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#1.Churchills View Of Events 1929-40 Flashcards

1
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how many people lived in the British empire

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240million people

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2
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which areas of the empire were self governed

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new Zealand, Australia, Canada and south Africa

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3
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which parts of the empire were ruled directly

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Asian and African colonies

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4
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who were the main parties before 1914

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conservative and liberal

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5
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what happened at the end of 1930s which affected Britain’s economy badly

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Wall street crash

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6
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how many died in ww1

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750,000 British men

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7
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where did Churchill serve

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In India and in the Sudan

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what were Churchill’s main beliefs

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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

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9
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why was Churchill controversial before 1930

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

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10
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when was Churchill’s wilderness years

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1929-39

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

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India
Abdication of King Edward VIII
Rearmament
Concessions to Hitler

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what was the popular belief about India at the time

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Believed in negotiation with Gandhi and the Indian Nationalists

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what was the popular belief about the Abdication at the time

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

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what were the popular beliefs about rearmament at the time

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Public opinion and the economy could not handle another war

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what were the popular beliefs about appeasing Hitler at the time

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

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what were Churchill’s views on India

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

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17
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how did Gandhi fight the British rule

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non violent protests

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18
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When was the Rowlatt act

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1919

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19
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when was the Montagu-Chelmsford act

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1919

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20
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Rowlatt act purpose

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increase policing powers and imprison without trial

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21
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Montagu-Chelmsford act purpose

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locally elected councils controlled certain things

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22
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how many died at Amritsar

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`400

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23
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how did the Amritsar massacres help Gandhi’s movement

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increased amount of people supporting Indian nationalism

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24
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When did Gandhi meet in London

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1930 and 31

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25
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when was the government of India act

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1935

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26
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what was Churchill’s views to India

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

27
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what were the motivations behind Churchill’s beliefs on India

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

28
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what were the crisis Britain faced that George V supported Britain through

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WW1
Great Depression
Hitler’s election

29
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who were the monarchs of Britain During this period

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

30
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Why was there an abdication

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

31
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What was Churchill’s beliefs

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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

32
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When did Hitler become chancellor

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1933

33
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Why did Churchill hate Hitlers regime

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

34
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Why was Churchill’s views on rearmament criticised

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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

35
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When did Britain re arm extensively

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After 1938

36
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What did Stanley Baldwin say about the 1935 election

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Rearmament would have meant loosing it

37
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When did Hitler introduce conscription.

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1935

38
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When was the Rhineland re militarised

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1936

39
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When did Mussolini invade Ethiopia

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1935

40
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When was the Anglo-German naval treaty

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1935

41
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What were the conditions of the Anglo German naval treaty

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Fleet must be only 35% of the British fleet

42
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When did chamberlain become prime minister

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1937

43
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What was chamberlains view on appeasement

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

44
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What did people feel about giving colonial land back to Germany

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

45
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When was the olympics in Berlin and what did it show

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1936- German was a normal European country

46
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When was Austria annexed

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1938

47
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How did Chamberlain deal with Hitler wanting to take over part of Czechoslovakia

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

48
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What is the area of Czechoslovakia with German speakers

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Sudetenland

49
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chamberlain called the deal …

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Peace in our time

50
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What did appeasement show

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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

51
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When did people loose faith in appeasement

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

52
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What were arguments against Churchill’s view about going to war in 1938

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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
53
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What had happened in 1939 in Britain.

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Conscription
Planning of air raids
Enlarged Air Force

54
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When did hitler invade Poland

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1st September 1939

55
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When did Britain declare war

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3rd September

56
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What job did Churchill have in the war government

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Lord or the admiralty

57
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When was the nazi-soviet pact

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1939

58
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When was the Norway campaign

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1940

59
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What did the Norway campaign show

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Britain had a strong navy

Leadership was questionable

60
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How did labour influence Chamberlain’s resignation

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They woundn’t serve under him

61
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Who were the two options to become prime minister

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Lord Halifax

Churchill

62
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When was Churchill appointed

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10th May 1940

63
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what are the main reasons Chamberlain Resigned

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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

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