Warm-up Make a web with Causes of WWI in the middle, and the four underlying causes surrounding it. Causes of WWI
The Treaty of Versailles June 1919
The Big Four Woodrow Wilson USA David Lloyd-George Great Britain Georges Clemenceau France Vittorio Orlando Italy
Treaty based on Wilson’s Fourteen Points- plan for lasting peace What did America Want? Treaty based on Wilson’s Fourteen Points- plan for lasting peace Punish Germany but try to prevent hard feelings Wilson wanted America to become isolationists/neutral. Woodrow Wilson
Revenge Reparations National Security Clemenceau What did France want? Clemenceau wanted to make sure that France was safe from future invasion. He also wanted to make sure that Germany paid for all the trouble they caused. Clemenceau aka The Tiger
Punish Germany for causing war. What did Britain Want? Punish Germany for causing war. Protect Europe from spread of Communism. In private Lloyd-George realized that Britain needed Germany to recover because she was an important trading partner. David Lloyd-George
League of Nations Based on Wilson’s Fourteen Points 60 Nations All rules for nations on how to prevent/fix war No secret treaties 60 Nations Work together to settle disputes Never actually passed in America
100,000 De-militarized What the Treaty of Versailles did for Germany’s military…
Territorial Losses Germany lost ALL of her overseas colonies The Rhineland was to be demilitarized Alsace-Lorraine was given to France
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Estonia, & Finland = buffer states.
The War Guilt Clause "The Allied and Associated Governments affirm, and Germany accepts, the responsibility of Germany and her Allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associate Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of a war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her Allies." Article 231 Article 231 says that Germany is responsible for starting WWI and must pay reparations.
REPARATIONS Germany was forced to pay each country back for their losses during the war. They paid $4 billion total along with an unnamed sum (up to $23 billion) Germany was also not allowed to unite with Austria
Aftermath of the Treaty Germany was not invited to the peace conference. Most Germans felt that France and Britain were also at blame for the war. Germany’s economy would be absolutely crippled because of the reparations they had to pay. Germany’s government became a democratic republic