Please have the 2 handouts from Please have the 2 handouts from the back of the roomthe back of the room

• PLZ tell me why the US enters world war 1?

• How is this different from how the other countries enter World War 1?

Thinking of World War 1…Thinking of World War 1…

•What ideas to you have to prevent a future war?

• What would you think the countries of Europe will do to Germany in order to seek REVENGE?

• What is REVENGE?

Wilson’s 14 pointsWilson’s 14 points

• Look at the cartoon and read each of the

“ points” on the paper.

Circle any that you do not understand

• Now look at the 14 points in list form on the next page.

• Same thing, circle or star any that you do not understand.

Looking at the Treaty of Looking at the Treaty of VersaillesVersailles

• Which of the items listed do you think is the most upsetting for a country to have to happen to it?

Please move to your 9 o clock Please move to your 9 o clock partner and bring everything with partner and bring everything with youyou

• Read over wilson’s 14 points and the treaty of versailles in your packet.

• Using the back page of the packet, come up with why Wilson came up with the points listed.

• The first one is done for you.

• Use the textbook Chapter 23 and your knowledge of social studies to come up with the CAUSE.

• You might need to use your imaginations for some.

Support for learning today’s Support for learning today’s topictopic

• Wilsons 14 points• Look over the cartoon

on the front page

• The actual Treaty of Versailles

Glance over the 2nd page of the packet that has the heading

“ Formula for disaster”

Wilson’s 14 PointsWilson’s 14 Points

1. End to secret agreements.

2. Freedom of the seas.

3. Free trade between nations.

4. A limit to weapons a country could have.

Wilson’s 14 PointsWilson’s 14 Points

5. Peaceful settlement of conflicts over colonies.

6. Self determination-national groups have rights to own territories &governments

7. League of Nations- protect world peace

Leaders and their countriesLeaders and their countries

Woodrow Wilson- USA

David L. George- Great Britian

George Clemenceau- France

Vittorio Orlando- Italy

Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles

• The Treaty was held at the Versailles Palace.

• The Palace was once the home of King Louis XIV. It is famous for its’ Hall of Mirrors. Mirrors line the entire length of the main hallway from top to bottom.

The Treaty The Treaty of of VersaillesVersailles1. Germany had to make payments

to the Allies for losses suffered by the Allies during the war.

The Treaty The Treaty of of VersaillesVersailles2. German colonies put under control of other nations.

3. Germany had no choice but to sign the Treaty and accept full responsibility.

Treaty of Treaty of VersaillesVersailles4. Germany had to completely disarm their military. No weapons at all!!

Treaty of Treaty of VersaillesVersailles6. League of Nations:

For Wilson, this was a great

success. The purpose of the League was to

protect the independence of both small and large nations.

Treaty of Treaty of VersaillesVersaillesThe purpose of the League was to protect the independence of both small and large nations.

Americans view of VersaillesAmericans view of Versailles

• The people of the U.S. wanted to stay out of world problems.

• They wanted to stay isolated!!

• The U.S. did not sign the treaty of Versailles.

• The U.S. did not join the League of Nations.

No U.S.

Nine New CountriesNine New Countries

1. Finland 7. Estonia

2 Latvia 8. Lithuania

3. Poland 9. Hungary

4. Czechoslovakia

5. Austria

6. Yugoslavia

Changed or disappeared NationsChanged or disappeared Nations

• 1. Serbia.

• 2. Montenegro

• 3. Austria-Hungary

• 4. Ottoman Empire/ Turkey

• 5. Russia/ USSR