Question

outcome: i can examine the treaty of versailles in order to evaluate the reasons why the treaty was rejected by the united states
historical question:
how did the treaty of versailles and league of nations lead to wwii?
agenda:

1. warm - up (in notebook)
2. vocabulary (cut and paste in notebook)
3. stop & think reading (capture sheet)
4. fourteen points of peace (capture sheet)
5. historical question (capture sheet)

part 1 & 2 in your notebook.
part 3: stop and think - work in groups of 3, each person takes one part.
the treaty of versailles, which officially ended world war i, was signed by germany and by the allied powers in 1919. britain, france, and italy agreed that there must be reparations or compensation to allied nations. they proposed a treaty that would enact a number of strict measures against germany. under the terms of the treaty, germany would lose certain territories they controlled. financial costs to germany were high. the treaty also ordered germany to reduce the size of its army and navy and to remove troops from occupying regions, and germany was not allowed to have an air force. another clause demanded that germany take full responsibility for starting the war. unsurprisingly, the germans did not support the treaty. despite germanys protests, it was forced to agree to the terms of the treaty.

1. even though germany did not support the treaty, they still agreed to the terms. based on textual evidence, describe why you think they would agree to something that was not beneficial for them?

germany was forced to agree to the terms of the treaty
many of the defeated central nations saw the treaty as overly harsh. nevertheless, it was signed at the palace of versailles on june 28, 1919, coming into effect in 1920. the treatys severity has often been linked to the rise of adolf hitler and german militarism in the 1930s, paving the way for world war ii. the treaty of versailles reorganized the political geography of europe. the austro - hungarian empire was broken up, and several new countries appeared in eastern europe, including yugoslavia and czechoslovakia. dividing the ottoman empire was left to the league of nations. in 1920, the league signed the treaty of sèvres, which abolished the ottoman empire, led to the formation of modern turkey, and recognized the independence of several states that were formerly part of the ottoman empire. these

Explanation:

La pregunta pide una respuesta basada en la evidencia textual. En el texto se dice: "Despite Germany’s protests, it was forced to agree to the terms of the treaty." Esto significa que Alemania no tuvo otra opción más que aceptar los términos del tratado a pesar de no estar de acuerdo con ellos.

Answer:

Alemania tuvo que aceptar los términos del Tratado de Versalles a pesar de no estar de acuerdo con ellos porque, según el texto, "Despite Germany’s protests, it was forced to agree to the terms of the treaty." Esto significa que fue forzada a hacerlo, probablemente debido a la presión de las potencias aliadas que ganaron la Primera Guerra Mundial.