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an individual who, on religious, moral or ethical grounds, refuses to participate as a combatant in war Would be given non-combat positions or they would face jail sentences
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Truce that officially ends a war On the 11 th hour, of the 11 th day of the 11 th month 1918, WWI officially ended
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Germany 1.7 million AH 1.25 million Italy 460,000
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Russia- 1.75 million France- 1.4 million Great Britain- 760,000 British Empire- 251,900 USA- 114,000
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Total deaths are estimated between 8 and 10 million
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estimated global mortality from the 1918-1919 pandemic at anywhere between 30 and 50 million. An estimated 675,000 Americans were among the dead.
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Russian Revolution, November 1917. People calling themselves Bolsheviks overthrows government. Communists, led by V.I. Lenin. Take Russia out of war with Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
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Lenin’s body is on permanent display in the Lenin Mausoleum in Moscow’s Red Square.
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14 Points (January 1918)- Wilson’s 14 part plan for peace Establish democracy League of Nations- congress of nations to settle international disputes
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Allies disagree, want Germany to be punished. “Big Four” meet at Palace of Versailles outside Paris. Wilson – U.S. David Lloyd George – Great Britain Georges Clemenceau – France Vittorio Orlando - Italy
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No members of the Central Powers were invited Wilson and the other leaders clashed Britain and France wanted Germany to pay
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Germany accepts responsibility for starting the war (War Guilt Clause) War Reparations (repaying $$)- $33 billion Germany had to return Alsace-Lorraine to France Germany’s army reduced in size
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Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia were created Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania became free states Self-Determination- people decide how to run their country after the war
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The US Congress refused to join the League of Nations or agree to the Treaty of Versailles Wilson campaigned the nation and suffered a stroke
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