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1 Unit II: Communist Russia Under Lenin & Peacemaking, Peacekeeping - International Relations 1918-1924

2 The Immediate Effects of WWI ► The Russian Revolution ► Defeat of the Central Powers ► Destruction & Loss of Life ► The Treaty of Versailles ► The League of Nations ► Breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ► Forming of Mandates

3 Long-Term Effects of WWI ► German & Italian Resentment of the Treaty of Versailles ► US Policy of Isolationism ► Disillusionment of the Lost Generation ► The Rise of Fascism ► World War II

4 The Impact of the War on Europe (1919) ► I. The Human Cost of the War ► +/- 9 million soldiers were killed – about 15% of all combatants ► +/- 5 million civilians died from diseases related to food shortages ► Talk of a “Lost Generation”  Ex. France – 20% between 20 & 40 killed ► 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic ► killed around 20 million worldwide (500,000 Americans)

5 WW1 Casualty and Death Tables (pbs.org)

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9 A few of the 240,000 British war amputees.

10 “The Men with the Broken Faces”

11 A sculptor working amidst the casts of soldiers hanging on the wall.

12 Douaumont ossuary, a cemetery for both French and German soldiers who died during the Battle of Verdun in 1916

13 The Impact of the War on Europe (1919) ► II. Economic Consequences: ► War cost Britain £34 billion ► US lent $2 billion  Britain & France ► Britain never regained its pre-war financial predominance

14 The Impact of the War on Europe (1919) ► III. Political Consequences: ► Destruction of German, Russian, Turkish, & Austro-Hungarian Empires ► Power vacuum in Central Europe ► Growth of socialist politics and fear of revolution

15 Map of Europe in 1923

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17 Imperialists & their colonies 1920

18 The Impact of the War Outside of Europe (1919) ► I. United States: ► Emerged as the world’s leading economy ► Took over many European overseas markets during the war ► World’s leader in technological advances (chemicals, mechanization, plastics) ► Return of isolationist sentiment

19 The Impact of the War Outside of Europe (1919) ► II. Japan: ► Brought economic growth & prosperity ► Seized German colonies in Asia ► Territorial, political, & economic ambitions in China ► III. China: ► Opposed to Japanese demands

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