The Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty signed June 28, 1919. It officially ended WWI. The treaty destroyed what Germany had worked so hard to attain, it required that Germany give up 10% of its land, all its colonies, and it required Germany to take sole responsibility for being the cause of the war. This crippled Germany's economy, which inadvertently led to the rise of Fascism and Adolf Hitler. The country was weak and in need of a powerful leader, and Hitler provided just that. He said he would help the country and the countries people. The German people put Hitler in power, and by the time they saw his true sick intentions it was already too late, and he was a dictator.

Mustafa Kemal and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk who wanted to make Turkey more secular. Secular means religious, in a nutshell. Mustafa wanted to modernize Turkey to improve its future. He made many reforms, some of which were the freedom to practice your faith, banning the Fez and the Veil that religious people wore, changing the calender, and encouraging western clothes. Without Mustafa Kemal Turkey would not be where it is right now.

Film Lesson "Gandhi"

Mahatma Gandhi was born in 1869 in India. He is famous for being a major factor in India gaining its independence. It all started when Gandhi was kicked off a train in a British controlled area of Africa. He was angry that the Indian people did not have rights, not even in their own country. He said that it was time for Indian people to gain their independence from the British. Gandhi did many things to peacefully protest British rule, for example he would his own clothes instead of buying from the British and encourage others to do so too. He also conducted the famous Salt March. This was where he and his followers marched to the sea to make salt, which was against British laws. He and many of his followers got thrown in prison for that. He was a man of non violence, if any violence was caused by his supporters he would fast, and in fear of his life his supporters would stop the violence.