1. Aim: You be the Judge: Was Germany treated fairly after World War I?
Do Now: Copy the quote into your notebooks
“A bad peace is worse than no peace at all”
–Tacitus, Roman Historian
-Explain what this quote means in your own words.

2. Treaty of Versailles Vocabulary
Armistice - [arm-is-tis] – an agreement to end fighting
Casualties - [kaz -hoo-uhl-tees] – deaths or injuries suffered during a war
Treaty – [tree-ti] - a formal agreement or pact
Humiliate – [hyoo-mil-ee-eyt] - to embarrass or insult, a loss of pride
Reparations - [rep-uh-rey-shuh n] -payments for war damages

3. Task # 1
Directions: Each member of the group will examine the parts of the Treaty of Versailles & determine how a defeated Germany should be treated.
When finished we can see if your group’s treaty matches up with the real treaty…

4. Excepts from The Treaty Of Versailles - 1919
1. “The Allied Governments affirm, & Germany accepts, the responsibility for causing all the loss & damage to the Allies & European nations by the aggression of Germany”
2. “Germany’s army shall to limited to 50,000 soldiers. Her navy shall be all but eliminated. Her air force will be permitted to retain only a few aircraft for defensive purposes only.”
3. “Germany shall be stripped of all her colonies in Africa & the world. In addition, disputed territories in Europe (Alsace-Lorraine & Western Poland) shall be removed from German control.”
4. “Germany shall be forced to pay reparations (war damages) in the amount of $35 Billion.”

5. Treaty of Versailles World War I Peace Treaty – formally ended WWI
Terms of the Treaty:
Germany was humiliated by being forced to accept full responsibility for starting the war.
Germany loses most of its armed forces.
Germany lost all of its colonies in Africa & Asia.
Germany is forced to pay billions of dollars in reparations (war damages) to allied governments.

6. F.S.Q. – in your notebooks
If you were a German citizen, explain how the Treaty of Versailles would make you feel?
If you were a British or French citizen, explain how the Treaty of Versailles would make you feel?
Explain your answers in 2 – 3 FULL SENTENCES