Casualites of the war is the deaths AND the injuries that happened in ww1.117-118 thousand Americans died in WW1- THe total of allies and us died were 16 and half died
WW1 part 3 the peace process- The Paris Peace Conference was- the meeting fo the allied victores following the end of ww1 to set the peopce terms for germany adn other defeated nations and tho deal with the empires the defeated powers following the Armistice of 1918, it took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 29 countries-
Wilsons 14 points was a speech delivered by the Presdent WIlson in January 1918- The address was intedned to assure the country that the ww1 was being fought for a moral cuase and for post war peace in Europe, other Allied countries did not like the 14 pnts as they thought they were to easy on Germany- The speech became the basis fo rthe terms of the german surrender as negotiated as the Paris Peace Conference in 1918- actual treaty of versaillies had little to do with the fourteen points and so was never rattified by the US Senate
1. An end to secret treaties
2. Freedom of the seas
3. Free trade for all countries
4. Disarmament- reducing weapons( all countries
5. End to colonial claims( no more imperialism)
6. Self-determination for all countries- Russia
7. Restoration of Belgium
8. Restoration of France
9. Readjustment of Italy’s boundaries
10. Austria- Hungary would be given opportunity for autonomous development
11. Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro should be evacuated and restored
12. Turkey should be sovereign (independent)
13. Poland would be given their independence
14. The “League of Nations” would be developed
World wide peace keeping orgainzation ( united Nations) - came before UN - same thing basically- although a little different is why it failed took over german colonies over the world
Some of the new countries were Serbia and Montenegro- no Ugloslovia anymore- russia gave lot of land to germany - Geramny did lose a lot of land- Poland lithuania, finland, Estonia, Austria Hungary shrunk , checkslovakia
Teh Treaty of Verailles- Territorial germany lost land and conlonies-
Military dismantled germany's military was reduced, the demilertized zone in the rhine land of germany- so they could have a little time to be aware of it
Financial consequences- germany had to 53 million dollors to pay
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