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Tuesday Warm-Up In your warm up section, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Which side had the largest number of military casualties.

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1 Tuesday Warm-Up In your warm up section, answer the following questions in complete sentences. Which side had the largest number of military casualties during WWI? Which country had the largest number of military casualties during WWI? What was the combined number of British and French military casualties during WWI? If you were the leaders of France and Great Britain, how would you want the Germans punished for WWI? Why?

2 THE END OF THE GREAT WAR JUNE AMERICAN FORCES BEGIN ARRIVING IN FRANCE AMERICAN FORCES PROVIDE FRESH FIGHTING TROOPS AND ENDLESS RESOURCES UNITED STATES NAVY ASSISTS WITH BRITISH BLOCKADE OF GERMAN PORTS GERMAN PEOPLE SICK OF NEVER-ENDING WAR AND CONSTANT FOOD SHORTAGES GERMAN PEOPLE REVOLT AGAINST THEIR GOVERNMENT AND KAISER WILHELM II NOVEMBER 11, AN ARMISTICE IS REACHED ENDING WORLD WAR ONE

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4 The Big Four JANUARY ALLIED LEADERS MEET IN FRANCE TO DRAW UP AN OFFICIAL PEACE TREATY WITH GERMANY THE BIG FOUR PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON OF UNITED STATES, PRIME MINISTER DAVID LLOYD GEORGE OF BRITAIN, PREMIER GEORGES CLEMENCEAU OF FRANCE, AND PREMIER VITTORIO ORLANDO OF ITALY

5 Wilson’s Fourteen Points
January 8, 1918-Wilson gives a speech to Congress calling for “Peace without victory.” Called for easy punishments directly at the Central Powers Fourteen Points End to secret alliances Freedom of the seas Reduction in worldwide armies Creation of League of Nations

6 Lasting Peace? Treaty of Versailles- signed June 1919
War Guilt Clause- Germany admitted full responsibility for WWI Forced Germans to pay reparations to the Allies German colonies and territories taken away, industrial areas placed under allied control, and military is greatly reduced League of Nations- International organization of nations established to maintain peace US Congress rejects both the Treaty of Versailles and membership to the League of Nations

7 End of WWI/Treaty of Versailles Video Clip
End of the War End of WWI/Treaty of Versailles Video Clip

8 “The Big Four” Glue the Big Four Investigation Chart on to page #73 in your notebook Log in to our blendspace account and pull up the “The Big 4” Each slide will have information on one member of the Big Four Your group will use this information to complete the investigation chart that is in your notebook

9 Fourteen Point vs. Treaty of Versailles
Follow the directions on The War to End All Wars? worksheet Answer the questions at the bottom of the worksheet in complete sentences

10 Exit Ticket #1 At the end of WWI, American President Woodrow Wilson believed in “Peace without victory.” His plans to accomplish this was known as… The Treaty of Versailles The War to End All Wars The Fourteen Points The Schlieffen Plan

11 Exit Ticket #2 Which of the following was NOT a punishment of the Treaty of Versailles? Germany had to accept blame for WWI Germany had to pay reparations to the Allies Germany had limitations placed on its military Germany was allowed to join the Allied Powers


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