Unit+6-+The+Effects+of+WW1

= Standard 10.6- The Effects of WW1 = Students analyze the effects of the First World War. 1. Analyze the aims and negotiating roles of world leaders, the terms and influence of the Treaty of Versailles and Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points, and the causes and effects of the United States’s rejection of the League of Nations on world politics. 2. Describe the effects of the war and resulting peace treaties on population movement, the international economy, and shifts in the geographic and political borders of Europe and the Middle East. 3. Understand the widespread disillusionment with prewar institutions, authorities, and values that resulted in a void that was later filled by totalitarians. 4. Discuss the influence of World War I on literature, art, and intellectual life in the West (e.g., Pablo Picasso, the “lost generation” of Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway).

=Assignment 6.1- Getting your paper ready=

You need to answer the questions before you start your paper. Your research will be counted as an assignment grade. Pick one of the topics and lets get started. After picking a topic, you must answer the questions from you topic on your wiki for the points.

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 * Topic A- __The Parts and the Effects of the Treaty of Versailles.__**
 * What was the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles? Who was ultimately in charge of what happened in this treaty? Summarize the treaty. What were the main points of the treaty? How did the European map change because of this treaty? In what way was this treaty harsh on Germany? What was Germany's punishment? How did this treaty "help" rebuild Europe? How do you think this treaty led to World War 2 and what was Germany like following this war?**

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 * Topic B- __Germany's tough times after the war__**
 * What was Germany like after the War? What kinds of harsh penalties did Germany have to pay after the war? How did reparations effect the economy? Describe inflation, food shortages, and unemployment after the war. Explain the Wiemar Republic and why it was weak. Why was radicalism so prevalent in Germany after the war? What kind of radical groups formed in Germany between wars? Why did German soldiers feel "stabbed in the back" by their government and how did the thought of revenge influence the period between wars?**

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=**Assignment 6.2- Creating Your Essay Template (Optional)**= Now that you have finished answering the questions from your topic. You need to fill out this template before you can start your essay. Once you have filled out this template for your essay, take screen shots of it to put on your wiki and send me the link.