WEBNotes - Day 7 - 2014 - Treaty of Versailles

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Title: The Treaty of Versailles

Date: September 29, 2014

Write down theEssential Question.

(1.2.f, 1.2.g) SWBATidentify andanalyze thestrengths andweaknesses of theTreaty of Versailles.

DOL: Given an exitcard (80% accuracy)SW 1. Answer 3

multiple choicequestion. 2. Write aSEEC paragraph onthe following topic:Treaty of Versailles

EQ: What were thestrengths andweaknesses of theTreaty of Versailles,and what impact did

this have on peace inEurope?
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The War was finally over in the winter of1918. Seldom before had the face ofEurope been so fundamentally changed.

As a direct result of the war, the German,Austro-Hungarian, Russian, and OttomanEmpires ceased to exist.

November 11, 1918 Armistice signed. Fighting of WWI officially ended.

Now, leaders of the victorious nations had

to determine the terms of peace.







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The conference, which was attended by 32countries, convened on January 18, 1919 in Paris.

Dominated by the Big Four.

Woodrow Wilson of the United States /George Clemenceau of France / David LloydGeorge of Great Britain / Vittorio Orlando ofItaly







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The conference lasted for over a year, as the

delegates debated their conditions for peace.

More than any other nation, France wasdetermined that Germany and the Central

Powers be punished for starting WWI.







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Germany had to accept total responsibility

for starting the First World War.

This was called the War Guilt Clause or Article231.






Evaluate this provision: Do you think it was fair? Justify youranswer.


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Germany had to pay

6,600 million ($33 Billion)

in reparations to coverwar damages and other Allied losses. These

were called reparations.








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Germany had to hand over some 70,000

square kilometres of land.

This accounted for about 13% of all of her landand six million of her people who lived there.








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Germany was to have its

colonies taken away.

These colonies were tobecome mandates run by

the Allies on behalf of the

League of Nations.








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The German army wasto have no more than

100,000 men and the

navy was limited to15,000 sailors.

There was to be no air force and no

submarines.








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An Allied Army was tooccupy the Rhineland for

a period of fifteen years.

No German troops

were to be allowed into the occupation zone.







TWS The Rhineland was a major industrial center forGermany. How do you think this provision of the Treaty would

impact Germany in the short term (1-5 years)? Long Term (5-15years)?


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Using the SEEC FormatBased upon historical evidence, it seems that the Paris

Peace Agreement was not fair to the losing powers of the

war. In other words, the treaty did not consider the losing

powers views, but instead looked to punish them forstarting the war.For example, Germany was forced to

accept the terms of the agreement without consideration

of their own terms. With the Allied powers constantly

reminding Germany of their defeat, the Allied powers

gave Germany and the other losing countries very littlesay in the decisions made at the Paris Peace Conference

(Doc. A). As a result, Germany ended up having to pay

massive reparations, colonial territories and their military

control, further demonstrating how very unfair the treaty

was to the losing powers of World War I.







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Overall, the Treaty of Versailles satisfied the goalsof the Allied nations, particularly France.

Germany was now too weak to start another

European War

Still strong enough to help stop the spread of

Communism.

Russia became Communist in late 1918

French border with Germany is safe from futureGerman attacks.

Created the League of Nations.

This would help promote peace and trade

throughout the world.







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Germans hated the treaty, especially Article 231

which blamed them for starting the war.

Thought reparations were immoral and unjust.

The new German Government that had agreedto the treaty became known as the "November

Criminals.

Germans felt they were being punished for

mistakes of Kaiser Wilhelms government

Historians view the German dissatisfaction with

the Treaty of Versailles as one of the main

causes of World War II.

(1.2.f, 1.2.g) SWBATidentify andanalyze thestrengths andweaknesses of the

Treaty of Versailles.






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Use the cartoon tothe left to infer how

the Treaty

influenced Germany

after World War I:

Based upon the

evidence ____________

_______________ I can

infer that the VersaillesTreaty

__________________.

.

(1.2.f, 1.2.g) SWBATidentify andanalyze thestrengths andweaknesses of the

Treaty of Versailles.





Peer Evaluation 1 pt for Stem; 2pts for evidence; 2 pts for logical conclusion

Based upon the evidence of the German soldier climbing out ofthe Versailles Treaty, I can infer that the Versailles Treaty

influenced Germany by setting the stage for the rise of the NaziParty and the beginning of World War II

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