I knew it would be a good day

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I knew it would be a good day ITS Power
Point Wednesday!
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THE END OF WWIGermany Surrenders!
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WORLDLY RESULTS

• ruined farms, factories, and towns
• destruction of commerce, political social
  disorder
• financial bankruptcy
• four years of want suffering
• over 10 million dead
• over 20 million wounded
• ..And LOTS of damage..

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Hotel de la Princerie, Verdun Before World War I
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Hotel de la Princerie, Verdun After World War I
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Village of Esnes Before World War I
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Village of Esnes After World War I
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Palace of Justice, Senlis Before World War I
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Palace of Justice, Senlis After World War I
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Massive Amounts of Damage in EVERY European
Country.
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France
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Germany
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Austria
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Italy
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Hungary
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• What are some emotions evoked when viewing these
  images?
• How long do you think it would take to rebuild
  these buildings and communities?
• 60 years!
• How much do you think it would cost?
• Trillions!
• Can a community ever really recover from such
  destruction?
• Never regained full restoration of most buildings
• Some not even built again!
• Imagine living in this
• What do you do now?

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You look to worldly powers to solve the
situation and deal with those responsible!
hmmm how should we deal with the Central
powers?!?

• DO YOU
• Punish the losers
• or
• 2. All work together to rebuild Europe?

Both options were presented to the world powers
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the victorious nations meet to decide the fate of
Europe
The Paris Peace Conference Palace of Versailles,
France
Those silly central powers have no idea whats
coming to them!

• The Big Four
• Britains Lloyd George,
• Frances Clemenceau,
• Italys Orlando
• President Woodrow Wilson
• Whos missing?
• The Central Powers!
• None were represented at the settlement talks. ?

I know! Chumps! Ha!
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President Wilson Has His Ideas for Peace
Willys 14 POINTS Ultimate Goal Self
Determination Addressed 3 things 1. Remove the
Causes of the War 2. Boundary Changes 3.
International Peace Org.
No, it stinks!
Isnt this a GREAT idea! It will Solve all of our
problems!
Both Congress and the Allies reject Wilsons plan
for peace - not strict enough
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The allies have their own ideas!
REVENGE!!!
Britain France wanted to make Germany pay for
the death, destruction, and hardship that they
had caused.
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FINALLY, the Allies agreed upon Treaty of
Versailles

• 9 NEW NATIONS CREATED FROM A/H
• (GB FR will control)
• - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Syria, Iraq,
  Transjordan, Palestine, Finland, Poland
• 2. Demilitarized GER
• No air force, Army only 100,000 (small
• GER had to pay Reparations
• (aka war damages) - 56 BILLION
• War Guilt Clause
• - GER had to admit it was responsible for war

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Ohbut theres some probs
Ps Im Germany!
HUMILIATED GERMANY! They werent the ONLY ones
Guilty! Cant pay ReparationsNo one could! No
Colonies to help them pay RUSSIA MAD They lost
TONS of landand they were on the Allies! CREATED
INSTABILITY Disputes over Territories
governments
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Europe 1914
Europe 1919
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US Im going back to being an Ostrich!
The Treaty of Versailles sewed the seeds for
World War II. It created even more
international unrest than before World War
I!!! The US becomes Isolationistand hides in
the 1920s
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END OF WWI ?

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