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The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles Lesson PlanThe Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles Lesson Plan
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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2002
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The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles

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Young scholars examine and evaluate the Treaty of Versailles. They read and discuss primary source documents, explore various websites, develop a list of postwar goals for France, Germany, and the U.S., and evaluate whether the treaty was fair or unfair.

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german history, germany, the treaty of versailles, world war i, world war ii

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social studies

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  • Reinforces the need to analyze primary source documents
  • Prompts class members to evaluate a historical document

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