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Warm Up
1. "The Fourteen Points" of the early 20th century A) was a declaration of US neutrality. B) warned Americans not to travel on European ships. C) provided secret aid to Britain before the US entered the war. D) were issued by President Wilson as a basis for a lasting peace.
2. Following World War I, the Allies A) created the United Nations to prevent another such conflict. B) agreed to unite against the rising power of the United States.C) agreed to immediately grant independence to their colonial
possessions around the world. D) blamed Germany for the starting the war and forced them to
compensate all countries involved.
Warm Up 3. In the months leading up to World War I, the United States
wanted to maintain its neutrality because A) President Wilson was a Quaker and was against warfare of any
kind. B) the armed forces were preoccupied with problems on the Mexican
border. C) the U.S. had the strongest navy in the world and it was needed to
keep the coastline secure. D) the U.S. was trading heavily with European nations and did not want
its business interrupted. 4. What country left World War I in 1917 and made a separate
peace with the Central Powers? A) France B) Russia C) England D) United States
Activating Strategy
Complete this sentence in your notebook.
President Wilson wanted ________ and France, Italy and Great Britain wanted ________ at the Peace Conference.
What did European leaders want?
European leaders had their own goals of peace
They wanted to prevent future invasions
They wanted to make losing nations, especially Germany, pay for the destruction of the war
Did Wilson agree with European leaders?
Eventually, Wilson gave up on some of his Fourteen Points
He focused primary on creating an international
peacekeeping organization,
the League of Nations
Wilson thought that the League of Nations would be able to fix unfair treaty terms later
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
The Treaty of Versailles was the name given to the peace agreement created after the war
It was given its name because it was signed at the Palace of Versailles in Paris, France
Germany considered the treaty too harsh and most unfair
What were the terms of the treaty?
Treaty of Versailles
International Relations
• League of Nations created
Responsibility
• Germany forced to take blame for the war
• Germany forced to pay reparations
Territory
• New nations created in Eastern Europe
• Germany forced to return territory to France
Military Strength
•Size of Germany army and navy reduced
•Germany banned from military bases near the Rhine River
What new nations were created?Two empires disappeared: the Austro-
Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire
Land taken from Austria-Hungary, Germany, and
Russia created the following nations:
Forming new nations created new problems, almost every nation had
different ethnic groups living together…
• Finland• Latvia
• Estonia• Poland
• Lithuania• Czechoslovakia
• Austria• Hungary
• Yugoslavia
Assessment Prompt think, write, share
• List three outcomes of World War I.
• Rank them in order of importance
• 1 being the best, 3 being the worst
• Justify.
Learning Activity 2
• Annotate and Analyze the Treaty of Versailles
• Compare Wilson’s 14 points to the Treaty of Versaille
Assessment Prompt 2
What is the relationship between Wilson’s 14 points and the Treaty of Versailles?