The Allies Win the War World War I Day 6

Warm Up 1/26/16 In the course of war, when is it necessary to call for peace? 3 Sentences

WWI Ends With Russia’s withdrawal from the war, Germany achieves victory on the Eastern Front. Even though Germany can now fight with all their troops on the Western Front, American troops give the Allies an edge to win the Second Battle of the Marne!

Kaiser Wilhelm II Steps Down The Wilhelm II abdicates his position as Kaiser of Germany The Allies sign an armistice, ending the war on November 11, 1918

Analyzing Primary Sources page 421 Read the two excerpts from the allied view and the German view of the armistice. Answer the 2 questions in your notes.

The Allies Meet at Versailles U.S. President has a plan for the peace treaty called Fourteen Points which is largely ignored by France and Britain. A peace keeping organization is created called The League of Nations (it is a lot like modern day United Nations)

Why Does it Matter? World War I was a new kind of war because: It involved new technologies It ushered in war on a grand and global scale Left behind a landscape of death and destruction that had never been seen before

The Armistice Read the sheet about the armistice Answer the three questions Complete the vocabulary review on the back

Exit Ticket Who do you believe is to blame for the war and WHY? 1 paragraph minimum