Warm Up

1. "The Fourteen Points" of the early 20th century A) was a declaration of US neutrality. B) warned Americans not to travel on European ships. C) provided secret aid to Britain before the US entered the war. D) were issued by President Wilson as a basis for a lasting peace.

2. Following World War I, the Allies A) created the United Nations to prevent another such conflict. B) agreed to unite against the rising power of the United States.C) agreed to immediately grant independence to their colonial

possessions around the world. D) blamed Germany for the starting the war and forced them to

compensate all countries involved.

Warm Up 3. In the months leading up to World War I, the United States

wanted to maintain its neutrality because A) President Wilson was a Quaker and was against warfare of any

kind. B) the armed forces were preoccupied with problems on the Mexican

border. C) the U.S. had the strongest navy in the world and it was needed to

keep the coastline secure. D) the U.S. was trading heavily with European nations and did not want

its business interrupted. 4. What country left World War I in 1917 and made a separate

peace with the Central Powers? A) France B) Russia C) England D) United States

Activating Strategy

Complete this sentence in your notebook.

President Wilson wanted ________ and France, Italy and Great Britain wanted ________ at the Peace Conference.

What did European leaders want?

European leaders had their own goals of peace

They wanted to prevent future invasions

They wanted to make losing nations, especially Germany, pay for the destruction of the war

Did Wilson agree with European leaders?

Eventually, Wilson gave up on some of his Fourteen Points

He focused primary on creating an international

peacekeeping organization,

the League of Nations

Wilson thought that the League of Nations would be able to fix unfair treaty terms later

What was the Treaty of Versailles?

The Treaty of Versailles was the name given to the peace agreement created after the war

It was given its name because it was signed at the Palace of Versailles in Paris, France

Germany considered the treaty too harsh and most unfair

What were the terms of the treaty?

Treaty of Versailles

International Relations

• League of Nations created

Responsibility

• Germany forced to take blame for the war

• Germany forced to pay reparations

Territory

• New nations created in Eastern Europe

• Germany forced to return territory to France

Military Strength

•Size of Germany army and navy reduced

•Germany banned from military bases near the Rhine River

What new nations were created?Two empires disappeared: the Austro-

Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire

Land taken from Austria-Hungary, Germany, and

Russia created the following nations:

Forming new nations created new problems, almost every nation had

different ethnic groups living together…

• Finland• Latvia

• Estonia• Poland

• Lithuania• Czechoslovakia

• Austria• Hungary

• Yugoslavia

Assessment Prompt think, write, share

• List three outcomes of World War I.

• Rank them in order of importance

• 1 being the best, 3 being the worst

• Justify.

Learning Activity 2

• Annotate and Analyze the Treaty of Versailles

• Compare Wilson’s 14 points to the Treaty of Versaille

Assessment Prompt 2

What is the relationship between Wilson’s 14 points and the Treaty of Versailles?

Summarizing Strategy

I learned ______, _________,and _______ today but the most important thing I learn was__________.