1. QUICK REVIEW OF WORLD WAR I

2. MAIN: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
THE CAUSES
MAIN: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

15. Europe in 1914

17. WWI Images

18. THE EFFECTS of WWI

19. SOCIAL EFFECTS: WOMEN: URBANIZATION: Death and Disability:
Roles changed—factory and office workers
Right to Vote
Social and Political Power were exercised i.e. Women’s Christian Temperance Movement
Gained Social Freedom—changing clothes
URBANIZATION:
Move to cities
Automobiles became important
With automobile leisure time became important, teenagers
Death and Disability:
1 in 7 men died (9 million)
1-3 disabled

21. ECONOMIC EFFECTS: Very expensive Allies owed money to the US
Industrialization
$400 billion (4 Trillion today)
Allies owed money to the US
German and Russian economies in ruin

23. POLITICAL EFFECTS: Balance of Power and Alliance system destroyed
Autocracies collapsed—where one ruler wields power—Kaiser Wilhelm/Germany; Tsar Nicholas II/Russia
Russia became communist (we will learn about this in a few days)

24. SELF-DETERMINATION Becomes an Issue
Former Yugoslavia
Former Soviet Union
Middle East—Palestine
Russia and Chechens
China and Tibet
Kurds in Iraq
WWII-German people in Austria and Poland and Sudetenland

32. FALLOUT FROM WWI: Rise of Nazism in Germany Rise of Fascism in Italy
Failures of the League of Nations
The Second World War

33. STOP

34. THREE PERSPECTIVES ON THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCES
The Treaty of Versailles

35. To decide what to do, the ‘big three’ met.

36. Woodrow Wilson Idealist Wants: People:
just and lasting peace
creation of the League of Nations
Democracy
People:
didn’t support him
Treaty of Versailles defeated by US Senate WHY?
What excerpts from Treaty did he support?
League of Nations
Constitution of League
Alsace and Lorraine
Disarmament

37. George Clemenceau: Realist Wants: People: supported him
dismember Germany
revenge
guaranteed safety
stripped of industry and armed forces
People: supported him
What excerpts from Treaty did he support?
War Guilt Clause
Alsace and Lorraine
Military restrictions
de-militarized Rhine valley
Forbid reunification of Austria and Germany

38. Lloyd George Middle of the Road Wants: People: supported him
revenge and reparations—but do not cripple Germany
feared refugees and communism
wanted a trading partner in Germany
People: supported him
What excerpts from Treaty did he support?
War Guilt Clause
Military restrictions
surrender merchant fleet
League of Nations mandates