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1
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What is the Armistice

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Ceasefire of WW1 - 11th November 1918

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What is the treaty of Sevres

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The treaty ceded parts of the Ottoman Empire to the allies in 1920

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When were the Manchurian and Abyssinian crises

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1932 and 1935

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4
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What and when was the Washington Naval Agreement.

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Signed to prevent an arms race in 1922

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5
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Who was involved in the Locarno Treaties in 1925

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Britain France Belgium Germany Italy

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6
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Why was the Corfu Crisis in 1923 a failure of the league

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Showed smaller countries (Greece) could be bullied by larger ones (Italy)

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7
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How did the Greece-Bulgaria dispute start in 1925

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Greece soldier shot in Bulgarian territory

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Why were Greece not happy with Britain in 1925

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They had to pay compensation and for the Corfu Crisis

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9
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What year did Germany join the league

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1926

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10
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What percentage of their European territory did Germany lose

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Paul George

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11
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What clause stated Germany were full to blame for WW1

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Article 231

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12
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How much did Germany have to pay as reparations

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6.6 billion marks

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13
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What was the word for the treaty which Germany used meaning “ imposed settlement”

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Diktat

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14
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Four allies of Germany that were punished under treaty settlements

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Austria
Japan
Hungary
Bulgaria

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Four aims of the league of nations

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Disarmament
To prevent war through collective security
Improving global welfare
Uphold TOV

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16
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How many nations joined the league initially

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42

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17
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Was the Aaland Islands crisis a success or failure

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Success because a decision was reached with minimal consequences

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18
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What did Clemenceau want from the Treaty of Versailles

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Alsace-Lorraine
Harsher reparations
Rhineland independence
Total demilitarisation
Revenge
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19
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WW1 effect on France

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1/8 soldiers died and half injured
Agriculture and Industry damage
North-East had been occupied for 4 years

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20
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What did David Lloyd George want from the Treaty of Versailles

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Harshly punished (not so hardly to start another war)
Indemnities
Wanted Germany to not be crippled for trading
To expand the empire
Control of the seas

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21
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What did Woodrow Wilson want from the Treaty of Versailles

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Disarmament
League of Nations
Peace
Self-determination (Serbs had wanted Bosnia free of Austria rule)

22
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Key elements of the fourteen point plan

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Ban on secret treaties
Cannot claim colonies
Independence for Belgium
Self determination

23
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Treaty Of Versailles terms

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Reduce German armed forces
Demilitarise the Rhineland
Colonies lost
Article 231
Prevented Anschluss
Reparations
24
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Was Upper Silesia a success or a failure (1921-25)

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Both because German got most of the land but they felt the land given to Poland contained the rich industrial areas

25
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Was Vilna a success or failure

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Poland ignored LoN’s plea requested from Lithuania

Showed LoN’s inability to act against aggression

26
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When were the Locarno Treaties signed and what were they

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Germany publicly accepted the TOV and their new western borders in 1925. LEAGUE NOT INVOLVED

27
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What year was the Kellogg-Briand Pact signed and what was it

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In 1928, 65 nations including Germany France and USA officially renounced the use of war as a method to solve disputes

28
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When was the Wall Street Crash

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October 1929

29
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Why was Japan affected by the Wall Street Crash

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They had few natural resources most of their economy was based on exporting silk.

29
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When was the Mukden Incident and what was its significance

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In 1931, Japanese troops staged an explosion on a Manchurian railway and blamed the Chinese. As a result Japan invaded Manchuria and being a leading member of the league discredited its purpose entirely.

30
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What was the Lytton Report

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A commission of The Manchurian Crisis that took over a year to investigate by which time the invasion had been completed.

31
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Why did sanctions not work during the Abyssinian Crisis

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They did not include steel,coal or oil so Mussolini was able to get the supplies to fuel his invasion. USA were not part of the League so Italy continued to trade with them

32
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When and what was the Wal Wal Incident

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In December 1934 Italian and Abyssinian troops clashed at the Wal Wal oasis.

