Good Day!

DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 12/04/09, Topic: Treaty of Versailles 2) On the next line, write “Opener #52” and then:

1) Plot your mood, reflect in 1 sent.2) Respond to the opener by writing at least 2 sentences about:Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND

Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND

Summary of the clip OR/AND

Other things going on in the news.Announcements: NoneIntro Music: Untitled

Agenda1) 1919, Treaty of Versailles

What you will be able to do:1) How did WWI lay the seeds for WWII?

Reminder1) Work on your WWI Letters Project

Notes #52a, Title: “Treaty of Versailles” 1) US: Wilson: Fights for honorable peace and self

determination for all2) France: Clemenceau: Fights to ensure Ger. never

strong enough to fight again3) Treaty of Versailles (1919): Allies meet to decide

Germany’s fate (Germany + Russia NOT invited).a) Germany accepts full blameb) Germany cedes it’s western land back to Francec) France access to Ger. coal depositsd) German army reduced to 100k, 0 planes/subse) Germany pay $30 billion ($2 trillion)

f) German + Ottoman colonies given to alliesg) East Europe unified under multiethnic countries: Yugoslavia+Czechoslovakia to deter Russian power

Germany lost 13% of its population, 15% of its coal, and 50% of its iron ore.

4) League of Nations: Europe creates Wilson’s world organization to collectively resolve conflicts (Ironically, US Senate rejects the treaty, and the League of Nations will fail b/c of lack of US)

5) Lost Generation: War left a whole generation broken in body+spirit

a) Distrust in govt (poor handling of war)b) Distrust in capitalism (companies got rich of war)c) Distrust in religion (horrors of war)

War Letters 3 Rough DraftOn the piece of paper: Write your last letter, you survived seeing the horrors of what men can do to other men. Here you are here in this picture, this letter is being transcribed by a nurse.

Work #52a, Title “Video: Treaty of Versailles ”

1) Copy Source Title: 1919

2…) Discuss questions on the board with a partner. Summarize your discussion (include their name at the end). Remember participation points are deducted if off task. 5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Work SectionsTime Bookmark: 00:00

Homework: 1) Work on your World War I Letters

Project2) Study for Test 3 on Block Day by

next Week.

Workbook Check: If your name is called, drop off your workbook with Mr. Chiang (if requested, points lost if your workbook is not turned in)