1. The Peace of Paris 1919 17.90

2. Introduction No Russia Conflict and threat of revolution in new republics Allied blockade continued Smaller side treaties Woodrow Wilson and western idealism

3. Russian Revolution of 1917 Nicholas abdicates in 1917 after losing the trust of the people and the military A brief provisional government was republican Bolsheviks seize power 11/1917 Sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Lost Poland, Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic provinces

4. The Fourteen Points An idealistic attempt to remove the causes of WWI Stood for liberal democracy and ideas of the Enlightenment Problems France wanted revenge England wanted control of the seas Germany installed a liberal government hoping for the best. (Weimar Republic)

5. The Big Four Elected leaders of the western world Wilson David Lloyd George- England Georges Clemenceau- France Vittorio Orlando- Italy

6. Negotiations Points League of Nations France wanted security Buffer zone in Rhineland Alsace and Lorraine returned Poland was re-created to buffer Europe from Russia

7. Germany Lost all colonies Lost its navy Was disarmed Had to pay huge reparations Gave up merchant marine fleet Make coal deliveries to the rest of Europe Gave up all private property owned by Germans abroad War guilt clause

8. Treaty of Versailles Germany was insulted and refused to sign End of Russian, Austrian, and Turkish Empires Seven new independent states

9. Significance National self-determination Mixed populations and irredentism The failure of Versailles Too severe on Germany or not severe enough? Dissatisfaction No nation was happy with the Treaty League of Nations A good step, but the U.S. doesn’t join and was viewed as tool to maintain French and British authority

10. Impact of WWI Ended the last institutions of aristocratic feudalism Victory for democracy Did not answer the questions of industrialism, nationalism, economic security, and international stability Europe was weaker