Sunday, January 24, 2016

January 25, 2016 - Treaty of Versailles

Classwork & Homework: Next class (Tuesday, January 26th) you will be taking a quiz on the remain section of Class Notes on the World War One.  You need to read from the section that begin with "Treaty of Versailles" to the end of the notes.

In addition, you should look at the following source materials and answer the assigned questions. These sources cover the same material that will be on the quiz.

The question sheet is available here and on the class web page.


Source # 1 - Video on the Woodrow Wilson and the Allies at the Paris Peace Conference - click here



Source # 2 - Graphic showing a comparison of killed and wounded in the war.



Source # 3 - Graph showing the cost of the war for different countries.




















Source # 4- Maps of Europe Before World War One and After World War One



Source # 5 - Video on the conditions in Germany and Austria after the war - click here



Source # 6 - Video about the Political Turmoil in Germany after the war - click here



Source # 7 - Two pictures. The one of the left is a German postcard from the start of the war showing soldiers what to expect when they returned after the war. The one on the right is a painting by Otto Dix that shows the life of a war cripple living on the street.


Source # 8 - Video on George Grozs and the Dadaist Movement - click here



Source # 9 - Clip from the Movie Testament of Youth based on the book by Vera Brittain. In this scene, Vera speaks of her experiences in the war and need to not punish Germany after the war - click here

Source # 10 - Video clip on the Treaty of Versailles - click here