PPT-The Treaty of Versailles & Post WWI German Economy

Further Demoralization and Defeat World War I 19141918 Germanys defeat is made official on Armistice Day November 11 1928 The Treaty of Versailles June 28 1919 Established the peace terms and signed in Paris. Nicole J, Emily W, Paige P, Aparna G. Thesis. Regardless of whether the terms were too harsh or too lenient on Germany, the Treaty of Versailles was a major cause of World War II because of the Allies' lack of enforcement. . Woodrow . Wilson's Fourteen . Points:. #. 1. -4 Free economy, transparency, and arms reduction . Open covenants of peace, openly arrived at.. Freedom of navigation on the seas.. Removal of economic barriers and equality of trade conditions.. 1. Please take a handout on your way in.. Totalitarianism. : . When . government power is total and absolute; . C. omes . during bad times. .. Italy:. Totalitarian government called Fascism. Benito Mussolini. Objective: Describe the ways Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles and the path that Germany took to start WW II.. I. . Re-armed Military. Violation of the Treaty of Versailles. II. 1936-Occupation of the Rhineland. British = David Lloyd George. Italy = Vittorio Orlando. France = Georges Clemenceau. U.S. = Woodrow Wilson. The Big Four. The big four meet at the Paris Peace Conference following WWI. Also known as the Council of Four. Map 25.5: Europe in 1919. Treaty of Versailles. Used Wilson’s 14 Points. Big 3 + Italy (Big Four). Did not agree on goals for the peace talks. The Big Four. Woodrow Wilson USA. David Lloyd-George Great Britain. End of the War. November 11, 1918 (11. th. month, 11. th. day, 11. th. hour) – agree to an armistice – a cease fire. Now celebrated as Veteran’s Day. Wilson gave workers the day off. Kaiser was en route to exile in the Netherlands. APEURO – . Unit . 7D. Mrs. . Kray. Allied victors found it was . nearly impossible to put “Humpty Dumpty” back together . again. Revolutionary violence led to the toppling of 4 empires: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Russia. Global Conflict Investigation. Using books or iPads (books are easier). You will be given 35 minutes to complete . WWI Ends Notes. John Green WWI. iPad Investigations. Today you (or you and a partner, group of 3 or 4) will investigate a series of important events that took place in WWI.. How do you feel about President Wilson traveling to the peace conference in France?. What hopes do you have?. What fears concern you?. Imagine that it is 1919. You are an American who has just opened up the morning newspaper. You see this photograph. In your notebook, respond to these questions:. d War II?. Hook. Background Information: . From August 1914 to November 1918 the major powers of Europe were at war. The war pitted Germany and Austria-Hungary against France, England, Russia, and eventually, the United States. Known then as the Great War, and known today as World War I, this terrible conflict left an estimated 17 million soldiers and civilians dead. It finally ended with a German defeat. After the war a conference was held at Versailles Palace just outside of Paris. The purpose was to write a treaty that would set the terms of the peace. The treaty was finally signed on June 28, 1919.. Post-WWI Age of Anxiety. Americas. Europe. Africa. Asia. Middle East. United States. congress does not agrees to join League of nations. Depression hits. Latin American cash crops fall in price. Spread of socialist and communist ideas . (Page 99). : . the German government from 1919-1922. Signed . ToV. . Blamed for Germany’s depression & inflation problems. . Economic . Depression . (Page 100). : . a . sustained economic recession in which a nation's Gross National Product (GNP) is falling and marked by low production and sales and a high rate of business failures and unemployment . THE END OF THE WAR . LESSON. CREATED BY CAROL HUNEYCUTT, NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL TEACHER FELLOW. LESSON OBJECTIVES. To understand the attitudes of the France, Great Britain and the United States towards Germany at the end of WWI.