1. Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Chhatrapati Shivaji College, Satara
Rayat Shikshan Sanstha’s Chhatrapati Shivaji College, Satara. DEPARTMEN of HISTORY By
Prof. Kokate A. D.

2. The 20th Century: World War I
Adler Ch 44-46
Background and Causes
Outbreak- the War -Results

3. 20 th Century World War I Background European Instability
Europe in 19th Cen
Role of Imperialism
Family Connections
Causes
Industrialization
Alliances
Mobilization
Hot Spots

4. Battles of WWI Eastern Front: Russia Collapses
Tannenberg map p 540 look at lines
Western Front: North of Paris
Arras- eg Vimy Ridge
Verdun map p539

5. Peace Settlement: Treaty of Versailles
Lloyd-George, Clemenceau, and Wilson
Germany had to get rid of Kaiser
Humiliation- pay reparations,
take blame for the war- most humiliating

6. Between the Wars Weimar Republic- Many problems- inflation unpopular
Fear of Communism
Dawes Plan – US loan to Germany- spread out reparations took off some pressure
World wide depression- especially bad for Germans6