World++War+I

Germans had to give up all of their military, pay for all the damages of WWI through reparations of 332 billion, surrender immense amount of annexed and conquered lands back to their respective owners or to the Allies as a whole. Austrian-Hungary was split into many individual nations as the Ottoman Empire was separated into many individual nations as well. The Allies agreed to do nothing but not destroy the state of Germany.
 * Terms of the Treaty of Versailles and Casualties of WWI stats 1/11/11**

code 1914-1918**
 * Military Casualties in World War I

Belgium              45,550 British Empire      942,135 France            1,368,000 Greece               23,098 Italy               680,000 Japan                 1,344 Montenegro            3,000 Portugal              8,145 Romania             300,000 Russia            1,700,000 Serbia               45,000 United States       116,516 Austria-Hungary   1,200,000 Bulgaria             87,495 Germany           1,935,000 Ottoman Empire      725,000 code

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 * Mark up on the Treaty of Versailles 1/10/11**

1. The armistice will last 30 days and will be effective six hours after signing. 2. The Germans will surrender 5000 cannons (chiefly heavy), 30,000 MGs, 3,000 trench mortars, 2,000 planes, 5,000 locomotives, 150,000 railroad coaches, 10,000 trucks, 160 U-boats, 8 light cruisers, and 6 Dreadnoughts. 3. All German ships are to be captured and sent to neutral or Allied harbors to be controlled and disarmed by the Allies while the blockade remains in effect and all German limits on neutral shipping is abolished. 4. All annexed or conquered lands must be return and evacuated or the remaining will be captured as prisoners of wars or interned and additional land will be taken.
 * Conditions of an Armistice with Germany in World War I 1/10/11**

Following the U.S. involvement, the Germans were forced to sign the armistice and treaty of the Allies, despite how biased the conditions were. The Germans were losing the war as the U.S. joined and the major military power boost to the Allies demoralized the Germans to the point to sign the armistice.

- I see that a man who resembles the historic American figure, Uncle Sam, is being tied at his arms by what seems to symbolize chains that has the words "The League of Nations" on them. - This meant that the League of Nations, one of the resulting establishments created by the Congress of Vienna that ended the First World War, was adversly affecting the freedom and values of America. Uncle Sam serves as a figure of the values and rights that all Americans fought for and will fight for and for his arms to be tied, which is a symbol of having no ways to defend yourself in battle, means that the League of Nations served as a vessel to control or limit the liberty of America.
 * I See / It Means 1/10/11**

- I see that four people: England, Empire of Japan, Foreign Nations, and European Nations: pulling the four banners that say the League of Nations restraining the arms of Uncle Sam. - This meant that even when World War I was over, the U.S. was still being dragged into the conflicts and problems of the world by the League of Nations. England owed debts to America and vice-versa, foreign nations relied on U.S. help as did European nations like Russia and France, and Japan was trying to make a name for itself and asserted itself into the world view.


 * Summary:** When the U.S. entered World War I, the focus shifted from Europeans against Europeans to Americans and Allies versus the enemies. The U.S. got involved and helped the Allies to victory, but at the cost of being involved in European and World affairs for the time to come as it was their obligation was to help.