1. The Treaty of Versailles

3.  8.5 million soldiers killed, 21 million wounded  “The Lost Generation”  Cost of war $338 billion dollars  Entire villages and towns wiped out

4.  Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Versailles  Who was included at the Paris Peace Conference? Who was left out?  What were the goals of the conference?

5.  Woodrow Wilson  President of the United States

6.  David Lloyd George  British Prime Minister

7.  Vittorio Orlando  Prime Minister of Italy

8.  Georges Clemenceau  Prime Minister of France

9.  Russia- dealing with revolution  Germany or any of the Central Powers

10.  Wilson’s Fourteen Points  Meant to establish a lasting peace in the world  Self-determination: allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live  League of Nations: create an organization that could peacefully negotiate world conflicts

11.  France, Great Britain and Italy want punish Germany- why?

12.  “Peace built on quicksand”  Leaves Germany extremely bitter and angry  Other Allied Powers i.e. Italy and Japan upset that they did not receive more territory  United States refuses to ratify treaty  Does not join the League of Nations, return to isolationism, stay out of European affairs