Between The Wars 1919-1938

Question 0

League of Nations

Answer 0

Guardian of world peace

Question 1

Treaty of Versailles

And key terms

Answer 1

It was one of the peace treaties at the end of ww2
It ended the state war between Germany and the allied powers

Key terms
Military terms - Germany permitted to keep a volunteer army of no more than 100 000
Territorial losses - german overseas colonies seized
Economic terms - Germany’s coalfields were to be controlled by France for 15 years

Question 2

The roaring 20s

Answer 2

• It was a carefree time, people put the gloom of war behind them.
• Wealth, jazz music, dance crazes, movies, motor cars, technology mass production
• for some it was a time of confidence and fun, but for many it was not.
• mass production was faster and easier because of the invention of the assembly line
• women gaining more freedom

Question 3

Great Depression

Answer 3

1929 the New York stock exchange collapsed
Many lost all and jobs
The world plunged into it worst crisis since ww1

Question 4

What caused the gd?

Answer 4

Companies making more that they could sell. - people to poor to buy

Investors used borrowed money to buy shares, expecting to sell for a quick profit when prices rose, this caused share prices to rise very high and people then rushed to sell shares and the prices collapsed

Question 5

Fasism

Answer 5

Extremist movement arose from the deep social divisions that followed ww1.
Right winged
Support came from those who feared that communist or socialist worked might seize power - middle class people

Question 6

Capitalist

Answer 6

Private ownership of capital, free marker and competition

Question 7

Communism

Answer 7

State controls economy

All goods are equally shared by the people