Ending the “War to end all Wars” US History.pptx

Ending the “War to End All Wars”…and setting the stage for WWII“To the victor, go the spoils”“He who wins the war writes the history”A Plan for Peace: Wilson’s Fourteen PointsOutlined a plan for creating a “just and lasting peace”Points 1-4: Ending secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade, and reducing national armies and naviesPoint 5: Adjustment of colonial claims with fairness toward colonial peoplesPoint 6-13: Specific suggestions for changing borders and creating new nationsPoint 14: Proposed a “general association of nations” that would protect “great and small states alike”League of NationsThe League’s member nations would help preserve peace and prevent future wars by pledging to respect and protect each other’s territory and political independence.Talk it out insteadof fighting it outParis Peace ConferenceThe Big FourWoodrow Wilson Vittorio OrlandoDavid Lloyd George Georges ClemenceauWhere’s Russia?Russian Civil War1917-1921Hall of MirrorsThe Treaty of VersaillesNo! Their military is the REAL problem!We should form a league of peace so this kind of thing doesn’t happen again!We want Germany to pay for what they did to Europe!We want our territories back!Bell RingerWhat was the goal of the Sedition Act and what was the Supreme Court Case that upheld it?Effects of the WarHow the Treaty Changes the World“Reparations”The other Allied governments saw Wilson’s plan as too lenient towards the “aggressor” nations.Losses for Germany:Officially blamed for the warStripped of its militaryIts territories were split upWere required to pay “reparations” to the Allied countries to a total of…33 Billion Dollars!How vill all dis affect de Germans?Effects for GermanyGermany experiences “hyper-inflation”: Inflation is the general rising of prices over time; hyper-inflation is an extreme increase in prices over a short period of time.Children play with virtually worthless German money (reichsmarks)A Hero?When trouble rears its ugly he