The Treaty of Versailles and Beyond

I have decided to use this blog as a forum to exchange ideas on essential questions or broad themes. As a result, I will be posting several topics per week. I will tell you which responses are required, but will give additional credit to those who respond beyond the weekly requirement. I will not give credit for half-baked drivel, and will apply the rubric for reflective responses. Scores of A/B will receive credit. I WILL NOT penalize you for attempting to respond, but I will not give credit for substandard responses. In essence, it cannot hurt you. You have already completed this weeks mandatory response. Other topics that came to mind:

• How did our Treaty compare to the original? Did we make some of the same mistakes? Why weren't we more willing to compromise, as we certainly had no real stake in the outcome?
• I thought it interesting that the "colonial powers" fought defining parameters on the granting of self-determination (no time limits), and that current geo-political debates echo similar refrains.
• How many of you were aware of the link between the conflicts in the Persain Gulf and decisions made at the conclusions of the First and Second World Wars?