1. Measurement Topic 3: The Causes and Effects of the First World War
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Learning Goal # 3
What were the goals of the leaders after ww1?
What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
What were some main points of Woodrow Wilsons 14 points speech?

2. WW1 Ends
After Russia left the war Germany moved their troops from the eastern front (Russian border) to the western front
The USA entered the war and brought fresh troops
They caused the Germans to retreat
The war ended on November 11th, at 11am on 1918
After war, treaties (peace agreements) are signed by all the nations involved.

3. Who not invited to peace conference (meeting)
Leaders
Who not invited to peace conference (meeting)
Paris Peace Conference took place in Paris in 1919
USA - Woodrow Wilson: Wanted peace
Great Britain – David Lloyd George: wanted Germany to Pay
France – Georges Clemenceau: wanted revenge and security from Germany
France had been invaded twice by Germany
strip Germany of all weapons and have them pay for war
Italy was there but not considered important
Germany was not invited
Russia could not come due to Bolshevik revolution

4. Final treaty Fourteen Points Treaty of Versailles
Proposed by President Woodrow Wilson
Speech given to congress
Wanted lasting peace
no secret treaties/alliances
Reduce the number of armies/militaries
Free trade
Freedom of the seas
Divide up land based on cultures ethnicities/races
Create a group to keep world peace; League of nations
One of many peace treaties
Germany & Austria- Hungary had to admit guilt for starting war
Pay $442 billion in damages
Limit the size of their armies
No tanks/airplanes allowed
Only allowed 2 navy ships
No submarines
Lose their colonies
Lost a lot of land
New nations created from land taken away
Germany was not happy which would eventually lead to another WAR

5. USA does not join League of nations
After the Peace Conference, Wilson went back to the USA confident Congress would approve the treaty.
Congress reflected the views of Americans = The USA did not want to get involved in Europe's problems
Congress did not allow the USA to join the League of nations
= League of nations was a weak peace keeping organization