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Paris Peace Conference

Paris Peace Conference. Simulation Game. Objective. You will be part of a delegation (team) representing one of three countries (England, France, US) at the Paris Peace Conference. You will decide on what you think is best for your country and what you hope to achieve.

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Paris Peace Conference

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  1. Paris Peace Conference Simulation Game

  2. Objective • You will be part of a delegation (team) representing one of three countries (England, France, US) at the Paris Peace Conference. • You will decide on what you think is best for your country and what you hope to achieve. • You will attempt to negotiate a settlement in your favor.

  3. Directions • 1)Meet with your group. Read your character and your goals/objectives • 2)decide (for each category) what is your best outcome and what is your worst outcome. • 3)negotiate with other powers to achieve your goals/aims (5-10 minutes) and vote. • Score the results

  4. Issue #1: What should happen to colonies of defeated nations? • Option 1: Free to govern themselves • Option 2: Divided among the victors of WWI • Option 3: Run by the League of Nations

  5. Issue #2: What should happen to Alsace-Lorraine? • Option 1: Germany gets it • Option 2: France gets it • Option 3: Controlled by the League of Nations

  6. Issue #3: What should happen to the Saar (valuable region in Germany)? • Option 1: Germany gets to keep it • Option 2: France gets control for 15 years to help pay for damages • Option 3: France gets it forever

  7. Issue #4: What should happen to the Czechoslovakia (region of former A-H)? • Option 1: Become an independent country • Option 2: The League of Nations controls it • Option 3: Austria gets control over it.

  8. Issue #5: Who gets blamed for the war? • Option 1: Germany • Option 2: Everyone • Option 3: No one

  9. Issue #6: Should Germany pay reparations? • Option 1: Yes, 700,000,000 to be split among the allies • Option 2: Yes, 100,000,000 to be split among the allies • Option 3: No

  10. Issue #7: What should happen to the German armed forces? • Option 1: Restricted to pre-war levels (which is more than options 2 and 3). • Option 2: Only allow standing army of 250,000 men, 40 battleships, 10 u-boats, and 90 planes. • Option 3: Only allow standing army of 100,000 men, 6 battleships. No u-boats or planes!

  11. Issue #8: Should we have freedom of the seas (no protected/restricted areas)? • Option 1: Yes, we must be allowed access to everywhere in the world • Option 2: No, we must protect our trade routes/investments around the world.

  12. Issue #9: Should we have a global arms (weapons) reduction? • Option 1: Yes, we have too much militarism going on. Reduce weapon stockpiles immediately. • Option 2: No, we must protect our trade routes/investments around the world. • Option 3: Only those who lost WWI need to reduce arms to avoid future problems.

  13. Issue #10: Should we create the League of Nations? • Option 1: Yes, we need to talk more. • Option 2: No, we only need to worry about our own countries.

  14. Who is victorious? • Was everyone happy? • Does this really resolve postwar problems? • Could this lead to future conflict?

  15. The Treaty of Versailles • World leaders agreed to create the League of Nations -Wilson insists that this must be done. • Wilson runs into problems here at home -his victory on the league of nations is not a lock • US Senators refuse to ratify the treaty -irreconcilables (strong isolationists) -reservationists (0pposed treaty for certain articles, i.e...worried about declaring war) • The League of Nations is still created by other countries -has little power and is not effective

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