Guided Question

Did the Allies create better peace terms after WW2 than after WW1?

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Which event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?

A) Signing of the Treaty of Versailles B) Invasion of Poland C) Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand D) Use of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

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Which written work criticized the capitalist system during the Industrial Revolution? A) Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels B) White Mans Burden by Rudyard Kipling C) The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith D) The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Thinking Questions
Why wasnt there an everlasting peace after World War I? What could be done differently after World War II to keep an everlasting peace?

I) Issues after World War II

A) 60 million dead

B) 50 million homeless
C) trillion $$$ spent on the war

D) Destruction everywhere (cities, homes, factories, railroads churches, schools, farms)

E) A Holocaust occurred

II) Post WW2 Decisions

A) Allies occupy (control) Germany and Japan.

B) Allies split Germany into four parts. Each Ally gets one part

II) Post WW2 Decisions

C) Nuremburg Trials Trials to punish Axis leaders who violated peoples humanity D) Universal Declaration of Rights Rights all people in the world are entitled to.

II) Post WW2 Decisions

E) League of Nations is dissolved (gotten rid of) F) United Nations Created Stronger version of the League of Nations. Has more power and is more active in the world. Has an army