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Work Cited List

“The Big Four (World War I).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Nov. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Four_(World_War_I).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Four_(World_War_I)

“Daniela G's Blog.” Daniela Gs Blog, www.asfmtech.org/16guerra4200/2013/04/07/us-treaty-of-versailles-cartoon-interpretation-title-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow/.

http://www.asfmtech.org/16guerra4200/2013/04/07/us-treaty-of-versailles-cartoon-interpretation-title-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow/

History.com Staff. “Treaty of Versailles.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles.

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

“How Do I Interpret a Cartoon?” How to Interpret Cartoons, www.johndclare.net/how_to_interpret_cartoons.htm.

http://www.johndclare.net/how_to_interpret_cartoons.html

The Peace Treaty of Versailles, net.lib.byu.edu/%7Erdh7/wwi/versailles.html.

http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/versailles.html

“The Treaty of Versailles.” History Learning Site, www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/the-treaty-of-versailles/.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/the-treaty-of-versailles/

“The Treaty of Versailles.” Khan Academy , 8 Oct. 2017, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-7/apush-us-in-wwi/a/the-treaty-of-versailles .
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-7/apush-us-in-wwi/a/the-treaty-of-versailles

U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State, history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/paris-peace.

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/paris-peace

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Title: "Full"

Third Perspective: A Neutral Power (throughout the war)

The idea for this cartoon came from the cartoon “Der Tag” by Bitter Pill. I recreated this cartoon with the intention of demonstrating the Peace Terms and Treaty of Versailles through the perspective of a power that remained neutral throughout the First World War. I chose to represent the cartoon through the eyes of the Mexican delegates because I was found it interesting that even though Mexico had been given the chance to enter war and defend the Central Powers, it chose to remain neutral. The intention was to depict the views of the Mexican delegates and this is valuable because this perspective shows that Mexico seems to feel sympathy towards Germany and feels that the Big Fours peace terms were harsh upon Germany. This can be seen by the fact that the Big Four is seen to be forcefully giving Germany the “food” while the Mexican delegate states that the German is full. This is biased as the perspective is defending Germany in the sense that it feels the humiliation of losing the war and feeling War Guilt is enough. This cartoon does have limitations however, as it can only be used to and extent to understand the perspective. Due to research not stating the exact views of all neutral powers, not all neutral powers view this perspective in the same way. The source can be trusted in the sense that this perspective demonstrates what many historians think today.

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Title: "Simple Meal"

Second Perspective: The Big Four

The idea of this cartoon came from the cartoon “At the Peace Table” created by Christina. The purpose of this cartoon is to inform the audience that the Big Four felt that the terms they had set upon Germany were simple. The intention of this cartoon is to demonstrate the way in which the Winning Powers had viewed the terms they had set upon Germany. In the cartoon, the food on the table is seen to be all the things Germany had to give up such as land, and colonial empires. It also shows that Germany had to pay Reparations for the damage and demonstrates that Germany also had to demilitarize. Lastly, on the table, guilt is seen which is the War Guilt Germany had faced. The value of this cartoon is very informative as it bluntly shows what Germany had given up, felt or had to do after losing the Great War. This is biased in the sense that it is seen from the perspective of the Big Four, whereby the feel that agreeing to their terms should be easy for Germany. The source can be trusted and used to demonstrate that Allied Powers expected such terms put on the German Empire to be easy.

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First Perspective: Germany

The idea of this cartoon came from the cartoon “Peace and Future Cannon Folder” created by Will Dyson. In this cartoon, I wanted to clearly demonstrate how victimized Germany had felt after the Treaty of Versailles. I feel that this cartoon is very much straightforward as the image is simply of a child that has been stripped away from its needs. This represents Germany being stripped away from being such a powerful nation due to all the peace terms set during the Treaty. The intention of this cartoon is very clear as it shows that from Germany’s perspective, they feel victimized due terms set. This cartoon is valuable in the sense that it allows readers to sympathize with Germany and understand Germany’s view of the Treaty at the time. The bias of this cartoon is more towards Germany’s side as it demonstrates that the terms during the Treaty were harsh. There is also bias in the quote at the bottom of the cartoon because it further shows how brutal the Winning Powers (Allied) were with the terms. This source can be used to make the claim that Germany felt not only humiliated but victimized after the Treaty and this can be seen by the fact that the baby is bare and is also facing its back towards the wall, through embarrassment.

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Very detailed journal entries

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Great journal entries!!

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by Tate Wroblewski

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The Original Treaty of Versailles

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The Treaty of Versailles established a blueprint for the postwar world. One of the most controversial terms of the treaty was the War Guilt clause, which explicitly and directly blamed Germany for the outbreak of hostilities. The treaty forced Germany to disarm, to make territorial concessions, and to pay reparations to the Allied powers in the staggering amount of $5 billion.

