The End of World War I A look at how the war to end all wars ended.

Objective ✦ By the end of the lesson, SWBAT describe how World War I ended. ✦ By the end of the lesson, SWBAT analyze how the conditions in Europe and the United States differed after World War I.

Review ✦ Where did World War I mainly take place? ✦ What were the two sides of World War I?

Vocabulary ✦ Armistice - An agreement to stop fighting. ✦ Isolationism - The act of staying out of world events and only paying attention to your own country.

1917 ✦ When the United States joined the war in 1917, Europe was already devastated by the 3 years of bloody fighting. ✦ Soldiers were exhausted, tired, and the land was destroyed by the total war.

U.S. in World War I 1. The US helped the Allies win, because when the U.S. entered World War I, they brought: ✦ more and fresh soldiers to fight ✦ more supplies ✦ more weapons Why do you think it did not take long for the Allied Powers to win World War I after the United States entered the war?

Central Powers Surrender 2. The Allied Powers were too strong for the Central Powers, and an armistice was signed on November 11, This ended the War and became known as Armistice Day. An armistice is an agreement to stop fighting.

3. Death Toll from WWI Central Power ✦ Germany - 2,500,000 Austria Hungary - 1,567,000 Ottoman Empire - 5,000,000 Allied Powers Russia – 3,331,000 Great Britain ,000 France – 1,797,000 United States – 117,000 Total Death Toll : Allied Powers: 5.7Million Central Powers: 9.7 Million 3. About 16 MILLION PEOPLE DIED

Question ✦ How does the huge death toll affect Europe?

4. Europe after the War ✦ Europe was not doing well: ✦ Cities were destroyed ✦ The young population decreased a lot because of all the people that died in the war. ✦ Countries’ economies were destroyed

What now? ✦ In January of 1919, leaders of the Allied countries met in France to write a treaty to decide what to do with Europe; especially the countries that were part of the Central Powers. They met in Versailles, France ✦ President Woodrow Wilson, was one of the leaders who met in Versailles.

5. Treaty of Versailles ✦ What did the Treaty of Versailles do to Germany? It… : ✦ Blamed the entire war on the Germany and the Central Powers 1) Took land away from Germany and gave it to France... 2) Made Germany pay money to the Allied Powers... 3) Took away all of Germany’s colonies in Africa.

Treaty of Versailles ✦ Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea to punish Germany like the Treaty of Versailles did?

U.S. Policy ✦ Many Americans saw how devastating World War I was, and did not want America to get involved in events that were going on around the world. ✦ Many politicians in America, people that work in government, wanted isolationism. ✦ Isolationism - The act of staying out of world events and only paying attention to your own country.

U.S. After the War ✦ The U.S. had to play a major role in the reconstruction and rebuilding of Europe. ✦ Why would the U.S. have to play such a big role in the rebuilding of Europe?

U.S. After the War ✦ Since the war was not in the United States, the U.S. and its factories, buildings, and people living in America were not hurt by World War I. ✦ Therefore, the U.S. was much stronger than many European countries.

Conclusion ✦ The U.S. entered World War I in 1917 and helped the Allied Powers win World War I in ✦ After World War I, much of Europe was destroyed. ✦ The U.S. took on a new policy of isolationism.