1. World War One 1918

2. Russia Gets Out of the War
The Bolshevik Revolution brought the Communists to power in Russia November 7th 1917
The Communists signed a separate peace with Germany
Known as the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

3. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The pink territory marks the area of occupation by the Central Powers (who were they?) after the signing of the treaty

4. German Spring Offensive 1918
The Germans rushed all their troops from the Russian front to the front in France
Wanted to score a decisive victory before the American force grew too large
The offensive begins March 21st 1918

5. Results
Germans make huge gains but army strength falls from 5.1 million to 4.2 million
Allies are hurt badly, but not broken, thanks to fresh American troops
The Allies will begin their own offensive August 8th and will come close to invading Germany

6. WWI Personality The Red Baron His real name was Manfred von Ricthofen
German pilot with 80 confirmed air combat victories
He is shot by a single bullet while flying a mission on April 21st 1918
He manages to land, but dies shortly after

8. End of the War
By the fall of 1918, General Ludendorff (Germany) starts to recommend an end to fighting
Bulgaria surrenders Sept. 29th, Ottoman Empire Oct 30th, Austria-Hungary Nov. 4th
Kaiser Wilhelm II flees Germany November 9th amid revolutions in Germany
The armistice with Germany takes place on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
Armistice Day

9. The Collapse of Empires
Three empires collapse
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Ottoman Empire

10. Treaty of Versailles 70 delegates from 26 countries met
Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Russia were excluded
The big four reps were the following:
Woodrow Wilson-U.S.
David Lloyd George-U.K.
Georges Clemenceau-France
Vittorio Orlando-Italy
Who is notably missing from the talks?

11. German Conditions Germany must accept war-guilt clause
Army cannot go over 100,000 troops
No air force
Must pay reparations
6 ships, no submarines

12. Peace Terms

13. Some WWI Math Germany lost 1.7 million soldiers in 4.25 years
This means Germany would lose about 400,000 men a year
This means that Germany lost an average of 1,095 men a day for over 4 years!

14. By the Numbers
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15. Timeline (15 points) Create a timeline for all of World War I
10 events, 4 pictures, color and a title