WWI Review

• How is Russia performing in 1916?

• Why did Great Britain wage war in the Gallipoli Peninsula?

• What caused the U.S. to enter WWI?

World War I Ends

What is the future of Europe?

A Global War

Russia Withdraws

• 1917 Russian Army refuses to fight

• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed with Germany [1918]

• Treaty reduces size of Russia

Eastern Front Warfare

Russia Loses Territory Treaty ofBrest-Litovsk

March 1918

Critical Thinking?

How does the withdrawal of Russia change the War?

Fight for the Western Front 1918

The Final Battle

• Germany now places all effort into the Western Front

• Germans once again march towards Paris

• A SECOND Battle of the Marne River...

War on the Western Front

American Troops

• 2-million fresh American Troops overpower German soldiers

• The Allies steadily march into Germany

The Central Powers Crumble

Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Germany

Internal RevolutionEmpire Ends

Surrender Kaiser Wilhelmsteps down

Germany declaredRepublic

Armistice

• An agreement to stop fighting

• On November 11th, 1918:

»World War I Ends

The Human Cost of the War

• 8.5 million lives

• 23 million injured

Total

Losses in World War I 100,000 per symbol

The Economic Cost of the War

• France and Belgium towns/cities were destroyed

• Countries of Europe heavily in debt to the United States

Give Peace a Chance?

Now that the World War I is over, what has to bedone to promote a lasting peace?

Perspective Analysis

• As a member of the United States Government, outline your plan for peace with Germany.

• As a member of the French Government, outline your plan for peace with Germany.