1. War Ends

2. 1914 World War I 1917 1918 begin US joins war war ends
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Germany Germany sinks
sank Lusitania US ships

3. Allied Powers and Central Powers were even….
Then US joins…Allied Powers used the extra one million US soldiers, food and supplies to defeat Central Powers.
Allied Powers!

5. Armistice: agreement to stop fighting
Nov. 11, signed armistice
(signed at the 11th hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month!)
Armistice: agreement to stop fighting
Treaty: when the figure out punishments for losing side

6. Treaty January 1919- Treaty was signed.
Leaders of countries met in Versailles
Treaty of Versailles
European leaders were blamed Germany for fighting- They used Treaty to punish Germany.

7. Treaty of Versailles Germany…. Lost colonies Gave land to France
Had to pay money to countries of Allied Powers
Also…
League of Nations
-nations would support each other in world events. Try to solve problems peacefully

8. President Wilson helped make Treaty.
When he came back to US, the Senate did not want to join the League of Nations.
Americans wanted to go back to isolationism- staying out of world events