#1.Churchills View Of Events 1929-40

Question 1

how many people lived in the British empire

Answer 1

240million people

Question 2

which areas of the empire were self governed

Answer 2

new Zealand, Australia, Canada and south Africa

Question 3

which parts of the empire were ruled directly

Answer 3

Asian and African colonies

Question 4

who were the main parties before 1914

Answer 4

conservative and liberal

Question 5

what happened at the end of 1930s which affected Britain’s economy badly

Answer 5

Wall street crash

Question 6

how many died in ww1

Answer 6

750,000 British men

Question 7

where did Churchill serve

Answer 7

In India and in the Sudan

Question 8

what were Churchill’s main beliefs

Answer 8

helping the poor
he hated threats to the empire
he wanted to stop the Russian revolution
he hated the general strike in 1926 as he saw it a threat to the monarchy

Question 9

why was Churchill controversial before 1930

Answer 9

1925- gold standard
betrayed party by joining liberals for a period
Gallipoli landings -1915
used army on striking miners-1910

Question 10

when was Churchill’s wilderness years

Answer 10

1929-39

Question 11

what were Churchill’s 4 most controversial beliefs at the time

Answer 11

India
Abdication of King Edward VIII
Rearmament
Concessions to Hitler

Question 12

what was the popular belief about India at the time

Answer 12

Believed in negotiation with Gandhi and the Indian Nationalists

Question 13

what was the popular belief about the Abdication at the time

Answer 13

It was unpopular at the time between conservative voters that a King should marry a divorcee

Question 14

what were the popular beliefs about rearmament at the time

Answer 14

Public opinion and the economy could not handle another war

Question 15

what were the popular beliefs about appeasing Hitler at the time

Answer 15

We shouldn’t stop Hitler from taking land back with German speakers

Question 16

what were Churchill’s views on India

Answer 16

Jewel in Crown of the empire- late Victorian view believed direct rule stopped barbaric practices and believed in racial superiority

Question 17

how did Gandhi fight the British rule

Answer 17

non violent protests

Question 18

When was the Rowlatt act

Answer 18

1919

Question 19

when was the Montagu-Chelmsford act

Answer 19

1919

Question 20

Rowlatt act purpose

Answer 20

increase policing powers and imprison without trial

Question 21

Montagu-Chelmsford act purpose

Answer 21

locally elected councils controlled certain things

Question 22

how many died at Amritsar

Answer 22

`400

Question 23

how did the Amritsar massacres help Gandhi’s movement

Answer 23

increased amount of people supporting Indian nationalism

Question 24

When did Gandhi meet in London

Answer 24

1930 and 31

Question 25

when was the government of India act

Answer 25

1935

Question 26

what was Churchill's views to India

Answer 26

bitterly opposed Indian independence however u turned after government of India act

Question 27

what were the motivations behind Churchill's beliefs on India

Answer 27

Prejudice - Churchill was not opposed to Canada, New Zealand Australia and South Africa getting independence

Question 28

what were the crisis Britain faced that George V supported Britain through

Answer 28

WW1 Great Depression Hitler's election

Question 29

who were the monarchs of Britain During this period

Answer 29

George V 1910-36 Edward VIII- 1936 George VI- 1936-52 Elizabeth I- 52 -present

Question 30

Why was there an abdication

Answer 30

Government wouldn’t accept George VIIIs marriage to Wallis Simpson as she was a divorcee

Question 31

What was Churchill’s beliefs

Answer 31

That the King should be supported, he suggested a morganatic marriage where Wallis would not be a queen Everyone should do their best to keep Edward in Power

Question 32

When did Hitler become chancellor

Answer 32

1933

Question 33

Why did Churchill hate Hitlers regime

Answer 33

Disliked its violence and racism Always worried about threat to Britain Member of government who thought of ToV Fearful of German Air Force

Question 34

Why was Churchill’s views on rearmament criticised

Answer 34

Part of the ten year rule 1929 Wall Street crash- Britain couldn’t afford rearmament 1934- means test on public help for poverty Exaggerated figures

Question 35

When did Britain re arm extensively

Answer 35

After 1938

Question 36

What did Stanley Baldwin say about the 1935 election

Answer 36

Rearmament would have meant loosing it

Question 37

When did Hitler introduce conscription.

Answer 37

1935

Question 38

When was the Rhineland re militarised

Answer 38

1936

Question 39

When did Mussolini invade Ethiopia

Answer 39

1935

Question 40

When was the Anglo-German naval treaty

Answer 40

1935

Question 41

What were the conditions of the Anglo German naval treaty

Answer 41

Fleet must be only 35% of the British fleet

Question 42

When did chamberlain become prime minister

Answer 42

1937

Question 43

What was chamberlains view on appeasement

Answer 43

Britain needed time to rearm Britain didn’t have the resources to fight on three fronts Recognised German grievances

Question 44

What did people feel about giving colonial land back to Germany

Answer 44

They didn’t see it as bad as it was land lost during WW1, it has German speakers and didn’t directly affect Britain

Question 45

When was the olympics in Berlin and what did it show

Answer 45

1936- German was a normal European country

Question 46

When was Austria annexed

Answer 46

1938

Question 47

How did Chamberlain deal with Hitler wanting to take over part of Czechoslovakia

Answer 47

He flew directly to Germany to negotiate on behalf of Czechoslovakia ( without consent)

Question 48

What is the area of Czechoslovakia with German speakers

Answer 48

Sudetenland

Question 49

chamberlain called the deal ...

Answer 49

Peace in our time

Question 50

What did appeasement show

Answer 50

Britain to be weak Germany could dominate Europe in a bloodless victory Britain didn’t stand in the way of Hitler destroying a new democracy

Question 51

When did people loose faith in appeasement

Answer 51

German occupation of Bohemia and Moravia and the dismemberment of the Czech state in 1939

Question 52

What were arguments against Churchill’s view about going to war in 1938

Answer 52

``` No allies No force as they were in Palestine No consideration of the Far East USSR relationship were poor Smaller nations= military useless USA and isolationism ```

Question 53

What had happened in 1939 in Britain.

Answer 53

Conscription Planning of air raids Enlarged Air Force

Question 54

When did hitler invade Poland

Answer 54

1st September 1939

Question 55

When did Britain declare war

Answer 55

3rd September

Question 56

What job did Churchill have in the war government

Answer 56

Lord or the admiralty

Question 57

When was the nazi-soviet pact

Answer 57

1939

Question 58

When was the Norway campaign

Answer 58

1940

Question 59

What did the Norway campaign show

Answer 59

Britain had a strong navy | Leadership was questionable

Question 60

How did labour influence Chamberlain’s resignation

Answer 60

They woundn’t serve under him

Question 61

Who were the two options to become prime minister

Answer 61

Lord Halifax | Churchill

Question 62

When was Churchill appointed

Answer 62

10th May 1940

Question 63

what are the main reasons Chamberlain Resigned

Answer 63

substantial show of no confidence by backbench conservatives labour wouldn't serve under Chamberlain Halifax wouln't take office Obvious need for a decisive leader