Chapter 19 “The World War I Era” Section 5 “Global Peacemaker”

Vocabulary Fourteen Points Self-determination Spoils League of Nations Reparations Versailles Treaty

Paris Peace Conference President Wilson “Fourteen Points” Main goal: establish an agency where countries could work together to resolve disputes peacefully and guarantee international stability. Big Four: David Lloyd George of Britain, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Vittorio Orlando of Italy Allies feared Russia

The League of Nations pledged that members of the League would regard an attack on one country as an attack on all. the force of the article depended on the will of members to back it up with their armies U.S. wanted to avoid foreign wars.

The Peace Treaty Map of Europe Difficult Nations Created buffer zone for Bolshevik Russia Ottoman Empire divided into nations War Guilt & Reparations Germany responsible (force to pay $33 billion)

Reaction at Home senators opposed the treaty because it committed the U.S. to the League of Nations Wilson tours U.S. to win support for Treaty Congress voted to disregard the Treaty of Versailles U.S. gains position of strength Jobs scarce Post War gloom: sense of gloom or disillusionment

1. What expectations did Wilson and the allies bring to the Pairs Peace conference? 2. Describe three Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points. 3. How did Wilson’s allies react to the Fourteen Points? 4. What were the important provisions of the peace treaty? 5. How did the Allies both encourage and discourage self-determination in Europe?

6. Why did France and Britain demand reparations from Germany? 7. How did the federal government and ordinary Americans react to the end of war? 8. Why do you think many Americans opposed the Versailles Treaty?

Legacy of World War I http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world- war-i-history/videos/legacy-of-world-war- i?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false Paris Peace Conference http://www.history.com/shows/the-world- wars/videos/the-paris-peace-conference-falls- apart?m=5189719baf036&s=All&f=1&free=false http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world- war-i-history/videos/treaty-of-versailles-end- world-war- i?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

Review: Prepare your Response Cards

1. In the Senate, the main criticism of the League of Nations was that it would A) not be located in the United States. B) draw the United States into another war. C) be too expensive. D) accept too many nations as members

B) draw the United States into another war.

2. The overall goal of President Wilson's Fourteen Points was to A) create a lasting peace. B) Force Germany to pay for war damages C) promote imperialism. D) preserve Europe’s system of alliances.

A) create a lasting peace.

3. By the end of World War I, all the following occurred EXCEPT A) Great Britain's power as a nation diminished. B) The United States became the world's largest creditor nation. C) Germany was weakened by the Treaty of Versailles. D) Jobs became abundant for returning American soldiers.

D) Jobs became abundant for returning American soldiers.

4. True/False Wilson called for the rights of Austria- Hungary’s ethnic groups to self- determination.

True

5. True/False The Big four were David Lloyd George of Britain, Georges Clemenseau of France, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States.

True

6. True/False The United States and Great Britain wanted Germany to supply war reparations.

False

7. True/False Americans accepted the Versailles Treaty.

False