1. Warm-up # 8
While at your house your 2 friends get into a fight. As they are fighting they end up breaking your TV.
Who should pay for the damage?
Does it matter who started it?

2. Essential Questions
How did the Treaty of Versailles have lasting affects on the world?

3. Versailles Simulation
Step 1: Read “Treaty of Versailles Simulation” as a group to get background on the conference (4min).

4. What did the “Big Three” Want

5. Versailles Simulation
Step 2: Read the role sheet with you group and decide how you would vote on each of the suggested peace terms and why you would vote that way.

6. Versailles Simulation 10-12min
Let the Conference Begin….
The United States reads and explains the suggested peace term.
The group discusses the term in length, stating their opinion and trying to get other countries to vote with them.
When all have had a chance to speak, U.S. calls for a vote.
Each country gets 1 vote, even if there are two representatives in your group.
All record in the margin whether your group accepts of rejects the peace term.
Move on to the next term of the peace
agreement.
Germany can participate in the discussion but
does not get to vote.