To answer Question 1 correctly, students must explain how the Munich Agreement is connected to the Treaty of Versailles. Possible answers include:
a. Students explain that the Treaty of Versailles created Czechoslovakia, which Nazi Germany threatened to attack if it did not cede the Sudetenland. In the Munich Agreement Neville Chamberlain and Édouard Daladier agreed to not intervene in the annexation of the Sudetenland in return for Adolf Hitler's guarantee that this would be Nazi Germany’s last act of expansion.
b. Students explain that the sanctions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles contributed to German anger and hardships, which created the climate for Nazism to boom, leading to German expansion. The Munich Agreement was a response to German expansion.
c. Students explain that the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles against Germany, including the transfer of German territories, led many British and French citizens to be indifferent towards German expansion. Strong students may reason that this indifference supported the policy of appeasement, of which the Munich Agreement was a part.
To answer Question 2 correctly, students must link the Munich Agreement to the Nazi invasion of Poland. Possible answers include:
a. Students explain that the Munich Agreement was an attempt to stop Nazi aggression, but the subsequent annexation of Poland showed that it was ineffective.
b. Students explain that the Munich Agreement was part of a policy of appeasement. They may then contend that Chamberlain’s decision to allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland emboldened German expansion, leading to the invasion of Poland.
Level: Proficient
Question 1
Student identifies and explains a relevant connection between the Munich Conference and the Treaty of Versailles.
Question 2
Student identifies and explains a relevant connection between the Munich Conference and the Nazi invasion of Poland.
Level: Emergent
Question 1
Student identifies a relevant connection between the Munich Conference and the Treaty of Versailles but does not provide a complete explanation of that connection.
Question 2
Student identifies a relevant connection between the Munich Conference and Nazi invasion of Poland but does not provide a complete explanation of that connection.
Level: Basic
Question 1
Student does not provide a reasonable explanation for how the Munich Conference is connected to the Treaty of Versailles.
Question 2
Student does not provide a reasonable explanation for how the Munich Conference is connected to the Nazi invasion of Poland.
