The Beginning of the End… end of war
Can we have peace without victory?
Russia leaves the War Bolshevik Revolution Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Lenin pulls Russian troops out in 1918 Germany can focus on the West
TREATY OF BREST-LITOVSK
reintroduction of sub-warfare 6 weeks food left 470 ships sunk
1917: U.S. Enters the War Lusitania Submarine warfare Zimmerman note Cultural & economic ties
Zimmerman Telegram
Victory! March 1918—final showdown Germans are exhausted Kaiser forced to step down & flees to the Netherlands Germany seeks armistice
Woodrow Wilson delivers war message Woodrow Wilson 14 points make world safe for democracy
Fourteen Points End secret treaties Freedom of the seas Free trade Arms reductions Self-determination League of Nations
Armistice cessation of fighting, not surrender Foch November 11, :00 AM
Armistice lines in Europe 1918
Costs of the War Loss of life and property
Total Casualties in World War I
Casualties of World War I Allies
Casualties of World War I Central Powers
Total Casualties in World War I
Esnes
The Fragile Peace…
2. The Allied Powers England FranceItaly United States
The “Big Four” Paris Peace Conference Lloyd George Clemenceau D’OrlandoWilson
1. Security for France 2. Reparations: Rebuild damaged French industry Clemenceau The “Big Four” Paris Peace Conference
Lloyd George Destroy German navy Acquire German colonies Reparations The “Big Four” Paris Peace Conference But… He wants Germany strong enough to block Communist spread
Obtain territory promised in secret treaty D’Orlando The “Big Four” Paris Peace Conference
No annexation No punitive damages Self-determination Wilson “Peace without victory ”
Fourteen Points End secret treaties Freedom of the seas Free trade Arms reductions Self-determination League of Nations
Hall of Mirrors at peace signing 35 nations attended actually 5 treaties
The Treaty of Versailles Germany accepts full blame Reparations (>$30 billion) Limited German military Alsace-Lorraine returned to France Germany stripped of colonies
new nations
loss of territory
new nations
Members non-Members Resigned League of Nations
Who is responsible for the war? Peace of Europe
Can we have peace without victory?