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1 The Outcome and Aftermath of World War I A temporary peace and the inevitability of World War II

2 German Armistice  Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria surrender  German general asks the government for an armistice  Armistice: An end to fighting  Kaiser Wilhelm resigns  11/11, 1918 at 11am all fighting ceased

3 From celebration to mourning 1914 1916 19171918

4 Casualties  8.5 million soldiers killed  21 million soldiers wounded  13 million civilians are killed  The flu epidemic of 1918 killed 20 million people

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6  “The sufferings of the men at the Front, of the wounded whose flesh and bodies are torn in a way you cannot conceive; the sorrow of those at home. What a cruel and mad diversion of human activity”

7 Treaty of Versailles  The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to accept full blame for the war  The League of Nations was formed Help maintain peace  Germany had to: Dismantle its armed forces Give up its colonies Pay $33 billion in reparations  Germany is left in pieces Allowed extreme political parties like the Nazi’s to become powerful

8 World Tensions Continue  Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were broken apart  Russia gave up some of its territory  Germany was embittered by defeat  The United States became the leading world power  Japan became an imperial superpower  France and Belgium were forced to rebuild  France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, and Italy entered a depression

9 The New Europe

10 Changes in America  New jobs and the Great Migration Women take on “men’s work” The war provided more opportunities for African Americans in northern factories Between 1910 and 1920, about 500,000 African Americans moved north

11 The Red Scare  Labor strikes caused fear of a Communist revolution like the one in Russia  Palmer Raids: Homes and headquarters of suspected Communists were raided and more than 6,000 people were arrested  Nothing more than paranoia

12 Continued Racism  With African Americans obtaining jobs that whites once worked, there was greater competition between the two  Led to: Lynching Resentment Race riots The revival of the Ku Klux Klan

13 The Birth of Modern America

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