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Name _____________________________________Date _______________ Social Studies 8World War IDocument Based EssayTask: Explain the two differing points of view on the U.S. joining the League of Nations.View #1: supporting the U.S. joining the League of NationsView #2: opposing the U.S. joining the League of NationsYOU MAY USE THIS AREA TO BRAINSTORMDOCUMENT 1: Source: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, in a speech given in Omaha, Nebraska. 55245011430…the League of Nations …the only possible guarantee against war...No, there is no absolute guarantee against [war]; but even if it were only 10 percent of a guarantee, wouldn’t you rather have a 10 percent guarantee against war than none? For, I tell you, my fellow citizens, I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war if the nations of the world do not [agree on a] method to prevent it.… The world cannot have anything to do with an arrangement in which every nation says, "We will take care of ourselves."00…the League of Nations …the only possible guarantee against war...No, there is no absolute guarantee against [war]; but even if it were only 10 percent of a guarantee, wouldn’t you rather have a 10 percent guarantee against war than none? For, I tell you, my fellow citizens, I can predict with absolute certainty that within another generation there will be another world war if the nations of the world do not [agree on a] method to prevent it.… The world cannot have anything to do with an arrangement in which every nation says, "We will take care of ourselves."1. What was Woodrow Wilson’s opinion about the League of Nations? Why does he believe this?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________DOCUMENT 2:Source: U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, in a speech to the Senate in August 1919 in which the Senate was reviewing President Wilson’s proposal for U.S. participation in the League of Nations. 2679405833“I object in the strongest possible way to having the United States agree, directly or indirectly, to be controlled by a league [of nations] which may at any time…, be drawn in to deal with internal conflicts in other countries… We should never allow the United States to be involved in any internal conflict in another country.”00“I object in the strongest possible way to having the United States agree, directly or indirectly, to be controlled by a league [of nations] which may at any time…, be drawn in to deal with internal conflicts in other countries… We should never allow the United States to be involved in any internal conflict in another country.”2. What was Henry Cabot Lodge’s opinion about the League of Nations? Why does he believe this?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________DOCUMENT 3Source: A speech by United States Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, 1919.67197894689“...It is necessary to remember the lack of such a league [of nations] in 1914 threw the world into the chaos of this war… [if there] had been a League of Nations then, could [Great Britain] have [requested] into conference the representatives of the [other European countries], and…focused [on settling] the Austro-Serbian [disagreement]? There would have been gained the priceless moment of [compromise] which would have [led to peace]...”00“...It is necessary to remember the lack of such a league [of nations] in 1914 threw the world into the chaos of this war… [if there] had been a League of Nations then, could [Great Britain] have [requested] into conference the representatives of the [other European countries], and…focused [on settling] the Austro-Serbian [disagreement]? There would have been gained the priceless moment of [compromise] which would have [led to peace]...”3. What was Newton D. Baker’s opinion about the League of Nations? Why does he believe this?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________DOCUMENT 440925753702054a. What is the main idea of the cartoon? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4b. What was the cartoonist, Winsor McKay’s opinion about the League of Nations? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________004a. What is the main idea of the cartoon? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4b. What was the cartoonist, Winsor McKay’s opinion about the League of Nations? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-13335240665Source: A cartoon by Winsor McKay after World War I.D.B.Q. ESSAY ORGANIZERTask: Explain the two differing points of view on the U.S. joining the League of Nations.INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPHHistorical ContextDescribe the general historical time period / background information that led up to / “set the stage” for these documents. This is NOT about the documents themselves, but what led up to the documents.ThesisTurn the task into a statement. Identify the main idea (two points of view) based on the task. BODY PARAGRAPH #1 (POINT OF VIEW #1)BODY PARAGRAPH #2(POINT OF VIEW #2)TOPICSENTENCESupporting evidence from DOCUMENTS(Which two documents will you use in each body paragraph, and how will you use them to support this point of view?)Supporting evidence from OUTSIDE KNOWLEDGE(What information from outside of documents helps to support this point of view?)CLOSING SENTENCECONCLUSIONSummarize/wrap-up the main ideas of your essay, re-wording introduction/thesis statement.Name:_____________________________________ Date: __________ S.S. 8 DBQ 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