End of War & Treaty of Versailles

Main Point - The terrible effects of Total War made it difficult, if not impossible, to form a satisfactory peace treaty at the end of the war.

Source # 1 - Graphic showing a comparison of killed and wounded in the war

Source # 2 - Graphic showing British and French losses in the war compared to the number of solders that served in the war

Source # 3 - Sculpture of Grieving Parents in the German war cemetery in Vladslo, Belgium, by German artist Kathe Kollwitz (1921) - Kollwitz lost her son Peter when he was killed fighting in France in 1914.

Source # 4 - Graph showing the cost of the war for different countries

Source # 5 - Maps of Europe Before World War One and After World War One

Source # 6 - Two pictures. The one of the left is a German postcard from the start of the war showing soldiers what to expect when they returned after the war. The one on the right is a painting by Otto Dix that shows the life of a war cripple living on the street.

Source # 7 - Clip from the Movie Testament of Youth based on the book by Vera Brittain. In this scene, Vera speaks of her experiences in the war and need to not punish Germany after the war - click here

Source # 8 - Video on the Treaty of Versailles - click here

Source # 9 - Video on the Legacy of World War One - click here