1. ❧ Chapter 24 Section 4 The Failed Peace.

2. ❧ TOTAL WAR ❧ The channeling of a nation’s entire resources into a war effort. ❧ Important to control public opinion so that recruits are maintained and resources are available

3. ❧ End of war ❧ 1918- the Germans launch a huge offensive that push Allies back 40 miles. ❧ The Allies then launch a massive counter offensive. ❧ Armistice (agreement to end fighting) sought by Germans – 11AM November 11, 1918

4. ❧ Costs of War ❧ 8.5 million dead ❧ Flu pandemic following war kills 20 million people! ❧ Major financial burdens ❧ Governments collapsed, revolutionary factions

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8. ❧ PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE “BIG 4” ❧ Woodrow Wilson (US president) ❧ David Lloyd George (Britain) ❧ Georges Clemenceau (France) ❧ Vittorio Orlando (Italy)

9. ❧ (Left to right) The “Big Four”: David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, Georges Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States, the principal architects of the Treaty of Versailles.

10. ❧ Woodrow Wilson “peace without victory” 14 Points ❧ SELF-DETERMINATION - The right of a people to choose their own form of government ❧ LEAGUE OF NATIONS – based on the idea of collective security, in which a group of nations act as one to preserve peace for all

11. ❧ Treaty of Versailles ❧ Germans ordered to sign treaty ❧ Germany must accept full blame for the war – “War Guilt Clause” ❧ Pay reparations to winning nations, including pensions for Allied soldiers over $30 billion dollars! ❧ Limited size of the Germany military

12. ❧ Military Limitation Clause ❧ Army - was to be reduced to 100,000 men and no tanks were allowed ❧ Navy - Germany was only allowed 6 ships and no submarines ❧ Air force - Germany was not allowed an air force ❧ Rhineland - The Rhineland area was to be kept free of German military personnel and weapons

13. Analyze: Review this political cartoon. Who is being fed the medicine? Who are the people feeding the medicine? What country is this cartoon the target for?

14. ❧ Post WWI Germany

15. ❧ Widespread Dissatisfaction ❧ Colonies did not gain independence ❧ Unfulfilled goals – Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia ❧ US Senate never ratifies the treaty and refuses to join the League of Nations

16. ❧ Post War Europe

17. ❧ ❧ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0MkXRLos0o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0MkXRLos0o Who killed the Red Baron? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faM42KMeB5Q Shell Shock. (40 minutes). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrYcBDwskIs World War 1 Declassified. Video links.

18. ❧ ❧ Crash Course History WW1 (10 minutes). ❧ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFCpKtwCkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pFCpKtwCkI ❧ Crash Course History WW1-America (13 minutes). ❧ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59wErqg4Xg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59wErqg4Xg