Area Of Study One

Question 1

When did Germany become a Country?

Answer 1

Germany became a country in 1871

Question 2

Before the unification of Germany, how many independent states made up the German Confederation?

Answer 2

39 states made up the Germany Confederation in 1815

Question 3

Who were the two main “powers” and also rivals in Germany?

Answer 3

The two main powers were Prussia and Austria

Question 4

What was the Zollverein? And when was it formed?

Answer 4

The Zollverein was a custom union within Germany, which stopped internal tariffs.
The Zollverein was formed in 1834

Question 5

How many states joined the Zollverein and which main power did and didn’t?

Answer 5

28 out of the 39 states joined the Zollverein, Prussia joined, Austria did not join the Zollverein.

Question 6

What happened in the Austro-Prussia war? What was the result of it?

Answer 6

The War between Austria and Prussia happened because economically Prussia was doing much better compared to Austria as Prussian mines and factories were increasing their production.
3rd July 1866, Austria lost to Prussia and the Treaty of Prague was created.

Question 7

What were the Consquences in the Treaty of Prague?

Answer 7

The treaty of Prague stated Prussia as germanys main power and removed Austria from German politics, this left southern Germany in an unstable condition.

Question 8

What happened in the Franco-Prussia war?

Answer 8

France and Germany have a war over the future king of Spain.
July 1870 France declared war on Germany
France Lost war badly

Question 9

What Was the Treaty of Frankfurt?

Answer 9

Happened after France lost war
Had to pay heaps of money, give up land/territory
Resulted in the French being very humiliated
French people hate Germans now

Question 10

Who was in the Triple Alliance?

Answer 10

Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Since 1882

Question 11

Who was in the Triple Entente?

Answer 11

Britain
Russia
France
Formed in 1907

Question 12

When did Woodrow Wilson create the fourteen points for peace?

Answer 12

On January 8, 1918 the US President presented the fourteen point of peace.

Question 13

What Happened at the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 13

32 countries met at the Versailles Palace to discuss possible punishments for Germany as a consequence for wwI

Question 14

What was Wilson’s (USA) points for the treaty of Versailles?

Answer 14

Was more neutral in the decision making
Wanted to end war by creating the League of Nations
Wanted Germany not destroyed or blamed for the war

Question 15

What was Clemenceau’s (France) Points for the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 15

Uses this opportunity as revenge for the previous war lost
Return land back to France
Huge Reparations from Germany
Disband the german army

Question 16

What was Lloyd George’s (Britain) Points for the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 16

In order to please the electors
Wanted Germany to pay reparations
Leave Germany stable enough to trade with
Safeguard Britains Naval supremacy

Question 17

When was the Treaty of Versailles Signed?

Answer 17

Signed in the 28th of June 1919

Question 18

What were some conditions of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 18

Germany was forced to accept blame of guilt for the war
Reduced germanys land by 12% and had to give up their colonies
Military was reduced to only 100,000 men
No airforce or tanks only six battleships

Question 19

What was the policy that the USA followed before and after WWI

Answer 19

The USA followed isolationism

Question 20

Why did the USA turn away from the League of Nations?

Answer 20

Because the USA had negative perceptions of war and was a risk to American lives.

Question 21

When did the Great Depression begin?

Answer 21

24th October 1929 Wall Street Crashed causing the Great Depression

Question 22

What were some other causes of the Great Depression?

Answer 22

Overproduction of goods created way more than what people were buying
The lack of people buying and overseas countries had tariffs for exports from the USA

Question 23

What were some Consequences of the Great Depression? (List up to three)

Answer 23

Unemployment fell to 25.6%
By 1932 around 300,000 children were out of school
Construction fell by 92%

Question 24

What was a consequence for Russia after WWI?

Answer 24

Food shortages led to inflation (around 300%)

Question 25

When was the Tsar of Russia Abdicated?

Answer 25

2nd march 1917

Question 26

Why did the Russian citizens revolt against the royal family?

Answer 26

Because there was a lot of poor leadership and many military failures during WWI,
overall the Tsar couldn’t handle the situation properly.

Question 27

Who is Vladimir Lenin?

Answer 27

He is the Founder of the Bolsheviks Party a Communist Party created in Russia

Question 28

How did Lenin believe power could be obtained by?

Answer 28

He believed that violence was necessary to get power, and that Russia’s defeat in WWI would drive this revolution

Question 29

How was the Bolshevik’s “communism” different to Marx’s theory of communism
(list a few reasons)

Answer 29

Killed a lot of people who opposed the idea which led to heaps of violence used
There was a clear social separation of class which is against communism’s beliefs of a “classless society)

Question 30

What were a few things Russian soldiers struggled with in WWI?

Answer 30

Lacked bullets and shoes
Didn’t have access to medical care or food
Civilians helped the injured soldiers

Question 31

What was the Cheka in Communist Russia?

Answer 31

The Cheka was the secret police Lenin had

Question 32

What were some things that positively changed when the Bolsheviks came to power?
(List a couple of examples)

Answer 32

-Opened Daycare centres so women with children can work
-opened Health Care clinics for the community
-teaching adults how to read, since literacy rates were very low during this time.

Question 33

What does the USSR stand for?

Answer 33

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Question 34

What was the New Economic Policy Lenin created? And when?

Answer 34

In 1921 Lenin created the policy that encouraged self-made businesses to increase both wealth and productivity

Question 35

What country did Italy Invade on October 1935?

Answer 35

Italy invaded Ethiopia

Question 36

What kind of Leader was Benito Mussolini?

Answer 36

He was a Facist Dictator of Italy

Question 37

Why couldn’t the League of Nations do anything about the Invasions of other countries?

Answer 37

Because the league didn’t have a proper military only could tell countries not to invade but that didn’t stop them from invading

Question 38

What Did Benito Mussolini encourage Hitler to do?

Answer 38

To invade the Rhineland in March 1936

Question 39

What are some similarities between both Mussolini and Hitler?

Answer 39

Both hated Jews used them for scapegoating
Both Dictators created a totalitarian state
Higher ups gave them the power to

Question 40

Who was Hideki Tojo?

Answer 40

Prime Minister of Japan between 1941-1944

Question 41

What countries did Japan Invade and when? (List at least 3)

Answer 41

-Manchuria in 1931
- French Indochina (Vietnam) 1940
-Philippines 1941
- Malaya 1941

Question 42

Why isn’t Tojo’s Rule in Japan not proper dictatorship?

Answer 42

Because there was still an emperor during that time which meant there was someone above him that had more power

Question 43

Why was Japan Upset over the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 43

Because the “The Big Three” declined the clause of racial equality which meant Japan wasn’t viewed the same as western countries.

Question 44

What were the Brown Shirts in Germany?

Answer 44

The Brown shirts were a paramilitary group formed by Adolf Hitler

Question 45

When was Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany?

Answer 45

30th January 1933