1. Establishing Peace
Chapter 23 Section 4 Notes

2. War Dead 5 million Allies died 3.5 million Central Powers died
116,000 U.S. soldiers died

3. Financial Losses $30 billion in property damage
Allies spent $145 billion
Central Powers spent $63 billion

4. Facts Treaty of Versailles - peace agreement to end WWI was created
Germany would have to accept complete blame for war, pay war damages ($33 billion), and needed to cutback military
THIS WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO WWII

5. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Specific Proposals for Postwar peace
Wanted to prevent Germany from becoming a world power
Wanted the League of Nations - international assembly of nations to promote and bring peace throughout the world

6. Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican Senator who did not want the Treaty of Versailles signed - post war peace agreement
He did not League of Nations - felt like this league could declare war and send troops and take power away from Congress

7. Versailles Treaty Rejected
United States signed separate peace treaty with the Central Powers
Did not join the League of Nations

8. Influenza The flu broke out across the world in 1918
Killed 30 million people - more than WW1
800,000 Americans died