HISB31H3 Lecture 11: Lecture 11
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french workers could go into ruhr to extract 40-45 tons of coal/year until. Divisional size was too large (16 000 - 17 000) Continental civil war - last war, had large sizes. Pershing (commander in chief) demands cavalry (no use, except adding to the slaughter) Independent command without coordinated structure (no allied coordinate/consultation) British send ships to america to transport. November 6: german social democratic government called for armistice terms. Versailles 1919 -- peace of paris settlement. Detach ruhr/saar (for coal - profitable, deny german ability to use coal to make steel for war production) Security pact - continuation of pre-war alliance did not get it. Reparations had to pay but did not pay them off. Rhineland demilitarized germany not allowed to put troops up to the border. Strong european market germany had been strongest british trade partner. No desire for french hegemony in control of europe. Wilson defeated senate (=/= 2/3) in november 1918.
