The document summarizes key events and outcomes of World War 1 and the Treaty of Versailles. It notes that WWI lasted from 1914 to 1918 and resulted in over 37 million casualties including over 16 million deaths. It describes the goals of different nations involved and the massive financial costs of the war for countries like the UK, France, Russia, and Germany. It outlines the terms of the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919, including Germany accepting full blame, losing territory and colonies, demilitarization, and war reparations totaling over $30 billion. The document discusses the instability in Germany that followed as the new Weimar Republic struggled and communism grew, as well as the failure of the League of Nations due to lack of US

2. Notes #17a, Title: “WWI Wrapup”
1) WWI: 1914-1918, total casualties: 37mil (16 mil dead)
Allies 5.7 mil dead, Central Powers 4 mil dead,
6.8 mil civilians dead.

3. Goals
a) US: You want to ensure lasting world peace and freedom
b) France: You want to make sure Germany SUFFERS!!!!!!!
c) Germany: You want ensure Germany dignity
d) Colonies: You want freedom from all Western (+Japan) powers
e) England: You want both what US and France wants
Data:
UK: $55 billion spent, 3 million casualties
(Colonial India: 114,000 casualties)
France: $50 billions spent, 5.9 million casualties
Russia: $25 billion spend, 6.7 million casualties
US: $35 billion spent, 260,000 casualties
Germany: $60 billion spend, 5.7 million casualties
Instructions: Create a peace treaty

4. Title: “Treaty of Versailles”
2) US: Wilson: Fights for honorable peace and self
determination for all
3) France: Clemenceau: Fights to ensure Ger. never
strong enough to fight again
4) Treaty of Versailles (1919): Allies meet to decide
Germany’s fate (Germany + Russia NOT invited).
a) Germany accepts full blame
b) Germany cedes it’s western land back to France
c) France access to Ger. coal deposits
d) German army reduced to 100k, 0 planes/subs
e) Germany pay $30 billion ($2 trillion)
f) German + Ottoman colonies given to allies
g) East Europe unified under multiethnic countries:
Yugoslavia+Czechoslovakia to deter Russian

5. Germany lost 13% of its population, 15% of its
coal, and 50% of its iron ore.

9. Title: “Treaty of Versailles”
5) Weimar Republic: Kaiser flees Germany, new
democratic gov, but weak:
a) Ger. ppl feel gov surrendered, giving up too much
b) Communism growing (Soviets/clubs spread)
c) Solders esp. feel lost and angry

10. 6) League of Nations: Europe creates Wilson’s world
organization to collectively resolve conflicts
(Ironically, US Senate rejects the treaty, and the
League of Nations will fail b/c of lack of US)
7) Lost Generation: War left a whole generation
broken in body+spirit
a) Distrust in govt (poor handling of war)
b) Distrust in capitalism (companies got rich of war)
c) Distrust in religion (horrors of war)