Results of World War I

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Results of World War I

• By Abbey Plocher

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End of the Great War

• Lasted from Aug 4, 1919 until
• Nov 11, 1918.
• Involved 60 states
• Overthrew 4 Empires
• Took 10 millions lives
• 30 million wounded

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Paris Peace Conference

• 3 men stood above the others when making
  decisions
• Wilson USA
• Clemanceau France
• Lloyd George G.B.
• Other wise known as
• The Big Three

Lloyd George
Clemanceau
Wilson
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The decisions were influenced by

• Secret Treaties
• New States
• Communist Russia
• After-war Bitterness
• Conflict between the objectives of Big 3

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Wilsons 14 PointsTheme 1

• Wilson wanted to remove the causes of the war.
• Germany needed to
• Surrender past conquest

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Wilsons 14 Points Theme 2

• Open Diplomacy
• Negotiation discussed openly
• Open Sea
• In peace and war
• Open Trade
• Trade Fair and Equal
• Disarmament
• Lowest point consistent with domestic safety

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Wilsons 14 PointsTheme 3

• Independence of all nations.
• Wanted to replace national rivalries by
  international cooperation.

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The Treaty of Versailles

• Was based on 3 ideas
• Territories
• Disarmament
• War-guilt and Reparations

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Territories

• Germany Lost 13 of her land
• Coal-Producing went to league of nations for 15
  years
• Many new states were also born

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Disarmament

• Germany was
• Only allowed army of 100,000 men
• 6 small battleships
• No subs or airplanes

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War Guilt and Reparations

• Germany had total blame for war
• Had to pay huge reparations
• Pay in
• Annual installments
• Coal
• Part in ships
• Other goods