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Treaty of Versailles
(The Effects of WWI)

2. What does this political cartoon tell you about the end of WWI?

4. Treaty of Versailles
After the armistice of WWI the Allies met to write a treaty that would officially end WWI

5. Where: France When: January 1919
Treaty of Versailles
Where: France When: January 1919

7. Treaty of Versailles
What: A treaty meant to keep peace in Europe and fix the problems left after WWI

9. Treaty of Versailles
Why:
Avoid Another War
Fix Problems of WWI

10. Treaty of Versailles
Problems After WWI:
Debt $$$
Damages/Blame
Land

11. Treaty of Versailles
Britain -David Lloyd George France -Georges Clemenceau U.S.A. – Woodrow Wilson

12. How to pronounce Clemenceau

13. Treaty of Versailles What do these leaders have in common?
Is there a country missing?

14. The Big Four in Versailles
(from left to right):
David Lloyd George (Britain)
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italy)
Georges Clemenceau (France)
Woodrow Wilson (USA)

15. Treaty of Versailles
Woodrow Wilson had a plan for peace called the Fourteen Points

16. Fourteen Points Called for the self-rule of nations in Europe
League of Nations

17. League of Nations
A group of nations meant to keep peace by discussing issues
The U.S. did not join

18. Actions of the Treaty of Versailles
1. Stripped Germany of most armed forces (created a demilitarized zone) 2. Forced Germany to pay $33 Billion in reparations

19. What do you see?
Who is the man representing?
What is the cartoonist trying to say?

20. Actions of the Treaty of Versailles
3. Redrew the Map: countries in Europe lost land, gained land, and new countries were formed

21. Left- Before WWI, Right- After WWI What are the differences
Left- Before WWI, Right- After WWI What are the differences? What new nations do you see?

22. Problems with the Treaty
1. Germany took all of the blame for WWI ($) 2. New countries were unstable and the new map put many different nationalities together

23. Do you think the Treaty of Versailles will help keep peace in Europe?

24. THINK will the treaty of Versailles help keep the peace in Europe?
Why or Why Not?