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Date: March 3
Topic/Subject: US History – World War 1: Peace After the War
Rationale:
In this lesson the students gain an understanding of the idealism of Wilson’s 14 points and the realism of the treaty of Versailles.
They also see the huge change in borders and countries following the war.
Objectives (EALRS):
1.1 understand historical time, chronology, and causation
how events occur in time and place, are sequenced chronologically, and impact future events
2.1 investigate and research
use sources of information such as historical documents, eyewitness accounts, photos, works of art, letters, and artifacts to investigate and understand
historic occurrences
3.2 analyze how historical conditions shape the emergence of ideas and how ideas change over time
Materials/Equipment:
Blank sheets of paper (for the maps)
Chalkboard
Textbooks
Procedure:
I will discuss with the students the end of the war and movements towards peace. We will then compare Wilson’s 14
points with the treaty of Versailles. Lastly I will ask the students to create a map (based on the map in the book)
that shows the change in borders and countries during the war.
Research Materials:
Wilson first suggested the 14 points (an idealist approach).
The first five points called for open treaties. Freedom of the seas, free trade, arms reductions, and impartial adjustment of
colonial claims. Points six through thirteen deal with national self determination and the realignment of borders. The Fourteenth point set up an
international peace organization.
The 1918 elections helped to cause opposition for the peace plan. Wilson angered th Republicans because the saw approval of
his plan as a Democratic issue. He had lost the support of the Republicans. Wilson also decided he would go to to Paris himself.
The Treaty of Versailles
Clemenceau - French Premiere
David Lloyd George - Britan
Vittorio Orlando - Italy
Wilson - US
The Treaty of Versailles focused on three main points: Colonies, The Military, And Reparations. France, Great
Britain, and Japan received German colonies. The German military was forced to remain at 100,000 soldiers.
Lastly the Germans were to pay full reparations to the Allies for the war, despite the poverty of the defeated country.
The foreign countries had suffered greatly and wanted to protect their own interests and punish Germany. They also mad e Germany take full blame for the
war. They wanted Germany to pay reparations. Wilson was made to forfeit every one of his ideals aside from the League Of Nations. The treaty was
defeated at home.
Body: 1---50 min period
a. Introduce the activity and its importance to the unit (and the test)
b. Draw a quick map and explain the end of the War.
c. Discuss Wilson’s 14 points.
d. Discuss the Treaty of Versailles.
e. Begin the map activity
Page 563 map.
Great Britain
France
Spain
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Russia
Romania
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Denmark
Netherlands
Closure: (3 minutes)
Talk about how the face of Europe changed following the War.
Special Needs:
All information will be placed on the website mead.thispoint.com for student review and help. I can also be reached
by email at home to discuss individual questions.
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