World War One 1918

Russia Gets Out of the War The Bolshevik Revolution brought the Communists to power in Russia November 7th 1917 The Communists signed a separate peace with Germany Known as the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

German Spring Offensive 1918 The Germans rushed all their troops from the Russian front to the front in France Wanted to score a decisive victory before the American force grew too large The offensive begins March 21st 1918

Results Germans make huge gains but army strength falls from 5.1 million to 4.2 million Allies are hurt badly, but not broken, thanks to fresh American troops Soon the Allies will go on the offensive The Allies will begin their own offensive August 8th and will come close to invading Germany

The Red Baron His real name was Manfred von Ricthofen German pilot with 80 confirmed air combat victories He is shot by a single bullet while flying a mission on April 21st 1918 He manages to land, but dies shortly after

End of the War By the fall of of 1918, General Ludendorff starts to recommend an end to fighting Bulgaria surrenders Sept. 29th, Ottoman Empire Oct 30th, Austria-Hungary Nov. 4th Kaiser Wilhelm II flees Germany November 9th amid revolutions in Germany The armistice with Germany takes place on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

Three empires collapse Austria-Hungary Germany Ottoman Empire

Treaty of Versailles 70 delegates from 26 countries met Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Russia were excluded The big four reps were the following: Woodrow Wilson-U.S. David Lloyd George-U.K. Georges Clemenceau-France Vittorio Orlando-Italy

German Conditions Germany must accept war-guilt clause Army cannot go over 100,000 troops No air force Must pay reparations 6 ships, no submarines

Math Problem Germany lost 1.7 million soldiers in 4.25 years This means Germany would lose about 400,000 men a year This means that Germany lost an average of 1,095 men a day for over 4 years

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