Standard 10.5.4 Describe the conflicting aims and aspirations of the conferences at Versailles and the Versailles treaty’s economic and moral effects on Germany.
SWBAT understand the perspective, motives, and desires of country’s attending the Versailles Conference and their vision for the postwar world by conducting their own simulation of the conference.
Block ____ Name __________________Unit 3: World War I – Causes and Consequences Day 6
Part One: Treaty of Versailles Simulation Overview
This simulation is designed to reenact the Treaty of Versailles Conference in 1919. Every group will assume the role of one of the countries that were affected by the conference. You each are coming to the conference with a specific agenda. There are specific things that you want to happen at the conference and there are specific things you do not want to happen at the conference. Since conferences are basically a competition between several countries, this simulation will be a competition. Every group has at least one thing they want to accomplish at the conference. Your group will receive a different number of points for accomplishing their objectives. The group that ends the conference with the most amount of points will be the winner and receive extra credit. Your point system is secret. DO NOT SHARE THESE WITH OTHER GROUPS.
Group Description: Great Britain
Your group is led by David Lloyd George, who was the prime minister of Great Britain. In Britain most people wanted Germany to be punished: “Make Germany Pay” and “Squeeze them until the pips squeak” were popular slogans. However, David Lloyd George did not want to punish Germany too much. He wanted to accomplish the following at the conference:
Germany should be allowed to recover and should not have to pay huge reparations. (3 points)
France should not be allowed to take the Rhineland. Lloyd George was only prepared to make the Rhineland “demilitarized”. (2 points)
Germany should not be treated too harshly and have to scale down its military. (1 point)
Do NowDescribe the last time that you negotiated with someone. What did you negotiate over and did you get what you wanted?
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Standard 10.5.4 Describe the conflicting aims and aspirations of the conferences at Versailles and the Versailles treaty’s economic and moral effects on Germany.
SWBAT understand the perspective, motives, and desires of country’s attending the Versailles Conference and their vision for the postwar world by conducting their own simulation of the conference.
Block ____ Name __________________Unit 3: World War I – Causes and Consequences Day 6
Part One: Treaty of Versailles Simulation Overview
This simulation is designed to reenact the Treaty of Versailles Conference in 1919. Every group will assume the role of one of the countries that were affected by the conference. You each are coming to the conference with a specific agenda. There are specific things that you want to happen at the conference and there are specific things you do not want to happen at the conference. Since conferences are basically a competition between several countries, this simulation will be a competition. Every group has at least one thing they want to accomplish at the conference. Your group will receive a different number of points for accomplishing their objectives. The group that ends the conference with the most amount of points will be the winner and receive extra credit. Your point system is secret. DO NOT SHARE THESE WITH OTHER GROUPS.
Group Description: France
Your group is led by Georges Clemenceau, who was the prime minister of France; he was nicknamed “The Tiger”. He wanted to make Germany pay for all of the damage that France had suffered during the four years of fighting. Also, your nation has been attacked by Germany twice in the past 50 years. He also wanted to make sure that a war like this would never happen again. He had three main demands:
Germany must pay Reparations to France to cover the cost of rebuilding the parts of France that had been destroyed during the war (750,000 houses and 23,000 factories had been destroyed). (3 points)
France should be allowed to take possession of the Rhineland (the area near the River Rhine); this was to stop Germany attacking France in the future. (2 points)
Germany must return Alsace-Lorraine to France; this had been taken by Germany in 1871. (1 point)
Do NowDescribe the last time that you negotiated with someone. What did you negotiate over and did you get what you wanted?
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Standard 10.5.4 Describe the conflicting aims and aspirations of the conferences at Versailles and the Versailles treaty’s economic and moral effects on Germany.
SWBAT understand the perspective, motives, and desires of country’s attending the Versailles Conference and their vision for the postwar world by conducting their own simulation of the conference.
Block ____ Name __________________Unit 3: World War I – Causes and Consequences Day 6
Part One: Treaty of Versailles Simulation Overview
This simulation is designed to reenact the Treaty of Versailles Conference in 1919. Every group will assume the role of one of the countries that were affected by the conference. You each are coming to the conference with a specific agenda. There are specific things that you want to happen at the conference and there are specific things you do not want to happen at the conference. Since conferences are basically a competition between several countries, this simulation will be a competition. Every group has at least one thing they want to accomplish at the conference. Your group will receive a different number of points for accomplishing their objectives. The group that ends the conference with the most amount of points will be the winner and receive extra credit. Your point system is secret. DO NOT SHARE THESE WITH OTHER GROUPS.
