1. Treaty of Versailles

2. End of the War Deaths / casualties : War-wide deaths….
Russia
Germany
French
British
USA
War-wide deaths….
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?
An American necessity: a noble war

3. End of the War Deaths / casualties : War-wide deaths….
Russia million
Germany –
French
British
USA
War-wide deaths….
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?
An American necessity: a noble war

4. End of the War Deaths / casualties : War-wide deaths….
Russia million
Germany – 2.5 million
French
British
USA
War-wide deaths….
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?
An American necessity: a noble war

5. End of the War Deaths / casualties : War-wide deaths….
Russia million
Germany – 2.5 million
French – 1.7 million
British
USA
War-wide deaths….
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?
An American necessity: a noble war

6. End of the War Deaths / casualties War-wide deaths….
Russia million
Germany – 2.5 million
French – 1.7 million
British – almost 1 million
USA
War-wide deaths….
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?
An American necessity: a noble war

7. End of the War Deaths/ casualties: War-wide deaths….
Russia million
Germany – 2.5 million
French – 1.7 million
British – almost 1 million
USA – 116,000
War-wide deaths….
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?
An American necessity: a noble war

8. End of the War Deaths / casualties : War-wide deaths….15 million
Russia million
Germany – 2.5 million
French – 1.7 million
British – almost 1 million
USA – 116,000
War-wide deaths….15 million
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?

9. End of the War Deaths / casualties : War-wide deaths….15 million
Russia million
Germany – 2.5 million
French – 1.7 million
British – almost 1 million
USA – 116,000
War-wide deaths….15 million
Impact of war on America…
Was “Greed” the reason we entered war?
An American necessity: a noble war

10. Wilson
Wilson’s purpose for fighting: to make the world safe for____________.
Thus the importance of “peace without victory.”
Essence of Wilson’s 14 points (his plan)….

11. Henry Cabot Lodge and Wilson’s opposition
Many Republicans…
Henry Cabot Lodge (HCL) and the Internationalists
Internationalists agree with Wilson on…
But disagree on…
HCL and TR believe…
Wilson’s view on war’s causes…

12. Wilson at Versailles How long? Reasons for failure…
Important issues at conference
Fate of…
Wilson wants Germany ….., but France wants…
Repaying War debt/damages
Wilson believes…
Germany’s military
Italian desire for territory.
Austria????

13. Wilson at Versailles
“Peace without Victory” eludes Wilson, so all hopes are on….
Summary of treaty
Germany…
Compromise on…
All hopes on…

14. Wilson comes home to…. Opinion in the Senate… The Big Reservation….
Democrats
Isolationists
Internationalists with reservations
The Big Reservation….
Republican Henry Cabot Lodge wants US to retain (keep)….

15. Wilson’s Campaign “Force will probably not be needed.”
Congress still has control of…
The stress of campaign…
Affects of stroke
Wilson’s wife

16. Epilogue 1919 – a disastrous year
Flu epidemic – 20 to 40 million died
Inflation
Violent strikes
Race riots & lynching's
Red scare
American dissolution and frustration leads to…

17. British doc on treaty