How Did the Versailles

Treaty Help Cause WW II ?

DBQ: DOCUMENT BASED

QUESTION & ESSAY

**1. The Hook

*2. The Background

*3. Pre-Bucketing

*4. Doc A

*5. Doc B

*6. Doc C

*7. Doc D

*8. Post-Bucketing

*9. Writing Portion

*{ From Thesis To Essay }

*1-9 Together is a Quiz Level

Grade

*10. Actual Essay is a Test

Level Grade

THE WHOLE DBQ PACKET +

The FINAL ESSAY DUE ?

*TITLE YOUR BUCKETS

WITH 4 DIFFERENT

PREDICTED ANALYTICAL

CATAGORIES

TERRITORIAL LOSSES

MILITARY RESTRICTIONS

REPARATIONS

“WAR GUILT CLAUSE”

*CHICKEN FOOT

THESIS DEVELOPMENT & ROAD MAPYour thesis is always an opinion that answers

the DBQ

2. Military Restrictions

Develop your THESIS STATEMENT AND

WRITE IT HERE! IT IS TOTALLY OK IF IT

DOES NOT FIT ON THE SMALL LINE BELOW!

YOUR THESIS STATEMENT NEEDS TO BE AN

OPINON STATEMENT OF FACT THAT

ANSWERS THE QUESTION YOUR ARE

DEALING WITH, AND INCLUDE ALL THE

TOPICS YOU WILL DISCUSS TO PERSUASIVLY

ANSWER THE DBQ!

WHICH

DOCUMENTS

GO IN WHICH

BUCKETS ?

1

2

3

4

CAUSE # 1

DOC A : TERRITORIAL LOSSES

CAUSE #2

DOC B: MILITARY RESTRICTIONS

CAUSE # 3

DOC C: ECONOMIC REPARATIONS

CAUSE # 4

DOC D: “ WAR GUILT CLAUSE”

FROM THESIS TO ESSAY WRITING EXAMPLE

*MINI-Q ESSAY OUTLINE GUIDE

*Working Title: How the Versailles Treaty Caused WW II

( COME UP WITH YOUR OWN TITLE )

*Paragraph #2

*EXAMPLE Baby Thesis for Bucket # 1

The Territorial Loss requirement imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles was an important factor that contributed to WW II.

BACK UP AND CONNECT YOUR MINI THESIS WITH EVIDENCE/ INFORMATION FROM THE DOCUMENT WITH AT MINIMUM OF 2 PROPER CITATIONS PER PARAGRAPH

( DOC A )

WHEN YOU HAVE THE THESIS TO ESSAY OUTLINE COMPLETE YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR ROUGH DRAFT ON LINED PAPER!

**Paragraph # 1

*1. Grabber / Opening Sentence ( ONLY “Creative Part” )

*2. Background on the topic ( Who, What, When, Where )

*3. State the question to be answered

*4. Thesis statement ( MINI: Opinion Answer of the question )

*The Thesis IS : NEVER A QUESTION !!

*The Thesis IS : ALWAYS A STATEMENT OF OPINION !!

*The Thesis IS: ALWAYS A SENTENCE THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE

“Cause Topics” you will Discuss in your Essay in Chronological

Order or A ranked order of Importance and Influence.

*Paragraph # 2: First Sentence is a Mini Opinion As Fact. Your Mini-Opinion as a fact IS YOUR Mini Thesis Statement: Use Cause # 1 / Bucket # 1 Topic / Chicken Foot Line # 1 To Create Your TOPIC FOR THIS PARAGRAPH

You must have a minimum of (2 Citations ) to support your Mini Thesis Statement

Paragraph # 3: First Sentence is a Mini Opinion As Fact. Your Mini-Opinion as a fact IS YOUR Mini Thesis Statement: Use Cause # 2 / Bucket # 2 Topic / Chicken Foot Line # 2 To Create Your TOPIC FOR THIS PARAGRAPH

You must have a minimum of (2 Citations ) to support your Mini Thesis Statement

*Paragraph # 2: First Sentence is a Mini Opinion As Fact. Your Mini-Opinion as a fact IS YOUR Mini Thesis Statement: Use Cause # 3 / Bucket # 3 Topic / Chicken Foot Line # 3 To Create Your TOPIC FOR THIS PARAGRAPH

You must have a minimum of (2 Citations ) to support your Mini Thesis Statement

Paragraph # 3: First Sentence is a Mini Opinion As Fact. Your Mini-Opinion as a fact IS YOUR Mini Thesis Statement: Use Cause # 4 / Bucket # 4 Topic / Chicken Foot Line # 4 To Create Your TOPIC FOR THIS PARAGRAPH

You must have a minimum of (2 Citations ) to support your Mini Thesis Statement

*• MINI THESIS STATEMENT OPENER LINE EXAMPLES and or

Transition Lines

• The Versailles Treaty contributed….

• Another thing the Treaty did….

• The Versailles Treaty also…

• Finally the Treaty of Versailles…

• One key way the Treaty of Versailles…

• Another important connection to make was…

• Moreover the Versailles Treaty’s provision of…….

• Furthermore Article ____ of the Versailles Treaty required…

• The Final critical mistake….

• Lastly, the Treaty of Versailles

*Paragraph # 6 Closing Statement / Argument

• Restate your Thesis and why the causes you discussed is your

Essay were Mistakes or things that actually help cause WW II.

• Words you can use for Emphasis in your closing paragraph:

role, significant, mistake, retrospect, national pride,

national morale, harshness, anger, revenge, prevent, blame,

conflict

DOCUMENT A

*1. WHAT TERRITORIES DID GERMANY LOSE DUE THE PROVISIONS OF

THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES?

*2.EAST PRUSSIA REMAINED PART OF GERMANY. WHY MIGHT THE LOSS

OF THE POLISH TORRITORY AND THE CITY OF DANZIG HAVE BEEN

VERY DIFFICULT FOR GERMANS?

*3. WHY MIGHT LIFE HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR GERMAN PEOPLE

LIVING IN THE LOST TERRITORIES?

DOCUMENT A

*4. HOW DID HITLER SUGGEST GERMANS SHOULD RESPONF THE

TREATY OF VERSAILESS?

*5. HOW CAN YOU USE THIS DOCUMENT AS EVIDENCE TO EXPLAIN

HOW THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES WAS A CAUSE OF WW II ?