Group Description: Germany
Germany had not been allowed to the Peace Conference and were told to accept the terms or else. Most Germans had believed that the Treaty would not be too harsh because of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points. Many Germans did not believe that the German army had actually been defeated in 1918 because Germany had not been invaded. One of these people was Corporal Adolf Hitler, who had been in hospital in November 1918 recovering from gas-blindness. Like many others he came to believe that the army had been “stabbed in the back” by the German politicians who had signed the Armistice which had brought the Great War to an end on 11th November 1918.
Although Germany was not invited to attend the Versailles Conference, they were able to talk to and negotiate with other countries before the conference. Germany wanted the following to come out of the conference:
They would not have to have pay reparations for the war and sign a “War Guilt Clause.” (4 points)
They would be able to keep the Rhineland. (3 points) They would not have to reduce the size of their military. (2 points) They would be able to keep Alsace-Lorraine. (1 point)
Do NowDescribe the last time that you negotiated with someone. What did you negotiate over and did you get what you wanted?
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Standard 10.5.4 Describe the conflicting aims and aspirations of the conferences at Versailles and the Versailles treaty’s economic and moral effects on Germany.
SWBAT understand the perspective, motives, and desires of country’s attending the Versailles Conference and their vision for the postwar world by conducting their own simulation of the conference.
Block ____ Name __________________Unit 3: World War I – Causes and Consequences Day 6
Part One: Treaty of Versailles Simulation Overview
This simulation is designed to reenact the Treaty of Versailles Conference in 1919. Every group will assume the role of one of the countries that were affected by the conference. You each are coming to the conference with a specific agenda. There are specific things that you want to happen at the conference and there are specific things you do not want to happen at the conference. Since conferences are basically a competition between several countries, this simulation will be a competition. Every group has at least one thing they want to accomplish at the conference. Your group will receive a different number of points for accomplishing their objectives. The group that ends the conference with the most amount of points will be the winner and receive extra credit. Your point system is secret. DO NOT SHARE THESE WITH OTHER GROUPS.
Group Description: The United States
Your delegation is led by Woodrow Wilson, the President of the United State of America. The USA had only declared war on Germany in April 1917 and it had suffered little damage compared to other European countries. Wilson arrived in Europe with the “Fourteen Points”, which he hoped would help prevent wars in the future. The most important of these were:
The peoples of Europe should be allowed to decide their own future; he called this “Self-determination” and he wanted an end to the empires which European countries had built up. He was not prepared to allow Italy to take the Adriatic coast. (3 points)
A League of Nations should be set up to settle disputes between countries in the future. (2 points)
Germany would not be punished too harshly. (1 point)
Do NowDescribe the last time that you negotiated with someone. What did you negotiate over and did you get what you wanted?
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Standard 10.5.4 Describe the conflicting aims and aspirations of the conferences at Versailles and the Versailles treaty’s economic and moral effects on Germany.
SWBAT understand the perspective, motives, and desires of country’s attending the Versailles Conference and their vision for the postwar world by conducting their own simulation of the conference.
Block ____ Name __________________Unit 3: World War I – Causes and Consequences Day 6
Part One: Treaty of Versailles Simulation Overview
This simulation is designed to reenact the Treaty of Versailles Conference in 1919. Every group will assume the role of one of the countries that were affected by the conference. You each are coming to the conference with a specific agenda. There are specific things that you want to happen at the conference and there are specific things you do not want to happen at the conference. Since conferences are basically a competition between several countries, this simulation will be a competition. Every group has at least one thing they want to accomplish at the conference. Your group will receive a different number of points for accomplishing their objectives. The group that ends the conference with the most amount of points will be the winner and receive extra credit. Your point system is secret. DO NOT SHARE THESE WITH OTHER GROUPS.
