Intro to 28.5 End of War and Peace

• In groups: discuss

• 1. As an Allied power- what do you want for yourselves?

• 2. How do you want to deal with the Central powers? – Is there ONE to blame? Punish?

28.5 Peace at Last • I. America Enters War• Summarize American impact on war –• Morale, resources, men• II Total War • A. define – • All people and resources put to war effort• B. examples-• Large military, taxes, war bonds, rationing,

ban strikes, limit free press, women in work place

• III Global War

• A. Asian and African colonies of Europe gave………and expected…….

• Service in war ; citizenship or inedpendence

• B. Europeans deceived Arabs –

• Expect independence from Ottoman Empire but got Sykes-Picot Agreement – British and French agree to divide Ottoman

Empire among selves.

IV. End of War

Nov 9, 1918 – Kaiser William II abdicates

Nov 11, 1918 – armistice -

V. - Effects of War

VI. - Restoring the Peace –

a. Wilson – US President

b. 14 Points- Think of what started the war and what led to its escalation

Freedom of seas, limit arms, end secret alliances, League of Nations

• C. Britain’s main concern –

• Control of seas and trade

• D. France’s main concern –

• Demand reparations

• Both wanted to punish Germany – but Wilson did not.

Paris Peace Conference

• 5 separate treaties to deal w/ Central Powers

• Big Four

Orlando Lloyd George Clemenceau Wilson

You Are Not Welcome

• Russia – Future problems?

• Central Powers – Future problems?

• Wilson’s main concern-

• League of Nations

Treaty of Versailles June 28, 1919

Results for Germany

• Disarmament• Ban draft and major weapons• Reduce size of land• Renounce Brest-Litovsk• Give up colonies as mandates for the

Allies• Reparations • Take blame

Future Impact of Versailles

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• Results for Austria-Hungary-

• Empire is broken up

What a difference 4 years makes!3 Empires Lost : Germany, A-H, Ottoman Empire

• Results for Serbs

- …= Yugoslavia

- Results for Middle East.

- From Ottoman control to European Control …..think of impact on today……..

• Australia (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• Austria-Hungary (click here)Entered the war on 28 July 1914

• Belgium (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• Bulgaria (click here)Entered the war on 12 October 1915

• Canada (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• Czechoslovakia (click here)N/A

• Croatia (click here)N/A

• France (click here)Entered the war on 3 August 1914

• Germany (click here)Entered the war on 1 August 1914

• Greece (click here)Entered the war on 29 June 1917

• India (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• Ireland (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• Italy (click here)Entered the war on 23 May 1915

• Japan (click here)Entered the war on 23 August 1914

• Netherlands (click here)Neutral Power

• New Zealand (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• Ottoman Empire (click here)Entered the war on 31 October 1914

• Poland (click here)N/A

• Romania (click here)Entered the war on 27 August 1916

• Russia (click here)Entered the war on 1 August 1914

• Serbia (click here)Entered the war on 28 July 1914

• South Africa (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• United Kingdom (click here)Entered the war on 4 August 1914

• United States of America (click here)Entered the war on 6 April 1917