Although US President Woodrow Wilson was opposed to such harsh terms, he was outmanoeuvred by French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau. France was the only Allied power to share a border with Germany, and therefore suffered the bulk of the devastation and casualties from the German war machine. The French aimed to weaken Germany to the greatest extent possible.

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Britain :  750,000 soldiers killed; 1,500,000 wounded
France : 1,400,000 soldiers killed; 2,500,000 wounded
Belgium : 50,000 soldiers killed
Italy : 600,000 soldiers killed
Russia : 1,700,000 soldiers killed
America : 116,000 soldiers killed

Those who had fought against the Allies suffered heavy casualties as well:

Germany : 2,000,000 soldiers killed
Austria-Hungary : 1,200,000 soldiers killed
Turkey : 325,000 soldiers killed
Bulgaria : 100,000 soldiers killed

The total deaths of all nations who fought in the war is thought to have been 8.5 million with 21 million being wounded.

In terms of loss, the following was decided:
Alsace-Lorraine (given to France)

Eupen and Malmedy (given to Belgium)

Northern Schleswig (given to Denmark)

Hultschin (given to Czechoslovakia)

West Prussia, Posen and Upper Silesia (given to Poland)

In addition Germany’s army was reduced to 100,000 men; the army was not allowed tanks. Germany was forbidden to unite with Austria to form one superstate, in an attempt to keep her economic potential to a minimum.

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World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Negotiated among the Allied powers with little participation by Germany, its 15 parts and 440 articles reassigned German boundaries and assigned liability for reparations.

The treaty, negotiated between January and June 1919 in Paris, was written by the Allies with almost no participation by the Germans. The negotiations revealed a split between the French, who wanted to dismember Germany to make it impossible for it to renew war with France, and the British and Americans, who did not want to create pretexts for a new war.

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Title: Der Tag

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Title: Lets see you collect it

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Title: Peace and Future Cannon Folder

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1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
"Treaty of Versailles, 1919.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005425.
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005425#

2. Château de Versailles
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, www.ushmm.org/educators/lesson-plans/why-did-germans-vote-for-the-nazi-party/resources/versailles.
http://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/treaty-versailles-1919

3. Anne Frank House
Stichting, Anne Frank. “The Treaty of Versailles.” 1919 - Peace at Versailles, 8 Oct. 2010, www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Timeline/Inter-war-period-1918-1939/A-family-business/1915/The-treaty-of-Versailles/#!/en/Subsites/Timeline/Inter-war-period-1918-1939/A-family-business/1915/The-treaty-of-Versailles/.
http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Timeline/Inter-war-period-1918-1939/A-family-business/1915/The-treaty-of-Versailles/#!/en/Subsites/Timeline/Inter-war-period-1918-1939/A-family-business/1915/The-treaty-of-Versailles/

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- Abode Photoshop

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Thursday 11/30
- Find museum links
- Finish Research

Monday 12/4
- Start creating cartoons

Wednesday 12/6
- Have Finished All Three Cartoons
- Ask for comments and improvements from teacher.

Friday 12/8
- Finalize product Product
- Begin writing the 300-400 word placard

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300-400 words
In this museum there a series of pieces that cover the topic WW1. In this piece there 3 political cartoons that all look at the Treaty of Versailles from different perspectives. The first perspective is Germany followed by The Big Four and Mexico (which was a neutral power throughout the War). The Treaty of Versailles was a Peace Conference held in Paris and occurred from Jun 28, 1919 – Jan 21, 1920. The signing of this Treaty officially ended WW1 after  four years and three months of battle. The Treaty decided that Germany would have to pay reparations for all the damage caused during the war. Germany also had to give up colonial empires and lebensraum. Germany had to accept the War Guilt and demilitarise, leaving them humiliated. Each cartoon is a recreation of a famous political cartoon. The first cartoon is originally created by Will Dyson, titled “Peace and Future Cannon Folder”. The second cartoon is originally created by Christina, titled “At the Peace Table”. The last cartoon is originally created by Bitter Pill, titled “Der Tag”. Each of these recreations touch on the subject of the Peace Terms set upon Germany and demonstrate the views of the terms during the time. Each perspective is different in the sense that there biased towards different sides. The first cartoon demonstrates how Germany had felt, even though the Germans had forfeited from the war due the Americans entry. This cartoon shows that the peace terms had left them feeling even more victimised and humiliated. The second cartoon demonstrates the aims of the Big Four and what they wanted. The winning powers wishes were very much aligned to one another as they all wanted to ensure they got something out of the Treaty. The British were given territorial land, the French were given back Alsace-Lorraine and the Americans were given the chance to create the League of Nations. However, the Italians had left the Treaty feeling victimised as they were not given anything even though they were part of the Big Four. Lastly, the third cartoon demonstrates what Mexico thought about the peace terms. Germany had initially disagreed with the terms and tried to rebut arguing that the treaty was unfair although they were ignored. This artefact matters because this demonstrates one of the areas in which the winning powers had failed to prevent WW2. The Big Four had left Germany feeling victimised and humiliated allowing Hitler to step into power.

