1. Unit 6. Chapter 26 World History
WORLD WAR I ends
Unit 6. Chapter 26
World History

2. THE UNITED STATES ENTERS THE WAR
THE END OF THE FIGHTING
THE UNITED STATES ENTERS THE WAR
We have learned (through our stations) that Germany attacked ships that were carrying American passengers. It was because of that (and learning information about Germany planning to have Mexico attack the U.S.) that pushed the U.S. into joining the war.

3. A NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE strength increase
Germany knew that when the U.S. decided to enter the war, the __________ of the Allied Powers would __________ dramatically.
Russia had endured a civil war and a revolution, so it withdrew entirely by 1917.
Germany now focused all of their attention to pushing into France.
strength
increase

4. GERMAN COLLAPSE simply gave up without a fight November 11, 1918
Many Germans _________________________________ when Americans were fighting with tanks and aircrafts.
German leaders wanted an armistice (truce). A peace agreement was made on _____________________ and the war was officially over.
simply gave up without a fight
November 11, 1918

5. DIFFERING ALLIED GOALS
A DIFFICULT PEACE
DIFFERING ALLIED GOALS
While the war was still going on at the beginning of 1918, Woodrow Wilson announced a vision of world peace called the __________________.
What did it say?
Other Allied leaders wanted other acts of peace.
Fourteen Points
-Less weapons
-Right to choose your own government
-Proposal for organization

6. THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
The Treaty of Versailles (signed in France) was that peace agreement that Wilson had a vision of.
Simply put, what did it say?
How did the treaty weakened Germany?
How did the Treaty affect Germany?
How did the treaty helped the world?
What did the LoN do?
Germany pays
Limit Germany’s military
Economy crippled, politics ruined
Creation of…
Keep the peace!

7. OTHER TREATIES
 Other treaties split up nations, creating independent nations of Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Turkey.

8. THE COSTS OF THE WAR
HUMAN COSTS

9. ECONOMIC COSTS farmland cities demoted
Where the fighting actually occurred (France, Belgium, and Russia), ___________ and _______ were devastated.
The war ‘ ’ Europe as the dominant economic region of the world.
farmland
cities
demoted

10. POLITICAL CHANGES In Russia, the communist revolution happened.
In Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire, their monarchies were overthrown.

11. HOW THE WORLD CHANGED AFTER WWI
INDIA
Around 800,000 Indians fought with the British in WWI on the western front and the Middle East.
The soldiers who survived came home to _________________.
This angered Indians because…
In 1919, Britain passed the Rowlatt Act which allowed Britains to deal with Indians harshly. This caused upset in the city of Amritsar (uhm-RIT-suhr).
no new freedoms

12. JAPAN military limit its overseas expansion its military size
Japan suffered an economic crisis (like we suffered the Great Depression). This caused a lack of faith in the government for the Japanese.
The _________ became more powerful due to the lack of faith in the government.
Military officials worldwide made treaties with Japan to limit _________________ (and therefore ______________________ ____________). This upset Japan.
The U.S. passed a law _________________________________.
However, a large amount of Japanese were now _____________ if their government was ____________________ with the west to necessitate this law.
military
limit its overseas expansion
its military size
barring Japanese immigration
questioning
really cooperating