To END all WarsLegacy of World War I

Jan 1917 Wilson proclaimed: “Peace without

victory”

Nov. 18, 1918 Other Central Powers had individually

signed peace treaties between Sept and Nov. 1918

Germany finally signs an armistice as the country falls into civil war

53,000 dead (ironically, 10x died from 1918 flu epidemic)

Versailles Peace Conference

Big Three: Wilson, George, and Clemenceau• (Japan and Italy also played a role)

U.S. aims Brit. aims French aims Excluded: Russia, Germany, Austria,

Hungary Peace Treaty signed Nov. 1919

Does your proposal make it?

Punish Germany

International Organization

Colonies and Boundaries

Freedom of the Seas

Consequences in U.S.

U.S. Isolationism Wilson’s Fourteen

Points Senate refuses to

ratify High Tariffs (1922,

1930) Immigration

restrictions

America as Industrial Power

Initial economic recession

U.S. industry increases: steel, radios, consumer goods

Sold to devastated Euro

Read Senator Borah’s Speech

Why will the treaty not mean peace?

Is Borah’s reference to the Founding Fathers appropriate?

First Great Migration 1.6 million Afr-

Americans Move north and

midwest

Cities: Chicago, Detroit, NY

Industries: Meatpacking, stockyards, manufacturing

Opportunities Problems

Increased Nativism Chinese/Japanese

exclusion acts Anti-radicalism Expansion of KKK Growth of Religious

fervor

Women gain prominence Jobs in the absence

of men Military service Right to vote

Reflect on Consequences How is each a result of the war?

What are the effects or consequences for Americans and American society?

Final Essay Topic1. How was U.S. involvement in World War I consistent with U.S. foreign

policy since 1898?OR 

 2. How did U.S. involvement in World War I affect the lives of Americans

from 1914-1919?*