WWI

POLITICAL CARTOON

--I See:-- -European countries and their leaders -They all stand tall and proud -Have their swords / weapons

-- It Means-- -European countries stood independent - They weren't united - Have everything ready ion case of an attack -Peace has been left behind.

--Summary-- These contries are up to aything to keep up their power. U.S entered war in April 1917 in the side of the allied powers. WWI ended after U.S involvement

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-Allied powers forced all troops and soldiers to evacuate and remove their weapons, guns, ships, planes etc. German prisioners were kept and Allied prisioners were released.

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- During WWI many innocent lives were lost due to warfare and some nations did't even keep track of the dead.
 * IMPACT OF WORLD WAR I**
 * TREATIES OF SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE, TRIANON, AND SEVRES**
 * -** These treaties established land properties for the European nations and those that were affected by the war. These republics were seeking their independence.

- Points by U.s president to maintain World Peace.
 * THE "FOURTEEN POINTS"**

- Forced Germany to concede territories to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland. - The Germans returned Alsace and Lorraine - All German overseas colonies became league of nations mandates - The treaty demanded demilitarization and occupation of the Rhineland - Forced the German nation to accept complete responsibility for initiating World War I - Limited German army, military - Put Kaiser as king - Germany had to pay for all damages done - Allies had to promise not to destroy Germany
 * TREATY OF VERSAILLES**

5) **Read and take notes** on the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I Treaty of Versailles
 * **Identify** on each of the branches of the web one of the four major allied countries: United States France Great Britain Italy
 * **Explain** what each country hoped to get from a peace agreement.
 * **Predict** which country would gain the most from a peace agreement, supporting with historical evidence
 * **Predict** which country SHOULD gain the most from a peace agreement, based upon the suffering of its people.

-The U.S wanted to be able to remain neutral by the peace agreement - The