The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles:
This treaty was created in 1919 (Post WW1) by David Lloyd (Britain), Georges Clemenceau (France), Woodrow Wilson (USA) as a way to prevent further problems from Germany. This treaty was made to force Germany to pay for the damage caused in WW1, take all the blame, give up some of their land and all of their colonies, pay reparations to France and greatly decrease their military. This treaty was made in an effort to prevent Germany from being strong enough to cause more trouble, as we all know, they shot themselves in the foot.

The treaty was binding for just over 20 years (June 28, 1919- September 1st, 1939). The treaty was signed after WW1 and was taken out of power once the Nazi party took control over Germany.

The treaty was between Germany and the Allied powers, composed by the leaders of France, Britain and the USA. France had suffered much damage as a consequence of WW1, angry about what Germany had done. England suffered from a great cost of resources and soldiers, making them want Germany to pay for the damage. The USA entered WW1 reasonable late, sustaining very little damage due to the different continents. They all knew that another event like that would be disastrous. They wrote The Treaty of Versailles as a way to prevent further conflict from Germany, by making them too weak to fight. We all know how well that went.

The negative consequences of The Treaty of Versailles include:
- A major economic issue in Germany
-Increased anger among the Germans.
- Nationalist extremest inspiring others to 'restore Germany to its former glory'.
-The entirety of World War two.
( well done guys, great job).

How is this Treaty similar to The Treaty of Waitangi:
-both treaties between two major parties (British and Maori) and (Allied forces and Germany)
-both treaties were created to prevent further conflict and create peace (The treaty of Versailles definitely failed at this)
- both caused further conflict over unfair terms.

Conclusion: The Treaty of Versailles failed miserably.

What are we learning: About treaties (mainly The Treaty of Waitangi), why they were needed and their outcome.
How does this show my learning: I have compared The Treaty of Waitangi to The Treaty of Versailles, and have explained some similarities and outcomes from both.
I am wondering: Why the strict terms of The Treaty of Versailles were supposed to keep Germany at Bay. How would that actually work.




sources:

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles-1

https://spartacus-educational.com/FWWversailles.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jycVFL8CNM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrYhLNQMRro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLJEdp7gdVo

Treaty comparison: The Treaty of Waitangi and The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement between the Maori chiefs of New Zealand and the British settlers. The agreement was unfair in the fact that some of the terms were regarding the idea of sovereignty, a concept which is unfamiliar to Maori.

The Treaty of Versailles:
This treaty was created in 1919 (Post WW1) by David Lloyd (Britain), Georges Clemenceau (France), Woodrow Wilson (USA) as a way to prevent further problems from Germany. This treaty was made to force Germany to pay for the damage caused in WW1, take all the blame, give up some of their land and all of their colonies, pay reparations to France and greatly decrease their military. This treaty was made in an effort to prevent Germany from being strong enough to cause more trouble, as we all know, they shot themselves in the foot.

Similarities:
-both treaties between two major parties (British and Maori) and (Allied forces and Germany)
-both treaties were created to prevent further conflict and create peace (The treaty of Versailles definitely failed at this)
- both caused further conflict over unfair terms.

Differences: Treaty of Waitangi:
- The treaty was made to create a peaceful country
-both parties had a similar idea of what they wanted ( A stable nation to live in).
-The unfairness ones from translation between languages and cultures.
-Has been binding for 179 years.

Differences in the treaty of Versailles: 
-Created as way to prevent further conflicts from Germany after WW1.
- The treaty of Versailles addressed many areas of Germany.
-The treaty was unfair in the fact it: forced Germany to take all the blame for the damages caused by WW1, forced Germany to pay a great amount of money, forced Germany to give up some of their land and all of their colonies, forced Germany to greatly decrease their military and restricted Germany from joining the League of Nations.
- Was binding for 20 years.

Otzi the Iceman

There has been a mystery from 1991.  On September 19, 1991, German holiday makers found a perfectly preserved body whilst hiking. The body was found in the Ötztal Alps, nearing the border of Austria and Italy. The body was over 5000 years old. We don't know how he died.

We are learning: about how technology has changed and how it effects us.
I am wondering: How Otzi died.

Stone age

This week in Social studies we are learning about palaeolithic and neolithic stone ages. This subject is very interesting, teaching us how technology can change to make people's lives easier.
Learning intention: Understand the effects Technology has had on people in history.
How does this show my learning: I have summarised information about the Paleolithic and neolithic stone ages.
I am wondering: How someone decided when the Paleolithic era changed to the Neolithic era.


Paleolithic stone age:

Paleo=old
lithic= stone

Paleolithic is the term used to refer to the earlier stages of the stone age.
The paleolithic age lasted from about 2.5 million years ago to 9,600 bc.

In the paleolithic era, people found it very hard to survive.

There was no farming, so often people needed to travel far to collect food. Until 1.5 million years ago (1 million years into the paleolithic stone age) there was no fire, meaning all meat was eaten raw.
People in the paleolithc age ate raw meat, fish, berries, roots and fruit.

Paleolithic huts differed depending on when abouts in the era they were made. The started in caves and open forest, then started making hits out of sticks and mud.

Fire was discovered about 1.5 million years ago.

At first, unaltered stones were used to hunt. These stones were heavy and inaccurate, making hinting very difficult. Later, people chipped stones into shapes they could use to hunt. Eventually, the tools evolved into spears and bows, making hinting easier and safer.


Neolithic stone age:
Neo=new
Lithic= stone

Neolithic= new stone.

The neolithic era lasted from about 9,600 bc to 1,200 bc. The neolithic era brought on many important discoveries which changed the lives of everyone.

In the neolithic era, people discovered farming, making it easier to gather food. Crops like wheat, corn and other grain were grown and stored for later.

With the discovery of fire, food could now be cooked, killing bacteria.

Huts were made of mud brick, a stronger material and better for insulating the hut.

Boomerang project

This term in Social Studies we have been learning about indigenous Australian culture and boomerangs.  We spent a few periods researching about Indigenous symbols and boomerangs and a few more designing and painting our boomerangs.
What are we learning : we are learning about Aboriginal art and boomerangs.
How this shows my learning: I have created a project about symbols and meanings of parts of boomerangs and have also made a boomerang.

What do the symbols mean:
I have large yellow circles at the ends and in the middle to represent the sun. I have dotted patterns which are based on Indigenous dot art.

What do the colours mean: Red for the Australian land, Black for the people, yellow for the sun, green for life.

What did you do well in your research: I gathered and summarised information well. Neika and I worked well together.

What could you have improved on: If we had the time I could have done better but I think we could have found information better and quicker.