20s Flashcards
The big 4
- Wilson
- Clemenceau
- LLoyd George
- Orlando
Wilsons goal of Versailli
Leauge of nations and No new colonies
Clemenceau goal
dismember germany and get control of the rhine
Saar comprimise
Saar would be leased for 15 years to france and then it would go back to germany; Rhineland would be demillitarized; France got a security treaty from US and GB
What did Orlando want
He wanted the Fiume port
Fiume comprimise
It went straight to Yugoslavia country, leads to Italy be mad
What did Germany lose
All colonies and German land itself to poland, czechslovakia, france.
How was Leauge of nations created
Everyone blackmails Wilson to create new states, if not they wouldnt pass that
How was Germany Limited post WWI
- repreations of money
- severally limited army
Why did Germany sign the treaty in 1919
They were being starved by Britian
Communist Police that imposes dictatorship
Cheka
Why did the Baltic fleet mutiny in soviet union
they had no food
Soviet Union revolution 1920s
Trotskey organize red army against non unified white
How did Lenin respond to the Baltic fleet
New Economic Policy that was basically Capitalism
what did New Economic Policy say
peasants could create increased food for profit
Power struggle post lenin was between whom
Trotsky vs Stalin
Who is the furthest left Lenin stalin or trotskey
trotskey
Comintern
Comintern was to organise communist parties around the world
What happens to trotestky
Stalin beat him and got him exhiled and then killed
Soviet germany alliance signed where
Rapallo in 1922
France Siggned alliance with whom after wwi
Czechs Romania and Yugoslovia
why did france take Ruhr valley
France took Ruhr valley industrial area because Germany declared on its reparations payments in 1923
What did British think of French occupying Germany in 1923
Thought it was too harsh
What did Germans do when French took Ruhr valley
Passive resitance by not trying in their work
French liberal reaction agaisnt the taking of Ruhr valley
French elected Edward Harriot who was socialst
What became the dominant politcal party in ireland in 1919
Sinn Fein and declared independence
what did brits do to irish
established black and tans in irish to beat them up
When did Irish get freedom
1921 through treaty of Irish Free state similar to canada
Who was the first president of Ireland
Eamon de valera
When did Ireland succed from Britan
1949 and became the Republic of Eire
Who tries to overthrow fiume in 1919
Gabriel Dannuxio tries to sieze fiume but was driven out
How does Mussolini get his start with power
He creates his own millitary named the black shirts. Hes a good speaker
Fascism refers to what
Fascism refers to bundle of rods
How did Mussolini gain power by attacking the lefts
He clumped them in all in as Bolshevieks
How did Mussolini get elected in 1922
The facisit marched on Rome until he was pointed prime minister
lateran Agreements
in 1929 with pope gave legitimacy to his rule
What did Mussolini call himself
Il Duce
What German government after WWI
Weimar RepublicW
What was the Dawes Plan
americans to recover the german economy
Hitlers first attempt to overtake government
Hitler and Ludendorf led coup against Munich government but was crushed, sent to prison
Locarno agreements 1925
Germany recognized Western boreders and allowed to enter leauge of nations
Kellogg Briand pact
signed by all the major countries; outlawed war. very stupid.
The Popular fronts
1936 Socialist and communist come together to win the vote of France
Who did the Popular front elect
Leon Blume
When was Hitler appointed in Chancellor
Jan 1933
How did Nazi put down the communist
Nazi burned Reich stag fire and blamed the Dutch Communist
What allowed Hitler to get majority power after election to chancellor
Article 48
Why does SS want to kill SA people
to become Nazi state paramillitary
When did Hitler become Furher
When Hindenburg died in august 1934
when/where is Kristallnacht
August 1938 Jewish Businesses attacked, night of broken glass
Who ran Poland in 1925-35
General Josef Pilsudski
when does Hitler invade Poland
Sept 1939
only european state that was created democracy and lasted
czechoslovakia
what was czechoslovakias achillies hill
it was made from sudetenland, germany wanted that
what crushed the Hungarian government in 1919
Romanian troops went and crushed the bolshieiek revolt
Who is installed as a dictator in Hungry
Admiral Horthy
How does Austria go from Christian democrat to Nazi
Chancellor Dollfuss outlaws all other parties except CD and then he is assasinated by Nazi, only 4 years till they are anexed by austria
Where does democracy fail in post WWI Europe
yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece as they all end up dictatorship
General John Metaxas
Greece guy who pulled a millitary coop of the governement
first violation of Versailli treaty
Germany rearms
How was The league of nations seen as not a real threat to Hitler
Japs ocuppy Manchuria and no response
Rome - Berlin axis
formed in oct 1936 between Germany and Italy
when did Hitler try to take austria
March 1938 with Anschluess
How did austrians respond to Hitler overtaking ausria
they were in favor
Where does Hitler go for after Austria
The Sudetenland
Czech reaction to hitler trying to take their land
Used their alliance with france to defend him
Brit PM was whom at the time
chamberlin
What is the Munich conference
meeting with CHamberlin, Dealadier, hitler, musolini for the policy of appeasement
what is the result of munich confrerence
French abandon Czech agreement to hold against sudetenland
Why does Germany have an easy time with taking czechslovakia
40 percent of their army defected
Pre Spain Civil war governement
democratic republic after monarchy in 1931
How does Spain react to the Left wing popular front government won election
Far right Falangisit refused to accept the election and General Francisco franco lead the army in a coup
Who helped the spainish facisit in the revolution
Italy sent ground troops and Germany sent the condor legion
result of Spainish civil war
Franco the facisit dictator won and was in control until 1975
Spanish involvement in WWII
Stayed nuteral even through Hitlers pressure
USSR during the great depression did what
embarked on massive industrilzation project
How did USSR overtake production
they implemented 5 year plans to imrpove production
The state planning commision
oversaw all aspects of production in plants
what are Kulakes
The Kulaks where the farmers in the Ukraine that made money
What happened to the Kulaks
Stalin sent millions of farmers to prision camps or gulags in Siberia
What is the Collectivation of agriculture in ukraine
Stalin starved 20 million Ukrainians to death because they burned their crops
Stalins guard after the Collectivation of agriculure
He arrested anyone who was friends with lenin
What was Stalins Purge
When Stalin wiped out the entire old bolshivieks communist