Group Description: Italy
Your delegation is led by Vittorio Orlando, who was the prime minister of Italy. Although Italy originally joined the war on the side of the Central Powers, it switched sides in 1915 and declared war on Germany in 1915. In exchange for switching sides France and Britain had agreed that Italy would be given the Adriatic coast at the end of the war. When Orlando arrived at Versailles he expected France and Britain to keep their promise. Your goal for the conference is the following:
Italy should be given control of the Adriatic Coast (4 points)
Do NowDescribe the last time that you negotiated with someone. What did you negotiate over and did you get what you wanted?
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Standard 10.5.4 Describe the conflicting aims and aspirations of the conferences at Versailles and the Versailles treaty’s economic and moral effects on Germany.
SWBAT understand the perspective, motives, and desires of country’s attending the Versailles Conference and their vision for the postwar world by conducting their own simulation of the conference.
Block ____ Name __________________Unit 3: World War I – Causes and Consequences Day 6
Part One: Treaty of Versailles Simulation Overview
This simulation is designed to reenact the Treaty of Versailles Conference in 1919. Every group will assume the role of one of the countries that were affected by the conference. You each are coming to the conference with a specific agenda. There are specific things that you want to happen at the conference and there are specific things you do not want to happen at the conference. Since conferences are basically a competition between several countries, this simulation will be a competition. Every group has at least one thing they want to accomplish at the conference. Your group will receive a different number of points for accomplishing their objectives. The group that ends the conference with the most amount of points will be the winner and receive extra credit. Your point system is secret. DO NOT SHARE THESE WITH OTHER GROUPS.
Group Description: New European Nations
Most of the discussions at the Treaty of Versailles were about Germany, but the leaders also tried to redraw the map of Europe. For hundreds of years Russia and Austria-Hungary ruled people that did not want to be a part of their empire. Because Austria-Hungary lost the war and Russia withdrew before the Allies won, many felt that these nations should be punished by having their empires broken up. People living in former Russia and Austria-Hungary empires should be given self-determination. Representatives from Eastern Europe wanted the following:
To break up Austria-Hungary and turn it into the following new countries – Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. (2 points)
To break up western Russia and create the following new countries – Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland. (2 points)
To not give Italy control of the Adriatic Coast. This area would be given to the new country – Yugoslavia. (2 points)
Do NowDescribe the last time that you negotiated with someone. What did you negotiate over and did you get what you wanted?
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Part Two: Group Demands and Concessions
Negotiating with other people is always tricky. You already know that you probably won’t be able to get everything you want, but you definitely don’t want to give up too much. If you’re too pushy or aggressive then other people might just ignore everything you say, but then again if you give up too much too soon then people will think you’re a punk and they won’t respect you.
Directions: Carefully look over and read your country’s description. What does your country want to happen at the Treaty of Versailles and what does your country NOT want to happen at the Treaty of Versailles? What demands are you not willing to give up and what demands are you willing to give up?
As a group agree on your demands (what you want) and your concessions (what you are willing to give up) by filling out the sheet below.
We the people of _______________________________________ demand the following:(write your group name here)
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In exchange for your support, we are willing to give up the following:
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Part Three: Negotiations and Handshake Deals
Before the conference begins, you want to meet with other groups and try to get their support for your demands. Since there are five groups attending the conference (Germany did not get invited) you need at least two other groups to vote for your demands at the conference. Now is the time to talk to other groups and try to negotiate a deal.
Your group must elect two representatives to get out of their seat and negotiate with other group members. These members will take their group’s wishes to other groups and try to get their support at the Versailles Conference. You may need to agree to support some of their wishes in order for them to support yours. Just remember, don’t share your scoring points with any other groups.
Remaining group members will stay in their seat and hear from other group’s representatives.
Write the name of your group’s representatives and students that will stay in their seats to listen to other representatives in the space below.
Representative 1 ________________________________________________________________
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Hint for Great Britain
Don’t bother trying to get France’s support when it comes to not punishing Germany – they strongly stand against you – focus on getting the support of other countries.
Part Three: Negotiations and Handshake Deals
Before the conference begins, you want to meet with other groups and try to get their support for your demands. Since there are five groups attending the conference (Germany did not get invited) you need at least two other groups to vote for your demands at the conference. Now is the time to talk to other groups and try to negotiate a deal.
Your group must elect two representatives to get out of their seat and negotiate with other group members. These members will take their group’s wishes to other groups and try to get their support at the Versailles Conference. You may need to agree to support some of their wishes in order for them to support yours. Just remember, don’t share your scoring points with any other groups.
