Results/Outcomes of World War I

Treaty of Versailles:

After the war, the Paris Peace Conference imposed a series of peace treaties on the Central Powers. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles officially ended the war.

League of Nations Formed:

Building on American President Wilson's 14th point, in which a general association of nations must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. The League of Nations came out of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.

Germany Forced to Admit Guilt:

In signing the treaty, Germany acknowledged responsibility for the war. This was called the "War Guilt Clause" of the treaty.

Germany Pays War Reparations:

Germany had to pay enormous war reparations (money) for causing the war and pay for the losses each of the countries received. (mostly France)

Germany Lost Imperialism Era Possessions:

Germany was forced to give up its colonies and possessions overseas

Austria–Hungary Empire Dissolved:

The Austria-Hungary Empire was partitioned (split)into several successor states which were Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Ukraine. Other parts were given to other European countries.

Russian Empire Territory Losses:

The Russian Empire lost much of its western frontier as the newly independent nations of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland were carved from it.

Warfare Technology Improves:

The use of tanks, planes, submarines, Iron battleships, poison gas, and large scale bombing of cities. The use of poison gas was banned after the war.

Genocide Committed:

The Ottoman Empire (Turks) committed genocide against the Armenians, Assyrians, and Greeks. The total number of people killed as a result has been estimated at between 1 and 1.5 million.

Medical Technology Improvements

The development of medical and surgical techniques to treat injured soldiers, and the participation of women as nurses were prevalent. The introduction of Penicillin helped reduce infection and fight diseases.