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2. Notes 12.3
Lesson 3 The End of World War I

3. Lesson 3 The End of World War I
Notes 12.3
Lesson 3 The End of World War I
Key Terms
John J. Pershing
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)
Fourteen Points
League of Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge

4. America Joins the Fighting
German U-boats were destroying merchant ships
Convoys
Lenin led a revolution in Russia
Ended war on Eastern front

5. America Joins the Fighting
Extra soldiers for America helped the Allies maintain defensive positions
Germany became weaker with offensive attacks

6. America Joins the Fighting
Battle of Argonne Forest- important victory
Nov. 11th 1918, Germany surrendered in a railway car
5M Allies, 8M Central
50K Americans

7. America Joins the Fighting

8. America Joins the Fighting

9. Wilson Wants “Peace Without Victory”
Wilson wanted to allow nations the right of self-determination
Right to choose their own government
Don’t punish losers
Fourteen Points
League of Nations

10. Wilson Wants “Peace Without Victory”
How did Wilson’s Fourteen Points aim to reduce the potential for future wars to develop?

11. Wilson Wants “Peace Without Victory”
Wilson personally attended peace conference in Versailles
Henry Cabot Lodge – a Republican wanted to promote America in peace process

12. The Paris Peace Conference
Allies did not accept most of 14 points but the League of Nations
World organization where countries could resolve quarrels
Europe was divided

13. America Rejects the Treaty of Versailles
Flu pandemic and WWI America uneasy
Treaty had to be ratified by Senate
Irreconcilables – no treaty, no league of nations
Reservationist—accept treaty if modified

14. America Rejects the Treaty of Versailles

15. America Rejects the Treaty of Versailles
Wilson’s health failed
Stroke
Wilson Democrats would only vote for original treaty