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Treaty of Versailles Who is in this picture? What is it trying to say about the end of the war? Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles In 1919 Germany signed a peace treaty with the victorious powers Britain, France and the USA Germany was not invited to the peace conference – the terms were imposed by diktat (dictated) The terms of the treaty were very harsh for Germany and many Germans were angry and opposed the treaty Keywords: Treaty, Diktat

Territorial Losses at Versailles Free City (L of N) West Prussia and Posen The Polish “Corridor” (German speaking) Rhineland demilitarised Saarland (L of N) COAL Alsace-Lorraine to France (iron and steel)

Other Treaty Terms Loss of overseas colonies (East and South West Africa) Reparations – £6.6 bln per annum War Guilt (Article 231) No military planes or submarines Navy reduced to six battleships Army reduced to 100,000 men GERMANY VULNERABLE TO ATTACK!

What can you learn from this source? It’s from a German Magazine published in July 1919 The man on the left is meant to be the French President, Clemenceau The woman on the right is Germany

Starter: What does this source tell you about German views on the Treaty of Versailles? Why?

Use Pages 7 in ‘Life in Germany’ Treaty of Versailles Summarise the terms of the treaty divided up by these headings: Territorial Terms Military Terms Reparations War Guilt (Article 231) A Stick the Map of the Versailles Treaty into your exercise book - label and colour in Germany’s main territorial losses (refer to map on page 7) B Use Pages 7 in ‘Life in Germany’ Explain what many Germans meant when they said Germany had been “stabbed in the back”. Which Germans were most likely to say this? Who did the stabbing? C EXTENSION READING: The Versailles Settlement (from Collier and Pedley, ‘Germany 1919-1945’

Activity: Look at the statements on the worksheet and connect to the relevant term of the treaty. Terms of the Treaty Explain why it would have been unpopular with many Germans The army was limited to 100,000 men to be used internally only. ? Challenge Task: Do you think that the German people were right to be angry with the Treaty of Versailles? Explain your answer with reference to the Term of the Treaty.

Activity Explanation statements: Giving land to Poland separated Germany in two. Land given to France lost Germany Economically important Iron and Steel works Germany lost economically rich regions in Africa And asia which gave it raw materials e.g. Rubber It left many in the armed forces Out of work and angry Germany felt vulnerable to attack from its neighbours. Germany was in no condition after the war to make payments Many Germans felt the First World War was a war of self- Defence and that Britain, France and Russia were also responsible for the outbreak.

Summary video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l51_eqLpAQ

One Against All Discuss in Groups: Do you think the Versailles Treaty was Unfair to Germany? Throw the Dice. The student with the Highest Number has to argue that the Treaty was Unfair to Germany Everyone else has to argue that the Treaty was Fair When the student arguing that the Treaty was unfair has run out of arguments, throw the dice again, and choose a new student to argue that the Treaty was unfair

Why was the treaty of Versailles unpopular with the German people Why was the treaty of Versailles unpopular with the German people? 8 marks. 20 Minutes. Level 3: Will give more than one reason and will explain each of them. Point: The treaty of Versailles was unpopular with Germans because (GIVE REASON) … This is found in the term of the Treaty that said… Explanation: This was unpopular with many Germans because…. REPEAT POINT AND EXPLANATION AS ABOVE AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES.

Plenary One thing they knew before Two questions Three thing they have learn today