The Paris Peace The Paris Peace Conference and the Conference and the Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles

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timeHomework: Handout on Consequences of WWI due MondayTest Tuesday!Library Day Friday!

WWI: After the War to End All WarsKey words NotesVocab Definitions

Green Questions Answers

Summary:

Please set up page 70A in your

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1918 Flu Pandemic: Depletes All Armies

50,000,000 – 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 died100,000,000 died

11 a.m., November 11, 1918

The Great War is Over...

But the problems are just beginning... But the problems are just beginning... 9,000,0009,000,000 DeadDead

But the problems are just beginning... But the problems are just beginning... 9,000,0009,000,000 DeadDead

The Somme American Cemetery, France

116,516 Americans Died116,516 Americans Died

World War I Casualties

Even those men who lived were horribly scarred, crippled or emotionally destroyed.

Name 6 problems a country that loses 9 million people in 3 years will face?

Serious Economic Serious Economic ProblemsProblems

►Battles ruined crop land. Poisons Battles ruined crop land. Poisons left soil unfit to farm.left soil unfit to farm.

►Civilians died from starvation and Civilians died from starvation and diseasedisease

►Food Prices soared.Food Prices soared.►Other Costs of the war reached Other Costs of the war reached

$338 billion.$338 billion.

PercentagPercentage (%) e (%)

increase increase in the cost in the cost

of food of food from 1914 from 1914

- 1919- 1919

Fight ClubFight Club► Imagine a fight between your group of friends and a Imagine a fight between your group of friends and a

group of your enemies. It gets totally out of hand. group of your enemies. It gets totally out of hand. People die on both sides. Your best friend is killed People die on both sides. Your best friend is killed in front of you. Your side wins, but it could have in front of you. Your side wins, but it could have easily gone the other way.easily gone the other way.

► The enemy, including the guy who killed your The enemy, including the guy who killed your friend, is completely in your power. You can do friend, is completely in your power. You can do anything to them and the police are staying out of it anything to them and the police are staying out of it as long as no one else dies or is physically injured. as long as no one else dies or is physically injured.

► Your enemies are not rich, but they have some Your enemies are not rich, but they have some money and things like good cars and jewelry, bank money and things like good cars and jewelry, bank accounts and vacation homes, etc.accounts and vacation homes, etc.

► What do you do?What do you do?

Key Vocabulary Still on Pg. 70AKey Vocabulary Still on Pg. 70A► A A TreatyTreaty is a written agreement between countries in which is a written agreement between countries in which

they agree to do or not do particular thingsthey agree to do or not do particular things► A A LeagueLeague is a group of countries that have joined together for a is a group of countries that have joined together for a

particular purpose.particular purpose.► ReparationsReparations are amounts of money paid by one country to are amounts of money paid by one country to

another for damages caused during the war.another for damages caused during the war.► VengeanceVengeance is harming a person or country because they have is harming a person or country because they have

harmed you.harmed you.► Collective SecurityCollective Security means that an attack on one country would means that an attack on one country would

be considered an attack on all countries. Therefore, an be considered an attack on all countries. Therefore, an attacking country would be opposed by Every Other County, attacking country would be opposed by Every Other County, making attack too dangerous an option to consider.making attack too dangerous an option to consider.

► DisarmamentDisarmament is reducing the number of weapons and soldiers is reducing the number of weapons and soldiers that a country has.that a country has.

Make Peace!Make Peace!

► In your group- Consider your country. In your group- Consider your country. You need to make the best possible You need to make the best possible deal for your country at these deal for your country at these negotiations.negotiations.

►Now discuss the Peace Treaty Handout Now discuss the Peace Treaty Handout and fill it out as you think is best for and fill it out as you think is best for your country and the world.your country and the world.

Who Really Wrote the Peace?Who Really Wrote the Peace?Prime

Minister Lloyd

George of England

Prime Minister Vittorio

Orlando of Italy

President Georges

Clemenceau of France

President Woodrow

Wilson of the USA

The Big Four

What Kind of a Peace Was It?What Kind of a Peace Was It?►A Peace of JusticeA Peace of Justice

Leaders of the Allies and the Leaders of the Allies and the Central Powers met together Central Powers met together at the Palace of Versaillesat the Palace of Versailles

President Wilson’s 14 Points President Wilson’s 14 Points supported self determination supported self determination and called for a Peace Without and called for a Peace Without Victory.Victory.

