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Lesson ObjectivesTo understand the
attitudes of the “Big 3” towards Germany after World War I
To explain the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
To evaluate whether the Treaty of Versailles was fair
Disarmament: The Treaty of Versailles
What, when, & why?
What do Remembrance Day and a train have in
common?
You have 1 minute to discuss with your partner what might “link” Remembrance Day and train.
The Armistice was signed:
5:12 – 5:20am,11 November
1918,in a railway carriage in Compiegne,
France.Guns to stop 6
hours later:11am,
11/11/1918.
Key Words:Treaty = a formal written agreement between two or more states
Reparation = pay for damage caused
Re-conquer = get back
Vengeance = revenge
Key Words:Treaty = a formal written agreement between two or more states
Reparation = pay for damage caused
Re-conquer = get back
Vengeance = revenge
Armistice = an end to
fighting
Paris Peace ConferenceWhen the Armistice was signed on 11th
November, 1918, it was agreed that there would be a Peace Conference held in Paris to discuss what would happen to the defeated powers.
Opened on 12th January 1919, meetings were held at various locations in and around Paris until 20th January, 1920.
The Treaty of Versailles dealt with Germany.
Leaders of 32 states representing about 75% of the world's population, attended. However, negotiations were dominated by “The Big 3”.
Woodrow WilsonUSA
Lloyd GeorgeGB
Georges Clemenceau
FR
The Big 3The Big 3 were the 3
countries who had the most bargaining power.
January 1919, Versailles Palace.You are one of the ‘Big Three’:
Representing Britain...Prime Minister, David Lloyd
George!Representing France...
President, Georges Clemenceau!
Representing the United States of America...
President Woodrow Wilson!
And also...the German representatives.
Role Play Task; Negotiating The Treaty
You will be given a role card as a representative of one of the countries at the Paris Peace Conference.
Your first task is to read your role card – in silence.
There are 4 flags dotted around the room. Go to the flag which represents your country to meet with other representatives from your country.
Discuss with the other representatives from your country what you want from the treaty.
You will only have a few minutes and you need to come up with 5 bullet points of what you want!
Write the 5 bullet points on the piece of paper underneath your flag.
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/full-screen-stopwatch/
Role Play Task; Negotiating the Treaty
Return to your places and your original group.Now that you have decided on what your
country wants, you need to negotiate in order to get it.
There are 6 key areas in which you will need to decide what happens.
Remember you will have to compromise on some things to get other things that you want.
All of the 3 negotiators need to agree on the Treaty before they sign it.
The German representatives – can observe, and must sign, but cannot participate.
Topic What we decided(in lesson)
What was actually decided
(in 1919)
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
Guilt – who is to blame?
Armies – should armies be made
smaller?
Reparations - who should pay
for all of the damage, and how
much?
Who should own areas of land like Alsace-Lorraine
and the Rhineland?
League of Nations? – how to
prevent future wars?
Extra points?- Germany and
Austria?
How did you do?We are going to
compare your treaty with the real Treaty of Versailles.
Complete the 2nd column on your worksheet “What was actually decided”.
The Treaty of Versailles – GARGLE!
Guilt – Germany accepted full blame for the war-- the ‘War Guilt Clause’, Article 231--Germany rejected it as too harsh
Army – army 100,000 men, no submarines, no aeroplanes, 6 battleships
Reparations – £6.6 billion (£217 billion in 2011!)Germany lost land – e.g. Alsace-Lorraine to France
Germany kept Rhineland, but had to stay demilitarised.
League of Nations set upExtra points – banned from union with Austria
ReflectionLook back at the column we have
completed.Do you think that the Treaty of Versailles
was fair?Put a tick or a cross in the 3rd column for
each of the 6 areas we have looked at.Add up how many ticks and crosses you
have.Do you think the Treaty of Versailles was
fair?Explain why you think this.CHALLENGE: Do not use “I”, “me”, or “my” in your explanation.
Evaluation
Source Analysis; What can cartoons tell us about the
Treaty of Versailles?
A German cartoon; ‘When we have paid one hundred billion marks then I can give you something to eat‘.
Source Analysis; What can cartoons tell us about the
Treaty of Versailles?
Have we achieved our Lesson Objectives?To understand the attitudes of the
“Big 3” towards Germany after World War I
To explain the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
To evaluate whether the Treaty of Versailles was fair
THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN
Representatives from Germany
5 things we want from the Treaty are…
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Representatives from Britain
5 things we want from the Treaty are…
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Representatives from France
5 things we want from the Treaty are…
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Representatives from USA
5 things we want from the Treaty are…
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)