Treaty Of Versailles (ended WW I)

The Treaty of Versaillles was the peace treaty which ended the World War 1 between the Allied and Centeral Powers. The Treaty was signed at the Paris Peace Confrence. This treaty put the blame of the entire war on Germany. The treaty stated that Germany had to give up most of there conquered lands to the surrounding countries. They were stripped of all there overseas colonies mostly the ones in Africa. The treaty also decreased the number of there military so they would not be able to start a war and fight back. Germany was blamed for the whole War

I think historians say that the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Fascism and Adolph Hitler because Germany was weak and they were desperate for some control.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal's help modernize Turkey and made it more secular (not religious) by changing their daily dress . He claimed the people would be more civilized if they change their costume of Turan. He said there new dress should be: boots or shoes on their feet, trousers on their legs, shirt and tie, jackets and waist caosts and a brim on their head called a hat. Another plan Ataturk had to modernize the country was to prevent the undermindment of women. He said they should not put themeselves in further ridicule and treat women equally. Kemal had another plan to modernize turkey. He created new letters for the language. He claimed that the people were to learn it quickly and teach others.

Film Lesson: "Gandhi"

Before 1947 India was owned and governed by the British. They treated the country very badly because they felt that they were Superior to the Indians. Mohandas Gandhi helped the Indians gain Independence. Ganghi did many things in his years of fighting for freedom. He fasted and walked many miles in protest for a free India. Ganghi fasted because his people were getting violent and were not listening to him. He walked about 250 miles to protest the taxation of salt by the British. He wanted to show his people that they could make there own salt their salt. Gandhi got the attention the most from the British by his Civil disobedience and Protests. He was arrested many times but that only made his cause stronger.

Gandhi firmly believed that if violence was used to achieve any end – even if it was used in the name of justice – the result would be more violence.Throughout his life, Gandhi remained committed to non-violence and truth even in the most extreme situations.

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