Teacher: Abby Gallant

School: FHS
Grade/Subject: History 112
Unit: Destruction and Disillusionment
Date: November 28th, 2016
The Treaty of Versailles

Curriculum Outcome:
4.2.2 Demonstrate how the articles of the Treaty of Versailles were at odds with the
stated goal of achieving collective security.

Content learning (I can Statement):

I can demonstrate how different sections of the Treaty of Versailles did not focus on
the goal of achieving collective security

Time: 2 Class (2 hour and 4 minutes)

Materials:
- Library
- Handout
Lesson
Day One
1. We will be spending the class in the library working on the position paper
section of the Treaty of Versailles activity.
2. Students will have access to the computers to do research as a group to
come up with how they will handle the negotiation
3. Students will be able to ask any questions
4. They should be finishing up their position and preparing for negotiations
Day Two
1. Students will be doing their negotiations for the Treaty of Versailles
2. Students will have the majority of the class to negotiate with at least 20
minutes at the end of class to work on a rough draft of the Treaty
3. The secretaries will be taking notes during the negotiations and the assistant
will be able to speak with their leader but not to anyone else to provide them
with any missing information
4. The leader will be speaking with the other countries leaders to negotiate
5. They will eventually have to come to a consensus of who is to blame for the
war and what the reparation will be

Assessment:
Formative: Observation during the negotiations to see if everyone is taking part
and contributing
Summative: Treaty Simulation Activity position paper and final treaty
 Treaty of Versailles Activity
Country:
Position Paper Due:
Negotiations:
Treaty Due:

You are now a leading member of a country participating in the peace negotiations
after the First World War. The Paris Peace Conference covered many things but now
all that remains to do is figure out who is to blame (War Guilt) and what the
reparations they should have to pay.

As a country, research what your needs/position are after the war and what you
might want out of the Paris Peace Conference. You will create a document which
outlines these ideas as well as the evidence which supports your position. Decide
how you will handle negotiations with the other countries. You wont be able to get
everything that you want so what are something that you are willing to move on
and others that you refuse.

After preparing this document, we will simulate negotiations during a class period
where all countries will eventually come to a consensus of what the Treaty should be
and who is to blame (War Guilt) as well as their reparations. Try to get into the
mindset of your country as well as remember who your allies are.

After the negotiations are through, the secretaries will finalize the new Treaty from
the notes they took during the discussion.

Set up of the negotiations: Leaders will be sitting in a circle with their other team
members behind them. Each leader will have a chance to state their position
afterwards, the other members of the team will be able to assist their leader in the
negotiations by using the material that was prepared about what they were willing
to bend on in order to achieve peace.

Be ready to support your country with evidence

Countries:
France United States
Germany Austrian-Hungarian
The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) Italy
Britain

Roles: Leader, secretary, assistant

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Position You have a Your account is Your account is Little to no
detailed account lacking in some lacking greatly detail in youre
 of what your detail but still in detail and the the position of
country needs strong position is weak your country
from the Paris
Peace
Conference and
where your
country stands
Plan of You have You have Your negotiation Your negotiation
Negotiation prepared a prepared a plan plan is lacking in plan is very
detail plan of of how you will details and weak
how you will handle could be
handle negotiations stronger
negotiations
Evidence You have more You have You are lacking You have little to
than enough sufficient in evidence to no evidence to
evidence to evidence to support your support your
support your support your position and the position and the
position and the position and the desires of your desires
desires of your desires of your country
country country
Negotiations You fulfilled your You fulfilled your You somewhat You did not fulfill
role during role and you fulfilled your your role and
negotiation and were prepared role and you were not
were completely could have been prepared for the
prepared more prepared negotiations
Final Treaty You participated You participated You contributed You did not
and contributed and contributed very little to the contribute to the
to the creation some to the creation of the creation of the
of the final creation of the final treaty treaty
treaty final treaty
Treaty Treaty is Treaty is Treaty is lacking Treaty is lacking
extremely detailed and detail but still in detail and
detailed and describes War describes War missing one of
describes War Guilt and Guilt and the essential
Guilt and reparations reparations components
reparations
Peer Excellent Good Contributed very Did not
Evaluation contribution to contribution to little to your contribute
your group your group group
Things to be handed in:
- Position and Evidence
- Final Treaty with all leaders signatures

Comments:
Person evaluating:

Person being evaluated:

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Peer Excellent Good Contributed Did not
Evaluation contribution contribution very little contribute
and work hard and worked
well

Person evaluating:

Person being evaluated:

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Peer Excellent Good Contributed Did not
Evaluation contribution contribution very little contribute
and work hard and worked
well

Person evaluating:

Person being evaluated:

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Peer Excellent Good Contributed Did not
Evaluation contribution contribution very little contribute
and work hard and worked
well

Person evaluating:

Person being evaluated:

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Peer Excellent Good Contributed Did not
Evaluation contribution contribution very little contribute
and work hard and worked
well