Leveled Readings / Keynes: The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919)
Keynes: The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919)
John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“The Treaty includes no provisions for the economic rehabilitation of Europe, - nothing to make the defeated Central Empires into good neighbors…”
Adapted · about grade 4
The treaty does nothing to help Europe's money troubles or make the losers into good neighbors.
Adapted · about grade 7
The treaty has no plan to rebuild Europe's economy and nothing to turn the defeated nations into good neighbors.
Adapted · about grade 10
The treaty includes no provisions for Europe's economic recovery, nothing to make the defeated Central Powers into good neighbors.