: Prices rise (corn, wheat, cotton , cattle) Post war recession Scarcity of goods Tough for farmers and industry Competitive job market Strikes = violence

  14. The Red Scare: Women: Role was lost after WWI NO more jobs Esp in 1920 Effects of WWI:

  15. Check for Understanding: - A Flawed Peace….

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