1. SWBAT: ANALYZE THE EFFECTS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES ON EUROPE, MORE SPECIFICALLY GERMANY BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS BASED ON NOTES, MAPS, DISCUSSIONS AND READINGS. The Treaty of Versailles Essential Question: How should political conflicts be handled? 1

2. The Conference The “Big Three”-Woodrow Wilson(USA), David Lloyd George (Great Britain), and Georges Clemenceau (France) led the conference Each country had it’s own goals Great Britain- make Great Britain better after the war France- make Germany pay for the war, and keep Germany weak. self-determination USA- make peace and promote self-determination 2

3. Germany looses Land Germany has land taken away from them. Poland is created from the Polish corridor Alsace and Lorraine is returned to France France is put in control of Ruhr- part of Germany where lots of coal is located. 3

4. France wants revenge France wants to keep Germany from ever attacking them again! demilitarized Germany was demilitarized or reduced in size and they could no longer have an air force or submarines Article 231- Germany and it’s allies take all of the blame. reparations Germany had to pay war reparations 4

5. Life in Germany Weimar Republic- Germany’s democratic government began loosing support. World wide depression began but Germany was hit the worst fascists Radical groups like fascists begin gaining power  National Socialist Party began gaining support under its leader Adolf Hitler 5

6. Your Turn! Complete your Graphic Organizer. When you have finished, begin walking around the room and filling in the sheets which match up with your graphic organizer. 6