| Date | Topic to be covered |
Readings & Assignments
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Monday 14 Jan 19 |
Introduction |
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Wednesday 16 Jan 19 |
The Delegates | The Inside Story of the Peace Conference, Chapter III Allied Peace Delegates Assembled... German Peace Delegates at Versailles... |
Friday 18 Jan 19 |
The Conference Begins |
Raymond Poincare's Welcoming Address Lloyd George's Opening Address Georges Clemenceau's Opening Address |
Monday 21 Jan 19 |
Political Cartoon Analysis #1 Due |
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Wednesday 23 Jan 19 |
Press Coverage |
"Peace Conference Opens" "League of Nations First Question" "President is Guest of French Senate" |
Friday 25 Jan 19 |
Censorship and Secrecy | The Inside Story of the Peace Conference, Chapter IV (through page 121) |
Monday 28 Jan 19 |
Test #1 | Review notes from Weeks 1 & 2 |
Wednesday 30 Jan 19 |
Wilson's Fourteen Points |
Shorthand Draft of Fourteen Points Wilson's Fourteen Points |
Friday 1 Feb 19 |
Video: Paris 1919 (first 45 mins.) |
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Monday 4 Feb 19 |
Political Cartoon Analysis #2 Due |
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Wednesday 6 Feb 19 |
The Fate of Small Nations |
The Adventures of the Fourteen Points, Chapter VII Excerpt from Lloyd George’s Fountainbleau Memorandum (Handout) |
Friday 8 Feb 19 |
Opposition in Europe |
Dutch Algemeen Handelsblad Editorial "Peace and dragon's teeth" WILPF Resolution II in Zurich |
Monday 11 Feb 19 |
Test #2 | Review notes from Weeks 3 & 4 |
Wednesday 13 Feb 19 |
Opposition in the U.S. Senate |
Audio Recording of Henry Cabot Lodge Speech of Henry Cabot Lodge (excerpt) Reservations Reported by the Committee on Foreign Relations |
Friday 15 Feb 19 |
Video: Paris 1919 (last 45 mins.) | |
Monday 18 Feb 19 |
Political Cartoon Analysis #3 Due
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Wednesday 20 Feb 19 |
Appealing to the American People |
Speech of President Wilson "Wilson Pleads for Treaty as Assuring Milennial Peace" |
Friday 22 Feb 19 |
Germany's Response to the Treaty |
“What Everyone Should Know about the Treaty of Peace,” issued by Berlin’s National Citizens Council, 1921. “A German Matter of Existence,” 1934. |
Monday 25 Feb 19 |
Test #3 | Review notes from Weeks 5 & 6 |
Wednesday 27 Feb 19 |
In-class proofreading session... | |
Friday 1 Mar 19 |
Fourteen Points Paper Due @ Midnight |
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