An A.P. European History class lecture discussing the characteristics of the Versailles Peace Treaty of 1919, and the reasons why it would fail.

1. "All the kings horses, and all the kings men, could not put Humpty, back together again

2. Post World War I Europe

3. Objectives Formulation of Peace System Failed International Pact Collapse of Peace System

4. Treaty of Versailles

6. June 28th, 1919

7. What do we already know about the causes of World War I?

8. What will the Treaty of Versailles look like based on What We Know About WWI?

9. What is the function of a Peace settlement?

10. Victors Peace Punitive Peace Heavy Reparations Limited Military Redraw Boundaries

11. Article 231

16. “ This isn’t a peace, it’s a twenty year truce!” Marshall Foch

17. Why?

19. Failed International pacts.

20. The Pre-World War I concept of the Balance of Power was unable to maintain peace , due to alliances .

23. League of Nations

24. People hoped that the Paris Peace Conference would establish principles, rules, and organizations for a new world order.

28. Collapse of the Peace System