1. Chapter 10 Section 4
The Legacy of WWI

2. Costs of WWI

3. Wounded……. 20 million soldiers wounded in battle Example:
France 7 out of 10 healthy young men were killed or wounded in WWI
United States
200,000 wounded

4. Economic Costs of the War
Allies $145 billion
Central Powers $63 billion
Many European countries went into debt to pay for the war

5. Flu Epidemic Killed Approximately 30 million people Worldwide
800,000 U.S. Citizens died from the flu between

6. League of Nations
International organization that was proposed after WWI
It was set up as a way for nations to settle conflicts through negotiation.
President Wilson favored the U.S. joining it
Others (particularly Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge) argued against joining the League

7. Wilson’s 14 Points Woodrow Wilson called for…
Smaller military forces worldwide
End of secret treaties
Freedom of the seas/free trade
Breaking up of empires
Self-determination

8. Treaty of Versailles Germany gets PUNISHED Germany had to…
Accept full blame for the war
Stripped of all colonies
Their army and navy nearly completely taken away
Have to pay $33 billion in reparations
Divided up Austria Hungary and Ottoman Empire