EDU290-- PP1 (final) World War I

WWI and its aftermath: 

WWI and its aftermath with Bobby Martin

When & Where?: 

When & Where? July 28th, 1914- November 11, 1918 Europe, Africa, Middle East & China Across the Pacific Islands Mainly Japan

Who?: 

Who? Two sides Allied Powers Central Powers

The Good : 

The Good Allied Powers Russia (1914-17) British Empire France Italy (1915-18) United States (1917-18) Many other smaller countries

The Bad: 

The Bad Central Powers Germany Austria- Hungary Ottoman Empire Bulgaria (1915-18)

Why: 

Why Nationalism “We’re better than you” Imperialism Empire based on domination and subordination Militarism Big guns and no fear

Why?: 

Why? Alliances Agreements between two (or more) countries “You fight them, we fight you”

Why?: 

Why? Territorial disputes Caused tension between alliances Austria- Hungary vs. Serbia & Russia

Immediate Cause: 

Immediate Cause July 1914- Casus Belli Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand &Wife Gavrilo Princip-- Serbian Caused instant war

Result of the War: 

Result of the War Armistice-- November 11, 1918 Allied Victory

Massive Death Toll: 

Massive Death Toll Allied Powers-- 22,477,500/42,959,850 52% either KIA, WIA, MIA Central Powers-- 16,403,000/ 25,248,321 64% either KIA, WIA, MIA

Post War: 

Post War German, Russian, Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian Empires ended New countries formed in Europe and the M.E. Transfer of power from Germany elsewhere

Post war cont..: 

Post war cont.. Paris Peace conference Treaties imposed on central powers Treaty of Versailles League of Nations

Treaty of Versailles: 

Treaty of Versailles Signed June 28, 1919 Officially ended the war Made Germany take responsibility Massive war reparations Give land to victors Pay other countries

cont..: 

cont.. Caused bitterness in Germany Unable to pay reparations Borrow from the United States Caused recession Massive inflation lead to the world wide depression (Great Depression)

Aftermath in Germany: 

Aftermath in Germany Lost ridiculous amount of land Resources & Money Depression Hatred towards U.S. & Great Britain Set grounds for Hitler and World War Two

Works cited: 

Works cited The West Encounters and Transformations. Atlas Ed. Vol. II. New York: Pearson Education, Inc., 2007. p. 806 Olivia Lang (2010-10-03). “Why had Germany taken so long to pay off its WWI debt? BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11442892. 2011-09-28. The Wreck of Reparations, being the political background of the Lausanne Agreement, 1932. New York: H. Fertig. agliveras, Konstantinos D (1999), Exclusion from Participation in International Organisations: The Law and Practice behind Member States' Expulsion and Suspension of Membership, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Keynes, John Maynard (1920), The Economic Consequences of the Peace, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe Northedge, FS (1986), The League of Nations: Its Life and Times, 1920–1946, New York: Holmes & Meier