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Country Men mobilized Killed WoundedPOW’s + missing
Total casualties
casualties in % of men
mobilized
Russia 12 million 1.7mill 4.9mill 2.5mill 9.15mill 76.3
France 8.4 mill 1.3mill 4.2mill 537,000 6.1mill 73.3
GB + Empire 8.9mill 908,000 2mill 191,000 3.1mill 35.8
Italy 5.5mill 650,000 947,000 600,000 2.1mill 39
USA 4.3mill 126,000 234,000 4,500 350,000 8
Japan 800,000 300 900 3 1210 0.2
Romania 750,000 335,000 120,000 80,000 535,000 71
Serbia 700,000 45,000 133,000 153,000 331,000 47
Belgium 267,000 13,800 45,000 34,500 93,000 35
Greece 230,000 5000 21,000 1000 27,000 12
Portugal 100,000 7222 13,700 12,000 33,000 33
Total Allies 42million 5 million 13million 4 million 22million 52%
Germany 11million 1.7million 4.2million 1.1million 7.1million 65
Austria 7.8million 1.2million 3.6million 2.2million 7 million 90
Turkey 2.8million 325,000 400,000 250,000 975,000 34
Bulgaria 1.2million 87,000 152,000 27,000 266,000 22
TotalCentral Powers
22.8mill 3.3million 8.3million 3.6million 15 million 67
Grand Total 65 million 8.5mill 21million 7.7mill 37million 57%
A Flawed Peace: Versailles
The Allies Meet and DebateJanuary 18, 1919Conference held at
the Palace of Versailles, France
“Paris Peace Conference”
Delegates of 32 countries attend
Vigorous, bitter debate
The Hall of Mirrors, Versailles
“Lasting Peace”What is the difference between an armistice
and a peace treaty?What do you believe the goals of the Paris
Peace Conference should be?Who should attend?
Major Decisions: “The Big Four”David Lloyd George:
Great BritainGeorge
Clemenceau: FranceWoodrow Wilson:
United StatesVittorio Orlando:
ItalyNot Represented:
Russia (Civil War)Germany & Its Allies
The TaskThe Allied powers meet to decide on the
key points surrounding the First World War.Who caused the war?Who is to pay for the war?What is to become of Germany, Austria,
Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire?Each of the “Big Four” must make
decisions on the “areas of concern”.The Conference must negotiate a final
compromise for the official end to the “Great War”
Wilson’s Plans for Peace January 1918 (war still
rages)- Wilson drafts a peace proposal
14 Points: End to secret treaties Freedom of the seas Free trade Reduced national armies
and navies Adjustment of colonial
claims with fairness towards colonial people
Changing of borders & creation of new nations based on self-determination
League of Nations
Terms of the TreatyJune 28, 1919
Allies had continued naval blockade of Germany after the armistice to force acceptance of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany punished:Loss of territorySevere restrictions on
military“war guilt” clauseReparationsLoss of colonies- created
into League Mandates
The Creation of New NationsAustria- Hungary
AustriaHungaryCzechoslovakiaYugoslavia
The Creation of New NationsOttoman Empire:
TurkeyPalestineIraqTransjordanSyriaLebanon
The Creation of New NationsRussia:
RomaniaPolandFinlandEstoniaLatviaLithuania
A Peace Built on QuicksandUS rejects treatyGermany bitter and
resentfulColonies were angry at lack
of independence Japan/ Italy gained less than
hopedLeague of Nations weak
Disarmament collective security negotiation diplomacy improving global welfare lacked an armed force of its
own depended on the Great
Powers to enforce its resolutions
Legacy of treaty plunges world into another catastrophic war