1. The Allies Win the War
World War I
Day 6

2. Warm Up 1/26/16
In the course of war, when is it necessary to call for peace?
3 Sentences

3. WWI Ends
With Russia’s withdrawal from the war, Germany achieves victory on the Eastern Front.
Even though Germany can now fight with all their troops on the Western Front, American troops give the Allies an edge to win the Second Battle of the Marne!

4. Kaiser Wilhelm II Steps Down
The Wilhelm II abdicates his position as Kaiser of Germany
The Allies sign an armistice, ending the war on November 11, 1918

5. Analyzing Primary Sources page 421
Read the two excerpts from the allied view and the German view of the armistice.
Answer the 2 questions in your notes.

6. The Allies Meet at Versailles
U.S. President has a plan for the peace treaty called Fourteen Points which is largely ignored by France and Britain.
A peace keeping organization is created called The League of Nations (it is a lot like modern day United Nations)

7. Why Does it Matter? World War I was a new kind of war because:
It involved new technologies
It ushered in war on a grand and global scale
Left behind a landscape of death and destruction that had never been seen before

9. The Armistice
Read the sheet about the armistice
Answer the three questions
Complete the vocabulary review on the back

10. Exit Ticket Who do you believe is to blame for the war and WHY?
1 paragraph minimum