The document summarizes key events at the end of World War 1 and the Treaty of Versailles. It discusses how the war ended with Germany's defeat and Kaiser Wilhelm abdicating. It then outlines some of the major points of the Treaty, including territorial changes that saw new countries formed, war reparations imposed on Germany, and military restrictions. President Woodrow Wilson advocated for his 14 Points plan at the negotiations. The Treaty assigned war guilt to Germany and her allies and imposed harsh terms that left Germany dissatisfied.

1. The end is just the beginning…

2. THE GREAT WAR ENDS
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Italy takes a better offer.
U-Boats/Mexico and
the USA
100 day offensive
Kaiser Wilhelm runs
11-11-11 (5 years after
the assassination)
No “real” defeat

3. TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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United States
British Empire
France
Italy
Japan
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Canada has its own
seat at the conference.
Why is this
important?
What would
each country
want to
accomplish at
these talks?
Who is
missing?

4. PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
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His 14 points included:
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Public Diplomacy
Free navigation of seas
No economic barriers
Disarmament
Self-Government
Restoring borders
A general association of
nations to guarantee
independence for all
countries
"One cool judgement is worth a thousand
hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply
light and not heat."
“I would rather lose in a cause that will
some day win, than win in a cause that
will some day lose.”

5. WAR GUILT CLAUSE
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Germany accepts responsibility for “all the loss and
damage to which the Allied and Associated
Governments and their nationals have been subjected
as a consequence of war imposed upon them by the
aggression of Germany and her allies.”
(Similar wording was used for Germany’s allies)

6. REPARATIONS
Germany would pay
LOSS 132 gold marks ($400
billion in today’s
OF
LAND dollars)
 Would pay through
cash, resources and
intellectual property.
 Germany made a final
payment in 2010 (after
the debt was canceled in
1931)
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7. MILITARY RESTRICTIONS
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No more than 100K
troops
Navy limits
No importing or
exporting weapons
No gas, tanks, armed
aircraft and restrictions
on guns
Demilitarized zone west
and east of the Rhine
OCCUPATION OF THE
RHINELAND

8. COUNTRIES WHO GAINED TERRITORY
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Yugoslavia (creation)
Romania
Austria
Greece
France
Italy
Denmark
Belgium
Czechoslovakia (creation)
Poland (creation)
Estonia
Latvia
Ireland (creation)
Japan

9. IN THE MIDDLE EAST
lot of the problems we
"AEuropean powersare
having to deal with now, I have
promised selfto deal with now, are a
government colonial
consequence of our to the
past. ... Thein exchange for
Arabs Balfour Declaration
and the contradictory assurances
help fighting the
which were being given to
Ottomans
Palestinians in private at the
same time as they were being
 Instead a secret
given to the Israelis—again, an
agreement was made
interesting history for us but not
an(Sykes-Picot)
entirely honourable one.“
-British Foreign Secretary in 2002

10. IMPORTANT FOUNDING
MEMBERS
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UK, Belgium, France,
Italy, Japan
Canada
THE MANDATES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Who is missing? Does
this matter?
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Help groups create
independent nations
Ensure fair treatment in
colonies
Resolve territorial
disputes (how?)
Reducing Armaments

11. NATIONAL IDENTITY AND NATIONAL INTEREST
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Canada
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Canadians first, British
subjects second
Important battles
Symbolic presence at the
Peace Conference
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Germany
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How do you think they
would’ve felt after the
war?
Give Examples

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