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(2 - approaching)
(Thursday, 20 November 2018)
During this class I downloaded the software that will allow me to create my three political cartoons through my computer. I also found three museum links that can allow visualise what my final product should look like. I have created an itinerary that will not only allow me to keep track of my progress but will also allow me to add if things need to be done as the final product is due on Friday.

In terms of research I had completed my research, I now just need to add the links that I have collected to the WW1 museum padlet.

A challenge I faced was downloading the software that allows me to be able to create the 3 political cartoons. I had tried downloading it through the app store, although I was unsuccessful. I had then tried downloading it through the self-service and this took a couple of tries as it kept saying that the item was unable to be downloaded. Another challenge I faced was finding good museums that represented the Treaty of Versailles. Even though there many museums around the world I wanted to find museums that had a lot of information about the treaty of versailles rather than a few short sections about the treaty. I was able to find the museums however, it was difficult in the beginning.

This class I had started to watched a film about the Treaty of Versailles and I had gathered the key details that I missed while I was doing my research, although I had not finished the video so I intend to finish the video for homework so that next class I am done with all research and can begin the cartoons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-HkCRozls

Overall during this class I had finalised my research and I can now begin brainstorming the way in which I want the cartoons to look like and the colours that I would like to use.

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Series of 3 political cartoons

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(2 - approaching)
(Monday, 4 December 2017)
During this class I began editing the images through Adobe Photoshop. I had chosen three photos that I felt I can work with last class, and this class I have started to create the cartoons that will be my final product.

This class I also got very useful feedback from Mr. Schroeder. The feedback he had given me also allowed to to think deeper into my final project and what I could possible do to ensure that I produced work to the best of my abilities. He had suggested that I create a video analysing the three cartoons. I had then told him my idea which was to create biased cartoons from different perspectives based on real cartoons and give brief descriptions on each cartoon. (The descriptions aren't the Placard)

This class was very much successful as I have began creating my final product which is what I had planned to do according to my itinerary. Although a challenge I faced was learning how to use the app Adobe Photoshop in order to create my cartoons. I had found this difficult, because this is an app I hadn't used before. However, I was able to learn how to use to app and successfully began creating my artefact.

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(1 - beginning)
(Tuesday, 28 November 2017)
During this class I had thought of my final product and finalised my research questions and inquiry questions.

In terms of research process I started my research a class before. I researched key facts about the Versailles Peace Treaty  and formed them into questions that I felt could engage others and create multiple answers.

A challenge I encountered this class was choosing what artefact I wanted to do. When I had first looked to the document I had immediately wanted to to political cartoons however I was unsure as to how I would go about this way so I had chose to choose 2 other artefacts that I found interesting incase I felt I wasn't going to be successful in my first choice. Another challenge I faced was ensuring that I created a formal research question. I was unsure about the research question I had created at first because I felt that it wasn't detailed enough although I was able to fix it and create an open minded question that required engagement and research when answering the question.

Overall the artefact I chose to do create 3 political cartoons. For these cartoons I will do this by creating cartoons that look at the different forms of perspective during the Versailles Treaty.
I'm thinking of creating a perspective from the Big Four, Germany and a power that remained neutral throughout the Great War.

What I need to do for homework is start researching the topic and finding key details in order for me to build a strong artefact. I also need to research the materials I can use in order to create three politcal cartoons.
Next class I need to finish my research and begin brainstorming how I want to represent the political cartoon (the key people and details I want to be included).

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Day 1: Tuesday
Day 2: Thursday
Day 3: Monday

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(Names of Students)
- Jane
- Tate
- Audrey

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MLA for the URL's below
Primary Source:
(Treaty of Versailles Document)
http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/versailles.html
Secondary Source: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/treaty-of-versailles
Secondary Source: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/the-treaty-of-versailles/
Secondary Source:
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-7/apush-us-in-wwi/a/the-treaty-of-versailles

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1. What were the aims of the big four? To what extent were the goals of the winning powers aligned?
2. What are the factors that led to the Central Powers withdrawal from war?
3. What persuaded Germany to accept the terms of the treaty?

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Were the terms set upon the losing powers reasonable?

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Treaty of Versailles