1. The End of WWI

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3. How the US Impacted the War
The USA joined the war in April 1917
The US used the Selective Service Act to provide fresh new troops to the Allied Powers who were weary from 3 years of warfare
The US provided necessary economic support for the Allies
Saved them from bankruptcy
US support starts slow but ends up being a major turning point in the war

4. US WWI Soldiers

5. The War Ends! When: November 11, 1918
Germans sign an armistice with the Allies
Armistice: an agreement to end fighting
Over 9 million soldiers dead
Allies blame Central Powers
Allied leaders meet in Paris in Jan. 1919
Woodrow Wilson: President of the US
Georges Clemenceau: French Leader
David Lloyd George: Prime Minister of Britain

6. Peace Treaties Treaty of Versailles
Germany forced to take blame
had to pay 30 billion dollars of debt
Limits placed on the size of the German military
Lost hundreds of sq. miles of land back to France
Took away overseas colonies
Germany had no choice but to sign
Allies made separate treaties for other Central Powers

7. Consequences of WWI in Europe
Germany holds a grudge
New countries are created (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Trans-Jordan, Hejaz, Hasa)
League of Nations is formed to make peace in Europe **Write this down**

8. Before

9. After

10. Consequences in Russia and the USA
Czar of Russia is overthrown
Russian Revolution creates new communist government
After a great time of prosperity during and after WWI, the Great Depression hits the US (1929), and eventually everyone else.

11. Discussion Questions:
Do you think the US did the right thing by joining the war? Why or Why not?
Do you think the Treaty of Versailles was fair? Why or Why not?