chapter 18 section 4 Flashcards
A.E.F.
american expeditionary forces
A.E.F. basically meant
american troops
John J. Pershing’s nickname
Black Jack
John J. Pershing was the
A.E.F. commander
peace offensive
Germany’s last push to end the war
2nd battle of marne (July 15-18)
allies hold German advance
Marshall Ferdinand Foch
french commander of the allies
at the 2nd battle of marne there was
combined allied forces = successful
Argonne Forrest
forested region in Europe (47 days of fighting pushes the Germans back)
End of war
October-
Ottoman empire surrenders
End of war
November 3rd-
Austria signs armistice
End of war
November 9th-
German Kaiser abdicates
End of war
November 11th-
Germany agrees to the armistice
Armistice
an agreement to stop fighting
terms of the Armistice
Germany cancelled the Brest Litovsk treaty with Russia.
the peace conference was held at
Versailles
The big 4 was referred to as the
Architects of Peace
Who were the big 4
President Woodrow Wilson- United States
Prime Minister David Lloyd George- Great Britain
Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando - Italy
Premier Georges Clemeau- France
war guilt cause
Germany had to admit that they started the war.
Guilty of causing war.
Reparations
payment for war damages
the war guilt cause and reparations cause
extreme bitterness in Germany
French reaction was to inflict
harsh punishment towards Germany
President Wilson’s peace plan was called the
14 points
“Peace Without Victory”
“Just Victory”
Do not seek revenge