Chapter Nineteen: The Winds of Change

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Working as a translator, Indy assists the victors of World War I as they determine the fate of the world and the 20th Century at the Paris Peace Conference. Indy watches with old friend, T.E. Lawrence, as the Treaty of Versailles goes from being a peaceful reconciliation to a document of revenge and hate. Despite Arnold Toynbee’s disappointment with the shortcomings of the new treaty and warning of imminent future war, the allied leaders force the Weimar Republic to accept total blame for World War I and sign the treaty. Disillusioned with the state of Europe, Indy returns to America where he faces new challenges with love, his father, and racism.

Key Topics:

Treaty of Versailles; Iraq & the Middle East; Rocketry; Racism

Historic People:

Woodrow Wilson—American President throughout World War I whose 14 Points failed to create "lasting peace" at the Paris Peace Conference.
Gertrude Bell—British writer, archaeologist, traveler, and political analyst who, with T.E. Lawrence, reshaped the Middle East.
Ho Chi Minh—Vietnamese revolutionary who defeated the French and formed a communist government (actions which led to the American Vietnam War).
Paul Robeson—American Civil Rights Activist, actor, and writer. Victim of America's Red Scare (late 1940's & 1950's).
Robert Goddard—The Father of Modern Rocketry whose pioneering liquid-fueled rockets paved the way for journeys to the "final frontier."

Exclusive Previews of the Included Documentaries:

-The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles
-Woodrow Wilson: American Idealist
-Gertrude Bell: Iraq’s Uncrowned Queen
-Ho Chi Minh: The Price of Freedom
-Paul Robeson: Scandalize My Name
-Robert Goddard: Mr. Rocket Science

Indy Connections:

Click here to see current event articles that relate to the events, topics, and people seen in this Young Indy chapter.

National Social Studies Strands:

Culture; Power, Authority and Governance; Time, Continuity and Change; Science, Technology and Society; Individuals, Groups and Institutions, Global Connections

Suggested Resources:

Woodrow Wilson

The Treaty of Versailles

Gertrude Bell | Ho Chi Minh

Paul Robeson | Robert Goddard


Woodrow Wilson

Descriptor

American President throughout World War I whose 14 Points failed to create "lasting peace" at the Paris Peace Conference.


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Books

Brands, H.W. Woodrow Wilson. New York: Times Books, Henry Holt & Company, 2003.

Levin, Phyllis Lee. Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House. New York: A Lisa Drew Book Scribner, 2001.


Websites

White House- Wilson Bio

Wilson Center- Wilson Bio

Wilson Presidential Library

Wilson Pres. Library- For Teachers

UVA- President Resource- Wilson

League of Nations Photos


The Treaty of Versailles

Descriptor

The Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement drafted by the allied powers at the conclusion of WWI. Allied leaders hoped to draft a peace that would end war forever, however, the hatred and punishment that resulted from the treaty failed to create a "lasting peace." In fact, the treaty paved the very road that led to the rise of Fascism, Adolf Hitler, and ultimately World War II.


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Books

Sharp, Alan. The Versailles Settlement: Peacemaking in Paris, 1919. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991.

MacMillan, Margaret. Paris, 1919: Six Months That Changed the World. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003.


Websites

The Armistice

Paris Peace Conference

BBC- Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles Document

BBC- Versailles Outcomes 1

BBC- Versailles Outcomes 2


Gertrude Bell

Descriptor

British writer, archaeologist, traveler, and political analyst who, with T.E. Lawrence, reshaped the Middle East.


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Books

Lukitz, Liora. A Quest in the Middle East: Gertrude Bell and the Making of Modern Iraq. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.

Winstone, H.V.F. Gertrude Bell. London: Barzan, 2004.


Websites

Gertrude Bell & Iraq

BBC- Iraq's British "Queen"

Gertrude Bell Project

Gertrude Bell Papers

Baghdad Museum


Ho Chi Minh

Descriptor

Vietnamese revolutionary who defeated the French Colonials and formed a communist government (actions which led to the American Vietnam War).


Exclusive Documentary Preview


Books

Duiker, William J. Ho Chi Minh: A Life. New york: Hyperion, 2000.

Quinn-Judge, Sophie. Ho Chi Minh: The Missing Years. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002.


Websites

Time 100- Ho Chi Minh

BBC- Minh Bio

CNN- Minh Bio

BBC- Vietnam Timeline

Vietnam Center & Archive


Paul Robeson

Descriptor

American Civil Rights Activist, actor, and writer. Victim of America's Red Scare (late 1940's & 1950's).


Exclusive Documentary Preview


Books

Boyle, Sheila Tully, Andrew Bunie. Paul Robeson: The Years of Promise and Achievement. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2001.

Robeson, Paul Jr. The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001.


Websites

Princeton- Paul Robeson Collection

PBS- Robeson Bio & Timeline

Rutgers- Robeson Bio

Afrocentric Voices- Robeson Bio

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture


Robert Goddard

Descriptor

The "Father of Modern Rocketry" whose pioneering liquid-fueled rockets paved the way for journeys to the "final frontier."


Exclusive Documentary Preview


Books

Clary, David A. Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age. New York: Hyperion, 2003.

Launius, Roger D., Howard E. McCurdy. Imagining Space. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001.


Websites

Time 100- Robert Goddard

NASA- Goddard Bio

Clark Univ.- Goddard Archives & Papers

Discovery.com- Build Your Own Rocket

Discovery.com- NASA in Your Home?

NASA

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