Germans
You and your team are a delegation from Germany. You have just lost the Great War
and know that the Allied Nations are wanting everything you have. Your job is to do the
following:
1. Inform the other delegations of what the war has already cost you in terms of
money and lives.
2. Justify why you went to war in the first place.
3. Explain to us why you feel the Treaty of Versailles is unfair to you and your
people.
4. Explain the changes you would make to the treaty.
TO VIEW A COPY OF AND GET MORE INFO ON THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
VISIT:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm
http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html
French
You and your team are a delegation from France. You have seen many of your boys go
off to war and die in the horrible conditions of the Western Front, and you hate Germany
for this. Now you find yourself in the role of the victor of the war with the ability to
show mercy or vengeance on your enemy. Your job is to do the following:
1. Inform the other delegations of what the war has already cost you in terms of
money and lives.
2. Justify why you went to war in the first place.
3. Explain what you want to see in the Treaty of Versailles that you feel would
make it just.
4. Who do you feel is responsible for the war and what do you feel should be done
to them?
TO VIEW A COPY OF AND GET MORE INFO ON THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
VISIT:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm
http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html
Great Britain/English
You and your team are a delegation from England. You have seen many of your boys go
off to war and die in the horrible conditions of the Western Front. Now you find yourself
in the role of the victor of the war with the ability to show mercy or vengeance on your
enemy. Your job is to do the following:
1. Inform the other delegations of what the war has already cost you in terms of
money and lives.
2. Justify why you went to war in the first place.
3. Explain what you want to see in the Treaty of Versailles that you feel would
make it just.
4. Who do you feel is responsible for the war and what do you feel should be done
to them?
TO VIEW A COPY OF AND GET MORE INFO ON THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
VISIT:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm
http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html
Italy
You and your team are a delegation from Italy. You were once an ally of Germany
before the war, but you changed sides and joined with the British and French. You have
just been on the winning side of the Great War. Your job is to do the following:
1. Inform the other delegations of what the war has already cost you in terms of
money and lives.
2. Be able to defend why you were once Allies with Germany and why you
decided to join the Allied cause in the war.
3. Explain what you want to see in the Treaty of Versailles that you feel would
make it just.
4. Who do you feel is responsible for the war and what do you feel should be done
to them?
TO VIEW A COPY OF AND GET MORE INFO ON THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
VISIT:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm
http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html
United States
You and your team are a delegation from United States. You came into the war late, but
your involvement turned the tide of the war. You now find yourself on the winning side
of the Great War. Your job is to do the following:
1. Inform the other delegations of what the war has already cost you in terms of
money and lives.
2. Justify why you went to war in the first place.
3. Explain what you want to see in the Treaty of Versailles that you feel would
make it just.
4. Who do you feel is responsible for the war and what do you feel should be done
to them?
TO VIEW A COPY OF AND GET MORE INFO ON THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
VISIT:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm
http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html
Independent Peoples of the Balkans and Poland
You and your team are a delegation from the independent Balkans and Poland. Your
lives were nearly destroyed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire and you have seen your
lives destroyed by their control. Now you have a chance for the peace delegation to hear
your cries for justice. You must do the following:
1. Inform the other delegations of what the war has already cost you in terms of
money and lives.
2. Justify what you want the delegation to do for you.
3. Explain what you want to see in the Treaty of Versailles that you feel would
make it just.
4. Who do you feel is responsible for the war and what do you feel should be done
to them?
TO VIEW A COPY OF AND GET MORE INFO ON THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
VISIT:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm
http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html
Soviet Union (Russia)
You and your team are a delegation from the newly formed Soviet Union (Russia). You
got out of the war early after a revolution tore apart your old government and put in a
new Communist form of leadership. Now you have been invited to be heard at the Treaty
of Versailles hearing to determine what happens to bring about the end of the war. Your
job is to do the following:
1. Inform the other delegations of what the war has already cost you in terms of
money and lives.
2. Explain to us why you got out of the early and why we should listen to your
demands.
3. Explain what you want to see in the Treaty of Versailles that you feel would
make it just.
4. Who do you feel is responsible for the war and what do you feel should be done
to them?
TO VIEW A COPY OF AND GET MORE INFO ON THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
VISIT:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1919versailles.html
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/versailles.htm
http://www.colby.edu/personal/r/rmscheck/GermanyD1.html