Ratify or Reject: The Treaty of Versailles

RATIFY

OR REJECT: THE

TREATY

OF VERSAILL

ES

J AN U A R Y 2

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BUSINESSAgenda-Do Now-Business: SOTW, surveys, parent

consent-Review organizers from skits-Lecture: Wilson’s Fourteen Points-Film Clip/Reading Preview-Primary Sources-Debrief

SOTW!!!

PERSPECTIVES ON WWIHow did this group feel about WWI? Why?

What did they want Americans to do to show their support/opposition?

LECTURE-Europe was HELLA mad at Germany.- Wanted a treaty that required reparations and

included a war guilt clause

WILSON’S PLAN-Wilson wanted a “treaty to end all wars,” not

punishment

WILSON’S FOURTEEN POINTS

THE FOURTEENTH POINT-League of Nations: an organization of countries

that would work together to prevent war and support democracy

-Europe rejected the 14 Points, except for the League of Nations

US SAYS “NUH UH”-Congress refused to ratify the treaty-

they HATED the idea of the League of Nations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8zOWcpqLws

READING PREVIEWPreview: Why do you think men in Congress opposed the Treaty

of Versailles?