Ms. Tanaka
John Ehret HS
Marrero, LA
1.What military strategy made the war
drag on?
2.What ended trench warfare?
3.What was the Bolshevik Revolution?
4.How did the Bolshevik Revolution
help or hurt the Allied Forces’ war
effort?*
*Note: Allied Forces = Britain, France, U.S.
SWBAT… describe the goals of
political leaders at the Paris
Peace Conference.
SWBAT… analyze the
consequences of the Treaty of
Versailles.
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Paris Peace Conference
Fourteen Points
League of Nations
Self-Determination
Reparations
War Guilt Clause
Video
Essential Questions
President Woodrow Wilson believed that the
goal of WWI was PEACE and FREEDOM, not
imperialism and acquisitions.
Morality
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The Fourteen Points: A speech that Wilson
gave outlining America’s war aims, which Wilson
claimed were to promote openness,
independence, and freedom in the world.
• He encouraged
“Peace Without
Victory,” or a peace
inspired by NOBLE
IDEALS, not greed
and vengeance.
Specifically, Wilson wanted 2 things:
Definition: The right of people to choose their
own government.
Definition: An alliance between nations to
secure “mutual guarantees of political
independence and territorial integrity to great
and small states alike”
But there was disagreement!
Wilson only invited Democrats to the Paris Peace
Conference, which angered Republicans.
January 1918
The meeting where all of the nations
involved in the war discussed what the
outcome of the war should be.
*Notable Players: Britain, France, &
America – Germany, Austria-Hungary,
and Russia were NOT ALLOWED.
Statistics
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1.3 million American soldiers served
50,000+ American soldiers died
230,000 American soldiers wounded
• 5 million Allied
soldiers died
• 8 million Central
Power soldiers
died
• 6.5 million
civilians died
Ruins of the
Hotel de Ville
(town hall) –
Arras, France
What level of destruction does this
picture indicate? What are some
emotions evoked when viewing this
image?
Why is it significant that the town hall
was destroyed?
Can you envision what these
buildings and towns may have looked
like before the war? How long do you
think it would take to rebuild these
buildings and communities? How
much do you think it would cost?
After the War
• How might France's goals for postwar
settlement be different from the goals of
the United States?
What would France probably want with
respect to Germany? Why? Would those
desires be reasonable? Why or why not?
VIDEO
Wilson’s idealism gets quashed
at the Paris Peace Conference.
• The British and French leaders knew that
their citizens expected peace AND victory.
Major areas of concern:
France
• Revenge on
Germany
• Secure
French
boarders by
permanently
weakening
Germany
Britain
• Maintain
strongest navy
• Keep colonial
empire
• Make German
military weak,
but strong
economy for
good trade
United States
• Lasting
peace
• Improve trade
access
The other Allied leaders at the peace
conference insisted that Germany make
payments for war damages.
• Partially to weaken Germany so it would
never threaten Europe again!
The clause in the Treaty of Versailles that
assigns all blame to Germany.
“The Allied and Associated Governments affirm
and Germany accepts the responsibility of
Germany and her allies for causing all the loss
and damage to which the Allied and Associated
Governments and their nationals have been
subjected as a consequence of the war imposed
upon them by the aggression of Germany and
her allies.”
Outcomes
• The League of
Nations does get
incorporated into the
final Treaty
• The U.S. Senate
rejects the
Versailles Treaty
because of
infighting between
Democrats and
Republicans.
1. In a 3-5 sentence paragraph,
explain HOW and WHY America’s
goals were different from the goals
of other leaders at the Paris Peace
Conference.
2. What do you think might be some
consequences of the Treaty of
Versailles? Why? Use key terms.