1. The Treaty of Versailles
Lesson starter:
who are the three people below?
Why are they relevant to learning about the Treaty of Versailles?

2. Today we will… Describe the terms of the Treaty of Versailles I can…
Create a replica of the Peace Treaty

3. As we know, the ‘Big Three’ and people from other countries met in Paris in January 1919
They wanted to draw up a Peace Treaty to stop any more wars
The Big Three made up a treaty and gave it to Germany.
If Germany rejected it, the war would start again

4. On 28 June 1919, five years after the assassination at Sarajevo, two Germans signed the Treaty of Versailles in The Hall of Mirrors
This was very humiliating for Germany
Treaties were also signed with Austria Hungary and Germany’s allies

5. America did not want Germany to be humiliated.
They wanted Germany to pay the winning countries some money.
They wanted to make peace in Europe

6. France wanted Germany to pay for all costs of the war
They also wanted Germany to have their Army and Navy taken away
This is called disarmament

7. Britain wanted Germany to be punished also but not too harshly
They wanted to take control of Germany’s Navy so they could not threaten Britain again

8. Now we will learn what the Treaty of Versailles meant for Germany

9. Take a new sideways page Put this spider diagram title in the middle
Feel free to use coloured pens!
Terms of the Treaty of Versailles

10. Germany lost 13% of her land
Territory
Germany lost 13% of her land
All her colonies were handed over to other countries

11. The Rhineland was demilitarised
Demilitarisation
The Rhineland was demilitarised
The Rhineland would be occupied by Allied troops

12. Disarmament The German Army reduced to 100,000
Navy reduced to 6 battleships
Conscription was banned
The Air Force was taken away

13. Germany were banned from joining up with Austria
Anschluss
Germany were banned from joining up with Austria

15. Germany had to accept all the blame for the war
War Guilt Clause
Germany had to accept all the blame for the war

16. Reparations
Since Germany was blamed for the war, they had to pay huge sums of money to The Allies
£6.6 Billion

17. Creating the Treaty of Versailles Success Criteria
Has a suitable heading
Outlines at least 8 terms of the Treaty
Has the correct date
Is signed by the ‘Big Three’
Is signed by the German representative – Friedrich Ebert
Has an official seal

18. Remember!
The terms should be written in the present tense as if the document was written in June 1919 i.e.
‘Germany must give up…’
NOT
‘Germany had to give up…’

19. Extension Task Write out the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
Next to each explain The Consequence of that term for Germany
i.e.
Germany’s army was reduced to 100,000 – this meant that Germany would be unable to defend itself

20. Hw Qs – due Weds 2nd Sept.
Describe the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. 5 marks Germany lost… Explain why Germans resented the Treaty of Versailles. 5 marks Germans resented ______ because …

21. Extension
Access the N5 history bitesize pages, Weimar Germany, page 4 ‘Characteristics of the Weimar Government’
Why was the government called ‘Weimar’?
What were the positives of the new German government?
What were the negatives?