A FLAWED PEACEThe Treaty of Versailles

Toll of War in Europe

Toll of War

8.5 million soldiers killed, 21 million wounded

“The Lost Generation” Cost of war $338 billion dollars Entire villages and towns wiped out

Paris Peace Conference

Treaty of Versailles Who was included at the Paris Peace

Conference? Who was left out? What were the goals of the conference?

The Big Four

Woodrow Wilson President of the

United States

The Big Four

David Lloyd George British Prime

Minister

The Big Four

Vittorio Orlando Prime Minister of

Italy

The Big Four

Georges Clemenceau Prime Minister of

France

Who’s missing?

Russia- dealing with revolution Germany or any of the Central Powers

Wilson’s Plan for Peace

Wilson’s Fourteen Points Meant to establish a lasting peace in the world Self-determination: allowing people to

decide for themselves under what government they wished to live

League of Nations: create an organization that could peacefully negotiate world conflicts

The Treaty of Versailles

France, Great Britain and Italy want punish Germany- why?

Aftermath of Treaty

“Peace built on quicksand” Leaves Germany extremely bitter and angry Other Allied Powers i.e. Italy and Japan upset

that they did not receive more territory United States refuses to ratify treaty

Does not join the League of Nations, return to isolationism, stay out of European affairs