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Endgame Ch 28 – p. 655

After their defeat of Russia, Germany redirected troops to the Western Front, inching closer to Paris by 1918. However, the arrival of American forces triggered a retreat. By November 11, 1918, Germany agreed to an armistice, facing blame for the war's devastation. Millions perished, economies shattered. The French pushed for reparations, leading to the contentious Treaty of Versailles, where new nations emerged, and wartime promises were neglected. With flaws in the agreement, the U.S. hesitated to support the League of Nations, opting for a separate peace with Germany.

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Endgame Ch 28 – p. 655

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  1. EndgameCh 28 – p. 655

  2. Germans Return to France • After the Germans defeated the Russians they were able to send troops back to the Western Front • By 1918 – 3 long years of a bloody stalemate seemed to be coming to an end as the Germans pushed towards Paris • With the arrival of the Americans, Germany once again was retreating • November 11, 1918 – the Germans agreed to an armistice

  3. Germany after the armistice… • Forced to accept all blame • Germans cried that they had been stabbed in the back by their friends • This became the rallying cry for a new leader – Adolf Hitler

  4. Post War • 10 million dead • 20 million wounded • Civilians died of influenza • The war devastated the economies of western Europe and the Americas • This came to a head during the Great Depression of the 1920’s

  5. Failed Peace • The French insisted that they had suffered the most • Georges Clemenceau pushed for a peace conference that would force Germany to pay reparations • He also wanted to cut down Germany’s territory • David Lloyd George did not agree – he believed this would pave the way for a communist revolution

  6. The Treaty of Paris • Resulted from a gathering at Versailles • Germans constantly sought to reverse it because it was forced upon them • The Austrians were also targets • Their empire was split in half • New nations were carved out: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia • Poland was reborn given German lands

  7. Fatal Flaws • The Bolshevik leaders of Russia were not even invited to the treaty event • Wartime promises to the Arabs were forgotten and Britain and France divided the middle east among themselves • China plead for protection from the Japanese was ignored • Ho Chi Minh – the new Vietnamese leader was ignored as well

  8. Woodrow Wilson refused to support such a flawed treaty and congress voted against many of its clauses • They were especially hesitant about the establishment of a League of Nations • The US made a separate peace with Germany

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