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Outcomes of World War I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fourteen Points | President Wilson’s plan to end WWI with peace without victory; Germany wanted this |
| Treaty of Versailles | Treaty ending WWI, blamed Germany for starting the war, greatly angering Germany |
| League of Nations | international body designed to enforce the Versailles Treaty and keep the peace; it failed |
| diplomatic | concerning relations between countries |
| economic | making, trading, and moving goods and services |
| President Woodrow Wilson | U.S. President just before, during, and just after WWI |
| proposals | ideas or plans |
| self-determination | when a country or people is / are free to be who or what it /they want(s) to be |
| punitive | designed to harshly punish |
| subsequent | after or following |
| enhance | to improve or make better |
| prevail | to win |
| "War Guilt Clause" | the part of the Treaty of Versailles in which Germany accepted responsibility for starting the war |
| reparations | forcing a country to pay money for something it did |
| demilitarization | not allowing the army in a certain place |
| Rhineland | area between Germany and France with lots of German industry; demilitarized after WWI |
| Alsace-Lorraine | region which France and Germany both claimed and fought over; France took it back after WWI |
| retribution | getting even; forcing to pay back |
| moral persuasion | asking, begging, or trying to convince |
| international forum | place where countries discuss things and resolve or fix issues |
| Changes in political boundaries in Europe following World War I | Germany lost territory, including colonies and split; Austria-Hungary collapsed, Ottoman Empire collapsed, Yugoslavia formed, Russia lost western territories, including Poland and the Baltic states |
| Allied Powers | during the Treaty of Versailles negotiations, this refers to Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S. |
| Central Powers | during WWI, this primarily refers to Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire |
| Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | Treaty where Russia surrendered to Germany during WWI |