The Hope of Peace - 14 Points & Treaty of Versailles Wilson’s - Big Three - David Lloyd George of Britain, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of America. - A group of 40 nations that hoped to settle their differences The League of Nations – through diplomacy and would take cooperative military and economic nation against any aggressive nation. - The US refuses to join because Americans were afraid that the US would be the world police. - US refused to join and the LON becomes ineffective The Fallout - Germany is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles - Left weak & humiliated - Italy is not satisfied, felt cheated by the Allies - Japan was angry b/c the Allies did not recognize its claims in China and navy can only be the 3rd largest in the world Behind US &GB – - China was angry b/c Japan received German territories in China - Russia was angry b/c Poland was granted its independence and the creation of independent states that were once part of the Russia Empire - aristocratic order was shattered and increased social and political instability Europe’s The Changing of Society after WWI Aim: How did the changes of postwar society help and hurt the world? How did the changes of the world serve as building blocks to a future war? Life After WWI - The role of women continue to expand after WWI- Women working in the factories helped the economy, built their confidence and made them feel equal to men - Women will be allowed to vote throughout the world - 19th Amendment of the US Constitution- Woodrow Wilson - WWI will cost Great Britain its political and economic positions in the world- Why? - Great Britain became a debtor nation- They had to take loans from the United States in order to keep up - Japan and the United States will steal their markets- Why? - High unemployment - Land was destroyed because of the war - ½ of the men between 18-32 were killed during the war- What is this going to do to France? - Nearly bankrupt and had high war debts - Difficult to rebuild- Why?
The Hope of Peace - Wilson’s 14 Points & Treaty of Versailles - Big Three - David Lloyd George of Britain, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of America. - The League of Nations – A group of 40 nations that hoped to settle their differences through diplomacy and would take cooperative military and economic nation against any aggressive nation. - The US refuses to join because Americans were afraid that the US would be the world police. - US refused to join and the LON becomes ineffective The Fallout - Germany is forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles - Left weak & humiliated - Italy is not satisfied, felt cheated by the Allies - Japan was angry b/c the Allies did not recognize its claims in China and navy can only be the 3rd largest in the world – Behind US &GB - China was angry b/c Japan received German territories in China - Russia was angry b/c Poland was granted its independence and the creation of independent states that were once part of the Russia Empire - Europe’s aristocratic order was shattered and increased social and political instability The Changing of Society after WWI Aim: How did the changes of postwar society help and hurt the world? How did the changes of the world serve as building blocks to a future war? Life After WWI - The role of women continue to expand after WWI- Women working in the factories helped the economy, built their confidence and made them feel equal to men - Women will be allowed to vote throughout the world - 19th Amendment of the US Constitution- Woodrow Wilson - WWI will cost Great Britain its political and economic positions in the world- Why? - Great Britain became a debtor nation- They had to take loans from the United States in order to keep up - Japan and the United States will steal their markets- Why? - High unemployment - Land was destroyed because of the war - ½ of the men between 18-32 were killed during the war- What is this going to do to France? - Nearly bankrupt and had high war debts - Difficult to rebuild- Why?
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