1920's - U.S. Peace and Relief Efforts

1920's - U.S. Peace and Relief Efforts

SS. 912. A. 5.5 - Describe efforts by the U.S. and other world powers to avoid future wars.

Students will describe the various domestic and international peace and relief efforts in which the U.S. was involved following WW1

Learning Scales

• Level 5: evaluate Wilson’s Fourteen Points and assess their relationship to the provisions and effects of the Treaty of Versailles;

• Level 4: explain Wilson’s Fourteen Points and differentiate them from the provisions and effects of the Treaty of Versailles;

• Level 3: determine the relationship between Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the provisions and effects of the Treaty of Versailles;

• Level 2: recognize Wilson’s Fourteen Points and the provisions and effects of the Treaty of Versailles;

• Level 1: Performance at this level indicates an inadequate level of success with the challenging content of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for social studies.

Open Ended

List as many things about Woodrow Wilson's "14 Points" as you can remember

Key points

• You don't need to memorize these!

• Just be able to recognize Wilson's main ideas:

• Peace and relief are his goals, not punishment

• League of Nations (super important!)

Key Provisions

• Harsh on Germany (guilt, reparations, lost land, small army)

• Imperialism is not reduced

• League of Nations!

Open Ended

Compare and contrast Wilson's "14 Points" and the provisions of The Treaty of Versailles

Dawes Plan - Relief

• Loan allowed Germany to pay reparations

• Eases tensions between Germany/France

• Helps rebuild Europe

Open Ended

Explain how the Dawes Plan successfully provided relief to Europe

Washington Naval Conference - Peace

• No new warships built for 10 yrs

• Major navies scrap excess warships

• Limits "tonnage" of ships

Multiple Choice

How did the Washington Naval Conference help bring peace after WW1?

• Nations agreed to combine their navies for greater strength

• Nations declared navies to be banned completely to make the oceans safe

• Nations agreed to limit the size of their navies to reduce their power

• Nations decided to blockade countries and prevent their navies from causing trouble

Kellogg-Briand Pact - Peace

• Years later in 1928, 15 countries signed

• All agree: War no longer national policy

• Sadly, was a failure as it couldn't be enforced

Poll

Are you surprised that the Kellogg-Briand Pact was a total failure?

• SHOCKED!

• Yes, humans are fun, peace-loving creatures

• No, humans always seems to find a way to fight

Four-Power Treaty - Peace

• U.S., U.K., Japan, France agree to peace in Pacific.

Open Ended

Can you list and briefly summarize ALL of the peace and relief efforts in which the U.S. was involved following WW1?