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Allied Powers
Nation Great Britain What it wanted What it got
Keep #1 status Prevent Germany from being a world power Revenge from 1870 Prevent Germany from being a world power Reunite Russia Prevent Germany from being a world power Nothing Keep Britain from falling apart
Victory
Heavy losses
France
Victory Suffered the most Fear of another war Heavy losses Russian Revolution End of Empire; beginning of Soviet Union Nothing Learned not to get involved without rewards
Russia
U.S.A
Central Powers
Nation Germany What it wanted What it got
Wanted to be world power Knock out British (build navy) Unite themselves Get blamed, forced to pay $ Angered Bad loss Broke up into new countries Bad loss Cut up into other countries
Unite themselves
Dominate Switched sides in Mediterranean 1915 Unite the new country Didnt lose much
A world at war
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1. What level of destruction do these images indicate? 2. What emotions are evoked, how must the French have felt? 3. How long do you think it would take to rebuild? 4. How much money do you think it would cost?
Wrap-up
In your opinion did the Treaty of Versailles lead to WWII? Were the allied powers justified in their harsh punishment of Germany in the Treaty of Versailles?