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0470 · Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
Key Q1What the Big Three wanted, and what they agreed
1919

Versailles

The Negotiation

Germany has lost the war. You are one of the three countries that beat her, deciding in Paris what happens to Germany now.

Get the best treaty you can for your country — but every term needs all three signatures.

A term is one rule in your treaty. You put an answer forward as a proposal. It is only agreed when all three leaders sign it.

How it works

  • 1
    Twenty-three terms How big is the German army? Who gets the Rhineland? How much does Germany pay?
  • 2
    Nothing passes unless all three sign You propose. The other two have to agree.
  • 3
    Play for your country, not for a fair treaty Every option is worth something different to each of you.

A few terms are marked alternative proposal — they were not seriously discussed in Paris. The comparison at the end shows what actually happened.

Join the negotiation

All three of you type the same code — your teacher will give you one. If the class is on several tables it ends in your table's letter: PARISB is table B.

Who is in the room

Three leaders. Three different aims. All three must sign. One of them will be yours.