the resolUtion to the world war was taken from various fronts, most of which materialized from the new creation of the league of nations, wilson's 14 points, and the "big four".
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TREATY OF VERSAILLES
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- 2nd Battle of the Marne: (July of 1918) Ferdinand Foch puts fresh U.S. soldiers intermixed with skillful soldiers. Germany is pressed out of France to German border. German generals tell Kaiser Wilhelm II victory is impossible.
- Austria-Hungary Forfeits: October 1918
- November 1918: German soldiers revolt and Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates "No more fighting"
- November 11, 1918: Armistice day- Germans agree to end the fighting.
important events leading to a war resolution
political effeCts felt worldwide
New nations established
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Independence refuted
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references
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The textual information provided is Royal E Jackson's contribution to the project. Here are the references from which this information came:
Gilbert, M. (1994). The First World War: A Complete History. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Lyons, M. J. (2000). World War 1 A Short History (2nd Ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pretense-Hall.
Meyer, G. J. (2007). A World Undone: The Story of the Great War. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
The textual information provided is Royal E Jackson's contribution to the project. Here are the references from which this information came:
Gilbert, M. (1994). The First World War: A Complete History. New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Lyons, M. J. (2000). World War 1 A Short History (2nd Ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pretense-Hall.
Meyer, G. J. (2007). A World Undone: The Story of the Great War. New York: Henry Holt and Company.