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Learning Goal 11

Hi. 1. ***If you have your cell phone with you, you’ll need it for the start of class. It can be a smart phone with internet access or a dumb phone without.*** 2. Study Guides opened to page 56. Your HW is due when you walk in the door. NO WRITING! “Peace on Earth” U2. Learning Goal 11.

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Learning Goal 11

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  1. Hi • 1. ***If you have your cell phone with you, you’ll need it for the start of class. It can be a smart phone with internet access or a dumb phone without.*** • 2. Study Guides opened to page 56. Your HW is due when you walk in the door. NO WRITING! • “Peace on Earth” • U2

  2. Learning Goal 11 • I will be able to: • List and explain the importance of the costs of the war • Define reparations and explain why they were so important • Identify Wilson’s 14 Points and explain their importance • Explain the purpose of the League of Nations and why the US was not a member • Identify the Treaty of Versailles and explain its importance

  3. 2.11 Costs Reparations 14 Points League of Nations Treaty of Versailles • Over 8.5 million dead, US lost 116,000 AEF (American Expeditionary Force) soldiers – US soldiers fought alone • Over $200 billion spent, countries deep in debt, people starving, losing countries no money to rebuild • “Big Four” (US, GB, I, F) made G pay war bills of winning countries, called “reparations” (to repay) • Sought to end causes of modern war, 14 proposals to prevent it • International assembly of world reps that would work together to solve problems peacefully, huge alliance • Wanted to keep Germany from becoming world power again • Idea hated by many in US Senate who feared it would drag US into another war Henry Cabot Lodge, Senopposed to it • Made Germany pay reparations, Germany lost land rich in natural resources, ultimately rejected by US Senate • Country whose idea it was not a member of the LON • Germany blamed for the war, punished severely w/reparations. What do we know eventually happens there?

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