Chapter 23 section 4 notes World History 1

The End of the War

The ________________ came to Europe in 1918 and provided a
morale boost

*because __________________ withdrew from the war, Germany

mounted a large offensive—they were stopped at the Second Battle
of the Marne (50 miles from Paris)

-tanks and fresh _______________ troops were important in this

battle

Once this battle was lost, the Americans and French began their
march towards Berlin

German civilians began to take over military and civilian offices

(Lenin hopes this is the beginning of another revolution)

11/11/1918 11:00 a.m.

___th hour, ___th day, ____th month—Germany signed an
*________________—cease fire—the fighting is over

THIS IS IMPORTANT
Woodrow Wilson proposed the *Fourteen Points—this would have
ended the war and put Europe back to where it was before the war
(without Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire)
-____________________________ was created (an international
peace keeping organization)—today it's called the United Nations

*Treaty ____________________—European nations insisted on

these terms to end the war
Provisions:
1. Germany couldn't have an army
2. Germany had to pay *_______________—money to other
nations ($33 billion)
3. Germany had to admit guilt for causing the war
Chapter 23 section 4 notes World History 2

Many senators didn't want the U.S. to enter into the League of
Nations (why?—think "alliances")
-Wilson campaigned 8,000 miles trying to convince Americans—
he had a stroke and collapsed

When it was founded, the League of Nations didn't include the

U.S.
The War's Legacy
More than 10 million people died in WWI
-people found the whole concept of society making "progress" hard
to believe

WWI WAS THE CAUSE OF WWII—Germany will begin to

build its military to be a dominant power—Adolph Hitler promises
this and the German people follow