Bellwork What were the four main causes of WWI? What was the difference between the Eastern and Western Fronts? When did the fighting in WWI end?

Friday, November 3 Bell Ringer What were the four main causes of WWI? What was the difference between the Eastern and Western Fronts When did the fighting in WWI end? Agenda Bell Ringer Notes Activity

Post WWI USH-5.5

I. Peace Wilson is crucial at Versailles Peace Conference He brings Fourteen Points Plan to eliminate all wars Limit navies End secret treaties Reduce arms New nations International peace organization – League of Nations

I. Peace To get the League of Nations created, Wilson gives in to the Allies anger War Guilt Clause Blamed Germany for all of the death and destruction Meant to make Germans feel badly and depressed Reparations were placed on Germany $33 billion in 1921 $439,947,150,837.99 in 2013 1233.2% increase

I. Peace Many new nations created from German, Austrian, Russian, and Ottoman land Yugoslavia Hungary Czechoslovakia Poland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Turkey Ireland Finland Danzig (independent city) Borders aren’t drawn well

CFU What was the Fourteen Points? What was the League of Nations? What was the War Guilt Clause? How much did Germany owe in reparations? What was the issue with the new nations? Wilson’s plan to end all future wars An international peace organization Germany took all of the blame for WWI $33 billion Their borders were poorly drawn

II. Fight for League of Nations In US Constitution, foreign policy is the executive branch Senate ratifies all treaties Wilson created the League of Nations but the Senate refused to ratify the treaty Didn’t want to give up the ability to declare war Didn’t want to join wars b/c the LoN said so

II. Fight for League of Nations Wilson (D) refused to compromise with the Senate (R) Wilson went on a cross country speaking tour Wanted to get Democrats elected to Senate so they’d vote yes Wilson had a stroke and still didn’t compromise US never ratified the Treaty of Versailles Made our own peace w/Ger.

II. Fight for League of Nations

CFU Why does the Senate ratify treaties? Why did the Senate vote no on the Treaty of Versailles? What did Wilson do to get the treaty passed? Checks and balances Didn’t want to lose the power to declare war Cross country tour

III. The 1920s Election of 1920 Dem. Cox supported Wilson Rep. Harding wanted a return to normalcy People liked “make the world safe for democracy” WWI violence changed their minds Harding won and US became isolationist

III. The 1920s US became world’s leading economic power Leading exports Creditor nation Financial capital Still involved in Latin Amer.

III. The 1920s

CFU Why did Republicans win the election? Who won the election? Why did the US become a world power? WWI violence was too much Harding The other countries had so much death and destruction

IV. Waiting for WWII US never joined the League of Nations Sent observers Participated in international conferences Helped Germany pay the war reparations w/loans Dawes and Young Plans Didn’t do anything as dictators rose in Italy and Germany

IV. Waiting for WWII Stock Market crash in October 1929 US worried about domestic problems Congress passed Neutrality Acts Meant to keep US out of future wars Delays US involvement in WWII

CFU Did the US join the LoN? How did the US help Germany? What was the US more worried about than dictators? No Dawes and Young Plans to pay reparations Stock market crash