►Peace of VengeancePeace of Vengeance Italy and Britain wanted more Italy and Britain wanted more

territoryterritory France wanted to punish France wanted to punish

Germany.Germany.

In the End…In the End…

► loses all her colonies.loses all her colonies.► loses the Saar Valley where all her best mines are for 15 years.loses the Saar Valley where all her best mines are for 15 years.► loses the Alsace and Lorraine regions to France.loses the Alsace and Lorraine regions to France.► citizens lose their property abroad.citizens lose their property abroad.► must disband all its armed forces. No army, navy or air force must disband all its armed forces. No army, navy or air force

and no merchant marine.and no merchant marine.► is charged $32 billion in war reparations which they must pay to is charged $32 billion in war reparations which they must pay to

the Allies.the Allies.► is blamed for the WHOLE war. They sign a Guilt Clause that is blamed for the WHOLE war. They sign a Guilt Clause that

claims they were responsible for all the deaths and losses and claims they were responsible for all the deaths and losses and pain and suffering of the war.pain and suffering of the war.

Germany…

Other WWI Other WWI TreatiesTreatiesPeace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk -

(March 3, 1918)

Conditions of an Armistice with Germany (signed November 11, 1918)

The Peace Treaty of Versailles- The Allies (except the US) and Germany(signed June 28, 1919)

Treaty of Neuilly- The Allies and Bulgaria(November 27, 1919)

Treaty of Trianon- The Allies and Hungary(signed June 4, 1920)

US Peace Treaties with Austria, Hungary and Germany(August, 1921)

Treaty of Lausanne- The Allies (except the US) and Turkey(July 24, 1923)

And more Treaties…And more Treaties…League of Nations Protocol- League of Nations Protocol-

Established the League of Established the League of NationsNations

(1920) (1920)

Washington Conference Washington Conference Establishing a Commission of Establishing a Commission of

Jurists to Consider Laws of Jurists to Consider Laws of War War

(February 4, 1922) (February 4, 1922)

Washington Treaty in Relation Washington Treaty in Relation to the Use of Submarines to the Use of Submarines and Noxious Gases in and Noxious Gases in Warfare Warfare

(February 6, 1922) (February 6, 1922)

San Remo Convention- Gives San Remo Convention- Gives control of Palestine to Britaincontrol of Palestine to Britain

(24 July, 1922) (24 July, 1922)

Geneva Protocol Geneva Protocol for the Prohibition of Poisonous for the Prohibition of Poisonous Gases Gases and Bacteriological Methods of and Bacteriological Methods of Warfare Warfare (June 17, 1925) (June 17, 1925)

Treaty Providing for the Treaty Providing for the Renunciation of War as an Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy - Instrument of National Policy - Signed by nearly every country in Signed by nearly every country in the war.the war.(Kellogg-Briand Pact) (Kellogg-Briand Pact) (August 27, 1928) (August 27, 1928)

Back on pg. 70Back on pg. 70

Have you ever been blamed Have you ever been blamed for something you didn’t do? for something you didn’t do?

What happened? How did What happened? How did you feel?you feel?

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Tues.Tues. In Text Citation Lesson Wed/Thursday In Text Citation Lesson Wed/Thursday

(bring research logs and rough drafts to use (bring research logs and rough drafts to use in class)in class)

Rough draft with in text citations due FridayRough draft with in text citations due Friday Notebooks due after Armenian Genocide Notebooks due after Armenian Genocide

and Russian Revolution lessons.and Russian Revolution lessons.

Review Notebook Review Notebook Pages to be collectedPages to be collected

These can be found on the These can be found on the web page in a document web page in a document

called Notebook Guide WScalled Notebook Guide WS

Test review Bingo!Test review Bingo!

►Sign your own name on the middle square.Sign your own name on the middle square.►Find someone who can answer one of the Find someone who can answer one of the

questions on your paper and get them to questions on your paper and get them to sign their name on that square.sign their name on that square.

►Try to get 5 in a row! Or a Postage Stamp Try to get 5 in a row! Or a Postage Stamp (inside squares) or a Picture Frame (inside squares) or a Picture Frame (outside Squares)(outside Squares)

►Bring me your card when you have 5 in a Bring me your card when you have 5 in a row!row!

►Please take a moment to review for Please take a moment to review for your test.your test.

►When you are finished with your test, When you are finished with your test, please take a reading on the Armenian please take a reading on the Armenian Genocide….Genocide….

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