Remaining group members will stay in their seat and hear from other group’s representatives.
Write the name of your group’s representatives and students that will stay in their seats to listen to other representatives in the space below.
Representative 1 ________________________________________________________________
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Hint for France
Don’t bother trying to get Britain and the US’s support when it comes to punishing Germany – they strongly stand against you – focus on getting the support of other countries.
Part Three: Negotiations and Handshake Deals
Before the conference begins, you want to meet with other groups and try to get their support for your demands. Since there are five groups attending the conference (Germany did not get invited) you need at least two other groups to vote for your demands at the conference. Now is the time to talk to other groups and try to negotiate a deal.
Your group must elect two representatives to get out of their seat and negotiate with other group members. These members will take their group’s wishes to other groups and try to get their support at the Versailles Conference. You may need to agree to support some of their wishes in order for them to support yours. Just remember, don’t share your scoring points with any other groups.
Remaining group members will stay in their seat and hear from other group’s representatives.
Write the name of your group’s representatives and students that will stay in their seats to listen to other representatives in the space below.
Representative 1 ________________________________________________________________
Representative 2 ________________________________________________________________
Students that Will Stay in Their Seats and Hear From Other Groups’ Representatives
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Hint for United States
Don’t bother trying to get France’s support when it comes to not punishing Germany – they strongly stand against you – focus on getting the support of other countries.
Part Three: Negotiations and Handshake Deals
Before the conference begins, you want to meet with other groups and try to get their support for your demands. Since there are five groups attending the conference (Germany did not get invited) you need at least two other groups to vote for your demands at the conference. Now is the time to talk to other groups and try to negotiate a deal.
Your group must elect two representatives to get out of their seat and negotiate with other group members. These members will take their group’s wishes to other groups and try to get their support at the Versailles Conference. You may need to agree to support some of their wishes in order for them to support yours. Just remember, don’t share your scoring points with any other groups.
Remaining group members will stay in their seat and hear from other group’s representatives.
Write the name of your group’s representatives and students that will stay in their seats to listen to other representatives in the space below.
Representative 1 ________________________________________________________________
Representative 2 ________________________________________________________________
Students that Will Stay in Their Seats and Hear From Other Groups’ Representatives
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Hint for Germany
Keep in mind that you do not have a right to vote at the conference. You’re probably not going to convince other countries to be easy on you if you just ask them to feel sorry for you. You’ve got to convince them that punishing your country will not just hurt you, but all of Europe.
Part Three: Negotiations and Handshake Deals
Before the conference begins, you want to meet with other groups and try to get their support for your demands. Since there are five groups attending the conference (Germany did not get invited) you need at least two other groups to vote for your demands at the conference. Now is the time to talk to other groups and try to negotiate a deal.
Your group must elect two representatives to get out of their seat and negotiate with other group members. These members will take their group’s wishes to other groups and try to get their support at the Versailles Conference. You may need to agree to support some of their wishes in order for them to support yours. Just remember, don’t share your scoring points with any other groups.
Remaining group members will stay in their seat and hear from other group’s representatives.
Write the name of your group’s representatives and students that will stay in their seats to listen to other representatives in the space below.
Representative 1 ________________________________________________________________
Representative 2 ________________________________________________________________
Students that Will Stay in Their Seats and Hear From Other Groups’ Representatives
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Hint for Italy
The United States and new European nations stand strongly against you. There is no way you’re going to get their support. Convince Britain and France to keep their promise and give you the land they told you they would.
Part Three: Negotiations and Handshake Deals
Before the conference begins, you want to meet with other groups and try to get their support for your demands. Since there are five groups attending the conference (Germany did not get invited) you need at least two other groups to vote for your demands at the conference. Now is the time to talk to other groups and try to negotiate a deal.
Your group must elect two representatives to get out of their seat and negotiate with other group members. These members will take their group’s wishes to other groups and try to get their support at the Versailles Conference. You may need to agree to support some of their wishes in order for them to support yours. Just remember, don’t share your scoring points with any other groups.
Remaining group members will stay in their seat and hear from other group’s representatives.
Write the name of your group’s representatives and students that will stay in their seats to listen to other representatives in the space below.
