Part 4: Making PeacePart 4: Making Peace

• Your goal:

Understand how the end of World War I made World War II possible.

After winning the war, the Allies dictated a harsh peace settlement that left many nations feeling betrayed.

Hard feelings left by the peace settlement helped cause World War II.

Overview

Assessment

• Woodrow Wilson

• Fourteen Points

• self-determination

• Treaty of Versailles

• League of Nations

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MAIN IDEA WHY IT MATTERS NOW

TERMS & NAMES

• Blames Germany for everything.

• Ignores Wilson’s Fourteen Points,

• Creates new nations in Europe,

• Is rejected by the United States Senate.

Treaty of Versailles

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big four

The Versailles Treaty

flaws of the treaty

league of Nations

league of Nations

Completing the cycle

map of Europe before

map of Europe after

1. Look at the graphic to help organize your thoughts. Explain the effects of World War I.

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Effects of WWI

Millions of lives lost $338 billion cost

Land, towns, and villages destroyed

Widespread disillusionment

ANSWER

2. Do you think the peace settlements at Versailles were fair? Why or why not? Consider the warring and nonwarring nations affected. THINK ABOUT

• Germany’s punishment • the creation of new nations

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• the mandate system

Fair: Germany was punished for its aggression, and numerous independence claims were addressed through the creation of new nations.

Unfair: Germany was too harshly punished, and colonial peoples did not get their independence.

Possible Responses: