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End of WWI & The Peace Settlements. I. Important Dates Armistice 11 a.m. Paris Peace Conference January 1919.

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1 End of WWI & The Peace Settlements

2 I. Important Dates Armistice 11/11/1918 @ 11 a.m. Paris Peace Conference January 1919

3 II. What factors contributed to the end of WWI? A.war weariness B.strikes in Germany C.Russian Revolution D.US entry E.2 nd Battle of the Marne

4 III. What happened in the German Revolution of 1918? A.Events 1.July 1917: moderates pass “peace resolution” 2.July 1918: 2 nd Battle of the Marne 3.Oct: kaiser forms new gov’t. to sue for peace 4.Nov: working class / army revolts  ***overthrow kaiser*** ***establish Weimar Republic*** (Nov. 9) Weimar Republic Friedrich Ebert German Empire Kaiser Wilhelm II

5 III. What happened in the German Revolution of 1918? A.Who gained power 1.liberals & socialists [Social Democrats] 2.communists unsuccessful Karl LiebknechtRosa Luxemburg Friedrich Ebert

6 III. How will the German Revolution of 1918 open the door for Hitler?  Weimar Republic signs armistice & Versailles Treaty = blamed for accepting defeat

7 IV. Paris Peace Conference A.27 nations (no Germany or Russia) B.Big Four 1.Lloyd George (GB) 2.Clemenceau (Fr) 3.Wilson (US) 4.Orlando (It) Lloyd George, Orlando, Clemenceau, Wilson

8 IV. Paris Peace Conference C.Agendas of the Big Three 1.Wilson: just peace a.14 Points: self-determination & League of Nations 2.Lloyd George: moderate peace a.voter pressure for harsh peace 3.Clemenceau: harsh peace a.Franco-Prussian War (1871) – harsh peace

9 IV. Paris Peace Conference D.5 treaties 1.Versailles (Germany) 2.St. Germain (Austria) 3.Trianon (Hungary) 4.S èvres, 1920 / Lausanne, 1923 (Turkey) 5.Neuilly (Bulgaria) E.2 main issues 1.territorial changes based on self- determination 2.reparations

10 V. Treaty of Versailles (28 June 1919) A.Terms 1.  military 2.  land 3.war guilt 4.reparations ($33b) B.US did not ratify A.Henry Cabot Lodge B.League of Nations

11 VI. Postwar Territorial Changes Germany

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13 Which countries in Europe were born out of WWI?  Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia  Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Bessarabia (Moldova)

14 Which countries in the ME were born out of WWI?  Lebanon, Syria (France)  Palestine, Transjordan, Iraq (GB)  Turkey (ind.)

15 League of Nations Mandates (Middle East & Africa) 1.French Mandate of Syria 2.French Mandate of Lebanon 3.British Mandate of Palestine 4.British Mandate of Transjordan 5.British Mandate of Iraq 6.British Togoland 7.French Togoland 8.British Cameroon 9.French Cameroon 10.Ruanda-Urundi 11.Tanganyika 12.South-West Africa

16 Was the Versailles Treaty a just peace????


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