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AIM : Was the Treaty of Versailles a just settlement of WWI?

Explore the fairness of the Treaty of Versailles in settling WWI, discussing the War-Guilt Clause, Wilson's Fourteen Points, territorial changes, military reductions, German colonies, and reparations.

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AIM : Was the Treaty of Versailles a just settlement of WWI?

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  1. AIM: Was the Treaty of Versailles a just settlement of WWI? DO NOW: Which nation(s) do you think deserves the blame for WWI? Explain.

  2. WAR-GUILT CLAUSE • Germany and her allies are assigned complete blame for WWI

  3. Wilson's Fourteen Points • Freedom of the seas • Self-determination of nations • No secret treaties • League of Nations • Wilson believed that WWI would be a “war to end all wars”. • Wilson believed that WWI could be a war to “make the world safe for democracy”

  4. ALSACE-LORRAINE • Returned to France • Was lost to Germany as a result of the Franco-Prussian War

  5. Rhineland • Not fortified • Occupied by allied troops

  6. RUHR AND SAAR VALLEY • Rich in coal • Administered by the League of Nations

  7. Reduced Military • Disband General staff • No more than 100,000 men in the standing army • Greatly reduced military strength

  8. German Colonies • Germany had to give up its overseas empire • Administered to by the Allies (mandates)

  9. REPARATIONS • Germany had to pay for war damages • Germany had to pay 5 billion immediately • 32 billion in 2 years

  10. Europe: Pre and Post WWI

  11. SUMMARY: Was the Treaty of Versailles a “just” settlement of WWI? • JUST • UNJUST

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