33
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When and what was the Dolfuss Affair

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In 1934, Dolfuss was assassinated by 10 Austrian Nazis because he was against Anschluss. Hitler considered invading however Mussolini acted as the barrier and Hitler backed down

34
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What was the significance of the Disarmament Conference in 1933

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France would not disarm because the UK and USA refused to commit to ensuring France’s protection. Hitler walked out giving him legal justification to begin rearming going directly against the TOV.

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What was the importance of the Stresa Front in 1935

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Formalised opposition to German rearmament between Britain France and Italy. Reaffirmed Locarno treaties and Anschluss independence.
Due to the Stresa Front Italy felt comfortable invading Abysinnia

36
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What was the Anglo-German Naval Agreement

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In 1935, Britain signed it with Germany allowing them to rearm their navy to 35% of the British navy however this was only 13% less than the French navy

37
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What was the Hoare-Laval Pact

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In 1935, the British foreign secretary with the French worked out a plan to offer Mussolini most of Abyssinia. The plans were leaked and the uproar caused the plans to be withdrawn

38
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The factors for the Failure of the League to avert war in 1939

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French and British self-interest
Absent Powers
Ineffective Sanctions
Lack of Armed Forces
Unfair Treaties
Reaching decisions to slowly 
Economic Depression
39
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When and what was the Franco-Soviet Pact

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February 1936 Germany used this as an excuse to remilitarise the Rhineland that Germany felt threatened because they were encircled

39
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How many soldiers invaded the Rhineland

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22,000 and they had strict orders to retreat if met with any resistance

40
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Why was there no resistance to the remilitarisation of the Rhineland

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French public opinion split and was preoccupied with an election
German army was overestimated and French army was preoccupied with the Abyssinian crisis
Britain and France were not united

41
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What was the significance of the Rome-Berlin Axis in 1936 and the Anti-Comintern Pact in 1937

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Mussolini had acted as the buffer between Germany and Austria when Hitler wanted to achieve Anschluss in 1934 however now they were in alliance Hitler was encouraged. Three powerful fascist nations becoming official allies increased international tension drastically.

42
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Why was Anschluss in 1938 significant

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Germany surrounded Czechslovakia on three fronts and Britain and France had done nothing once again. Austria provided transport links as well as resources and manpower.

43
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Why did Hitler want to and feel like he could invade Czechoslovakia

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It was a brand new nation and he wanted to expand his borders into the Sudetenland. 3 million German speaking people lived in the Sudetenland.
The Sudetenland contained strong defences, factories and resources that could benefit Germany greatly.
Hitler threatened to invade to protect the German minorities that were being “persecuted”

44
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When was the Munich Agreement

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29-30th September 1938.
Hitler promised he did not want the rest of Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain referred to as the hero who had guaranteed “peace in our time”

45
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Why did the Munich Agreement increase tension

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Stalin was not consulted nor was Czechoslovakia and Germany grew stronger
More of the TOV had been undone
It gave Hitler confidence to invade the rest of Czechoslovakia in 1939

46
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Arguments for Appeasement

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War costs lives
Germany was the buffer to the spread of communism from the east
Britain fully against war due to WW1
French instability and USA following isolationalist policy
Gave Britain and France time to rearm because they were not strong enough

47
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Arguments against appeasement

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Hitler had used violence previously
They betrayed the Austrians and the Czechs
It made Britain look weak and made Hitler more envious

48
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When was the Pact of Steel signed

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In 1939, and it certified the support of Germany and Italy for eachother
Britain and France began to look for USSR for support

49
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What was the significance of the Nazi Soviet Pact in 1939

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Stalin didn’t trust Britain and France after the Munich Agreement and he chose to get half of Poland and time to prepare for war.
The pact guaranteed Germany and USSR would not fight
Hitler could now attack Poland without having to worry about USSR and didn’t have to worry about a war on two fronts

50
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When did Hitler invade Poland

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1st September 1939

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