1. World War I
Treaty of Versailles

2. America in the War Duration- 18 months Impact- psychological boost
Doughboys- AEF
Major US Battles-
Summer 1918-
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Meuse- Argonne Offensive- largest of the war

3. Results of WWI Death Destruction Debt / Depression Despair
10 million dead, 21 million wounded
Destruction
Loss of agriculture and industry
Debt / Depression
Taxes increased to pay cost of war; trade down, so tariffs rise
Economic hardship for Europe… political chaos
Despair
Insecurity and loss of ideals
Democracy/ Dictatorships
Many new countries in Europe

4. Fourteen Points Wilson’s peace plan
Deal with causes to achieve peace and democracy
No one blamed, no one held responsible
League of Nations for collective security and cooperation

5. Armistice Day Date: 11/ 11/ 18 Armistice:
Germans accept believing 14 Points would be the basis for a peace treaty

6. Paris Peace Conference
January, May, 1919
At Versailles
Big Four
Wilson- US
George Clemenceau- France
David Lloyd-George- Britain
Vittorio Orlando- Italy

7. Paris Peace Conference
Losers: German and Russia
Not invited to the Conference
Treated like a defeated enemy
Treated like they started it

8. Treaty of Versailles A victor’s peace Germany Discontent with Treaty…
Hall of Mirrors
Germany
1. Territories
2. Military
3. War Guilt
4. Reparations
Discontent with Treaty…

9. Ratification Problems
1918 Midterms: Reps win control of Congress
Failure to consult senators
Henry Cabot Lodge- Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Failure to est. bipartisan peace delegation
Leading Republicans were not invited to Paris

10. Ratification Problems
Failure to accept compromises and amendments
Reservationists oppose the League of Nations and want the treaty amended
Failure of Wilson’s health
Stroke while on speech tour… best we could get!
Failure to ratify the Treaty
US doesn’t join League of Nations
US signs a separate treaty in 1921!