S: The Treaty Of Versailles
BC: the end
FC: THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES | by: GABRIELLE CORINNE ALICEA
1: WW1 was fought between the allied powers and the central powers. Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, and the Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand on June 28th 1914 sparked what was better known as The Great War. | Austria blamed Serbia for the war and Serbia refused to agree with Austria's demands. July 28th 1914, Austria declared war on Serbia. Russia who was friends with Serbia joined the war. Germany declared war on Russia and France because Germany was friends with Austria.
2: On august 3rd, 1914 Germany invaded Belgium, and Britain declared war on Germany. During the war, many new inventions were made as well. because of money problems, and many other hardships Russia withdraws from the war. The U.S, who was neutral at the time, decided to join the war because Germany had threatened them, and Germany hit one of the U.S's trade ships. | go on to the next page!
3: Eventually, Germany withdrew from the war and the powers agreed to meet at the Palace of Versailles, where the Paris Peace Conference would be held, and where the Treaty Of Versailles was created !
4: The big three,(Woodrow Wilson, Lloyed George, and Clemencou) all met to discuss which country would get what winning off of the war!
5: Germany was horrified by the demands.
6: Germany lost money, people, territory, and possessions.
7: The league of nations was soon formed. It was a peace keeping organization that soon failed, but it was an attempt to make the powers get along.