Representative 1 ________________________________________________________________
Representative 2 ________________________________________________________________
Students that Will Stay in Their Seats and Hear From Other Groups’ Representatives
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Hint for New European Countries
Italy is definitely against you. Italy wants to take the area for Yugoslavia and make it part of their country. The United States is definitely with you. They want to create new European countries and give them the right to self-determination. To get your way, you’ve got to convince Britain and/or France to support you.
Part Four: The SpeechGetting Started
It’s just about time for the Treaty of Versailles simulation to begin. Before it can begin however, every country (including Germany) has one final chance to make a plea for what they want the treaty to accomplish. The speech needs to describe three outcomes you want to come from the Treaty of Versailles simulation and every outcome needs to be supported with reason. One representative from your group will present the speech to the class (for an extra credit opportunity), but all group members will receive a grade.
In the space below, outline the components of your group’s five paragraph speech. Refer to the previous handouts of this simulation to help you fill out the organizer. Your outcomes should reflect decisions that your country wants because they benefit you and decisions that will benefit countries that have promised to support you.
Paragraph 1: The Introduction
The HookHow will you immediately grab the attention of the other country’s attending the conference? What can you immediately tell them?
The HopeWhat three things do you hope are accomplished at the Treaty of Versailles?
The ReasonWhy is it so important that your country gets what it wants?
Paragraph 2: Outcome 1
What is the first thing your country wants to happen at the Treaty of Versailles? Specifically identify the outcome below and write three reasons that provide support for the outcome.
Outcome 1 Reasons
Paragraph 3: Outcome 2
What is the second thing your country wants to happen at the Treaty of Versailles? Specifically identify the outcome below and write three reasons that provide support for the outcome.
Outcome 2 Reasons
Paragraph 5: The Conclusion
The Wrap UpWhat do you say that lets your audience know your speech is coming to a close?
The ReviewWhat are the three things that you hope happen at the Treaty of Versailles?
The CloserWhat’s something memorable and relevant you can say that will help the audience remember your speech?
Paragraph 4: Outcome 3
What is the third thing your country wants to happen at the Treaty of Versailles? Specifically identify the outcome below and write three reasons that provide support for the outcome.
Outcome 3 Reasons
Part Four: The Speech
Now that you have the main ideas of your speech organized, it’s time to write out your group’s actual speech. Don’t simply copy down the information from the graphic organizer; work those ideas into a powerful and convincing speech. Use the figurative and persuasive language that you are practicing in your English class. This should be a powerful speech that will convince the other country’s that your desired outcomes are the right ones.
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Speech Rubric
Speaker’s name: ____________________________
Group members: ____________________________ ______________________________
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Criterion
Advanced4 Points
Proficient3 Points
Developing2 Points
Beginning1 Point
Score
Introduction (1) Gets attention (2) Clearly
identifies topic(3) Establishes
credibility (4) Previews the
main points
Meets any three of the four criteria
Meets any two of the four criteria
Meets only one of the four criteria
Body Main points are clear,
well supported, and sources are documented
Main points aresomewhat clear,
some support, andsome
documentation
Main pointsneed clarityand support
lack ofsources and
documentation
Main pointsare not clear
and have no supportand no sources or
documentation
Conclusion (1) Reviews main points
(2) Brings closure(3) Memorable
Reviews main points , brings
closure
Brings closure Does not bring closure; the
audience is left hanging
Eye Contact Eye contact with audience virtually
all the time (except for brief glances at
notes)
Eye contact with audience less than 80% of the time
Eye contact with audience less than 75% of the time
Little or no eye contact
Use of Language Use of language contributes to
effectiveness of the speech, and
vocalized pauses(um uh er etc.) not distracting
Use of language does not have
negative impact, and vocalized
pauses(um uh er etc.)not distracting
Use of language causes potential
confusion, and/or vocalized pauses(um uh er etc.)are distracting
Use of language is inappropriate
Body language Body language, gestures, and facial
expressions adds greatly to the
message
Body language, gestures, and facial
expressions compliment
message
Body language, facial expressions
and gestureslack variety and
spontaneity
Body language, gestures, and
facial expressions are lacking or inappropriate
Clarity Speaks clearly and distinctly all the
time with no mispronounced
words
Speaks clearly and distinctly nearly all
the time with no more than one mispronounced
word
Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time with no more than two mispronounced
words
Often mumbles or can not be
understood with more than three mispronounced
words