1. Aftermath of WWI
Main Idea: The peace talks and changes in society during WWI lead the world into a depression where communism and socialism can take over.

2. Costs of World War I Human Costs Financial Costs Political Costs
Many people died from fighting in the war and the total death count increased greatly by a pandemic of the flu
Over 20 million people died world wide from the flu alone
Financial Costs
Countries were destroyed leaving them with a lot of rebuilding to do
Some countries were blamed for the war and had to pay reparations
Political Costs
Countries were in chaos from the war and many radicals tried to take over

3. Paris Peace Conference
Following the end of fighting, a peace conference was held to officially end the war
Russian and the Central Powers had no say
The Allies leaders could not agree whether to move on or punish the losers

4. Disagreements at the Conference
Italy had a secret pact to get Austria-Hungary after World War I
But, many of these nations wanted to govern themselves
President Woodrow Wilson brought a 14 point plan to the meeting
He called for creating a League of Nations that would help countries negotiate instead of going to war

5. The Treaty of Versailles
This treaty blamed Germany for the war
They were forced to pay large amounts of reparations to other countries
This limited their military size
The treaty also took away German land and their colonies
Finally, it order that anyone that moved during World War I had to move back to Germany
The Germans hated this treaty but were forced to sign

6. The League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson’s plan was created as the League of Nations
40 nations joined and it seemed hopeful
BUT the US never joined!
Politicians back home disagreed about the League of Nations and refused to allow the US to join
This caused the League of Nations to lose a great deal of power

7. Final Outcomes Self-Determination
Many countries that had been ruled by Russia, Austria-Hungary, or other areas wanted to rule themselves
Many of these nations were declared independence

8. Final Outcomes (cont.) Troubles in Russia Germany felt attacked
The Tsar was overthrown after the family rules for 300 years
The people had lost faith in the Tsar after WWI didn’t go well for them
Communism is able to take over the nation
Many of the same problems continued in Russia under the new government
Germany felt attacked
Germany did not agree that the war was their fault and felt attacked by the other nations