Conflict and Tension / Germany Flashcards
How many Greek civilians did Mussolini‘s army kill in the Corfu crisis, 1923?
20 people
How much was Greece fined as a result of the Corfu crisis?
50 million lire
How many countries were involved in the Kellog-Briand Pact to end war in 1928?
65 countries
How many soldiers did Italy use to conquer Abyssinia in 1936?
100,000 men
What year did Italy suffer an embarrassing loss to Abyssinia?
1895-96
What was the growth rate of the NSDAP from 1920 to 1921?
3000 members to 5000 members
How long was Hitler imprisoned for?
9 months
What was the growth in seats for the NSDAP from 1928 to 1932?
12 seats to 230 (14 million votes)
How many casualties did Britain, France and Germany have in the Battle of Somme?
Britain - 420,000
France - 200,000
Germany - 500,000
How German soldiers died in WW1?
2,000,000
Where did Kaiser Wilhelm II flee to at the end of WW1?
Holland
How many workers striked during the Spartacist Revolt, January 1919?
50,000 workers
How many workers did the Freikorps kill in retaliation to the Spartacist Revolt?
100 workers
Who led the Spartacist Revolt?
Rosa Luxembourg and Karl Liebknecht
How often was a president elected for the Weimar Republic?
Every 7 years
How often were the Reichstag elections?
Every 4 years
How much did Germany pay initially in reparations in 1921?
2 billion gold marks
How many soldiers did Belgium and France send into the Ruhr in January, 1923?
60,000 soldiers
What was the inflation in the price of a loaf of bread in Germany from 1919 to 1922 to November 1923?
1919 - 1 mark
1922 - 100 marks
November 1923 - 200 billion marks
How much did the US loan to Germany as part of the Dawes Plan of 1924?
800 million Rentenmarks
How many of Hitler’s stormtroopers were involved in the Munich Putsch and how many were killed?
3000 stormtroopers were involved and 16 were killed
What were the League of Nation’s main weapons?
trade sanctions and collective security
What became of the Aaland Islands?
1921 Sweden and Finland argued over them. The League gave them to Finland.
What did the League of Nations do to help Austria when it went bankrupt?
1923 sent economists
What did the League of Nations do about drugs in 1936?
26 nations signed an international convention to combat the drug trade.
What were the Locarno Treaties?
1925 treaties that forces Germany to accept the borders and welcomes them into the League
What happened to Vilna, the capital of Lithuania, in 1921?
Poland invaded it and ignored the League condemning them.
What happened in Corfu, 1923?
General Tellini was murdered on the border and Mussolini invaded the island of Corfu
What years did the League attempt disarmament?
1923 and 1932
Why did Japan invade Manchuria and later Shanghai?
- Japan is mountainous and bad for agriculture whereas Manchuria is flat.
- Japan was running out of land for their growing population
When was the Rome-Berlin Axis?
1936
When was the Franco-Soviet Pact?
1935
When was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
1939
When was the Wall Street Crash?
October 1929
When was Hitler elected chancellor?
January 1933
When was the Reichstag Fire?
February 1933
How many communists were arrested following the Reichstag Fire?
4000
What percent of the vote did Hitler get in March 1933 and why?
66% because he dissolved the communist party who took up 81 seats
When was Germany unified from 25 states?
1871
What challenges faced the Kaiser before WW1?
SPD, trade unions and rapid industrialisation
How many countries were in Germany’s empire?
4
How many people were part of the Bundesrat and what was it’s purpose?
58 and to introduce/approve laws that would be passed on to the Bundestag
How many people were part of the Bundestag?
397
How many PoVs were saved by the League in 1920?
500,000
How many slaves were freed by the League in 1926?
200,000
How much was Greece forced to pay Bulgaria following the Greco-Bulgarian dispute of 1925?
£45,000
When was the Manchurian Crisis?
1931-1933
When was the Abyssinian Crisis?
1934-1936
Who did Hindenburg appoint as chancellor in order to suppress Hitler and when?
Bruning 1930-1932 (raised taxes)
Von Papen 1932
Von Schleicher 1932-1933
What land did Germany lose due to the Treaty of Versailles?
- Alsace-Lorraine to France
- Eupen and Malmedy to Belgium
- North Schleswig to Denmark
- Saar to League for 15 years
- Polish Corridor
How many countries were initially part of the League?
42
When was the Saar’s plebiscite?
1935
Who was part of the council?
Japan, Britain, France, Italy and 4 non-permanent members elected every 3 years
What were the sub-parts of the League?
- Secretariat
- International Labour Organisation
- Court of International Justice
- Slavery Commission
- Commission for Refugees
What happened in Upper Silesia 1921?
- Plebiscite in which 60% voted Germany
- Poland got industrial lands, Germany got rural
Who was part of the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria and Italy
Who was part of the Triple Entente?
Britain, France and Russia
When was the armistice signed?
November 1918
How many Germans died in WW1?
2 million
When was the Young Plan signed?
August 1929
Who plotted the Munich Putsch alongside Hitler?
Kahr and Lossow
When did Hitler first attempt Anchluss and what happened?
1934
Austrian Chancellor Dolfuss banned the Nazi Party who rebelled killing him. Mussolini prevented Germany from entering.
How did Hitler achieve Anschluss in 1938?
Through rigged elections and pressure as he could justify an invasion to restore peace
Why did Chamberlain appease?
- Britain wanted peace
- He wanted a strong Germany to protect from communist expansion from Russia
- Britain’s army was not ready for war
What happened to the Sudetenland in 1938?
Britain let Germany have it though touchy as many people were German
