The end of the first world war
Read the following sheet to gain an understanding of how the war came to an end.
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Thinking Task -
- What is a Peace treaty? Why is a peace treaty needed? What needs to be decided?
You will need the Modern Minds Textbook to complete the next set of activities.
1. Read pages 26 -27 - what were the main problems facing the peacemakers in 1918.
1. The 'Big 3' - Page 28-29
1. Read pages 26 -27 - what were the main problems facing the peacemakers in 1918.
1. The 'Big 3' - Page 28-29
- Get yourselves into groups of 3 to decide what should be in the treaty. You will need to choose which leader you will be - Britain, France or the USA.
- Read pages 28-29 to find out about your leader's point of view. Complete the task in the Step 1 box.
- Now read through the decision sheet and tick off what your leader would like: Paris Peace settlement decision sheet.pdf
- Work through the decision sheet now in your group
- You will need to try and persuade the others to agree to your point of view (you may have to bargain and trade off decisions)
- A 2 to 1 vote wins the decision
- Discuss the decisions you arrived at and how with the class
- Now compare what you did with the real one on page 32 & 33
- Would your leader have been happy?
- Stepping back from your character, what do you think? Watch the two videos below and write a report of the Treaty from your own point of view - do you think this was a sensible settlement?
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