Conflict & Tension 1918-1939

Question 1

Who were the Big Three?

Answer 1

Britain, France and USA

Question 2

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain at the end of WW1?

Answer 2

David Lloyd George

Question 3

What did Clemenceau want to do to Germany after WW1?

Answer 3

Cripple them

Question 4

What did Woodrow Wilson want to set up after WW1?

Answer 4

A League of Nations

Question 5

What is an Armistice?

Answer 5

An agreement that countries at war make to stop fighting immediately.

Question 6

How many Points did Woodrow Wilson propose as part of the peace treaty?

Answer 6

Fourteen

Question 7

Where did the Big Three meet for the peace conference?

Answer 7

Versailles

Question 8

How long did the peace conference last?

Answer 8

12 months

Question 9

What did Communists believe?

Answer 9

That all wealth should be shared equally.

Question 10

How many battleships were Germany allowed in the TOV?

Answer 10

6

Question 11

What was Article 231?

Answer 11

The War Guilt Clause

Question 12

What happened to the Rhineland

Answer 12

It was demilitarised

Question 13

How much did Germany have to pay in reparations?

Answer 13

£6.6 billion

Question 14

What is the Anschluss?

Answer 14

The union of Germany and Austria

Question 15

Was Germany allowed any tanks, submarines or an air force under the TOV?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Was Germany allowed to join the League of Nations when it first formed?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

How many men was the German army restricted to under the TOV?

Answer 17

100,000

Question 18

Was Germany allowed to use conscription under the TOV?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

What was the Polish Corridor?

Answer 19

A strip of land that was given to Poland to allow them access to the sea.

Question 20

What happened to Danzig under the TOV?

Answer 20

It was taken from Germany and made into a free city under the League of Nations

Question 21

How long was the Saar put under the control of the League of Nations?

Answer 21

15 years

Question 22

What happened to Germany’s colonies under the TOV?

Answer 22

They were given as mandates to the League of Nations which meant that Britain and France controlled them.

Question 23

What happened to Alsace-Lorraine under the TOV?

Answer 23

It was returned to France

Question 24

What happened to the Kaiser at the end of WW1?

Answer 24

He was forced to abdicate

Question 25

What is a Diktat?

Answer 25

A forced peace

Question 26

What was the new government in Germany known as following WW1?

Answer 26

The Weimar Republic

Question 27

When was the final payment made for the reparations?

Answer 27

2010

Question 28

What percentage of it's land did Germany lose?

Answer 28

13%

Question 29

What did Germany feel with a reduced army and navy?

Answer 29

Vulnerable

Question 30

Which Treaty had Germany treated an enemy in the past harshly with?

Answer 30

Brest-Litovsk

Question 31

Why did America not become a member of the League of Nations?

Answer 31

Congress voted against it

Question 32

Where was the League of Nations based?

Answer 32

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 33

Why was Russia not allowed to join the League of Nations?

Answer 33

It was communist

Question 34

What did the Covenant in the League of Nations do?

Answer 34

It set out how the League would deal with aggression

Question 35

What is a 'moral condemnation'?

Answer 35

A good telling off!

Question 36

What is an economic sanction?

Answer 36

Where members of the League would not trade with warring countries

Question 37

What was the idea of collective security?

Answer 37

If all countries worked together they could make sure that peace was kept and that the interests of every nation were looked after.

Question 38

What is mitigation?

Answer 38

Getting countries to talk through problems.

Question 39

What was the Assembly?

Answer 39

An international Parliament

Question 40

How often did the Council meet?

Answer 40

Once a year

Question 41

What did all decisions made by the Assembly have to be?

Answer 41

Unanimous

Question 42

How many judges did The Permanent Court of International Justice have?

Answer 42

11

Question 43

What was The Secretariat?

Answer 43

The Civil Service of the League

Question 44

What were were the Special Commissions?

Answer 44

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), The Disarmament Commission, The Health Organisation, The Slavery Commission, The Commission for Refugees

Question 45

Did the League of Nations have its own army?

Answer 45

No

Question 46

How many slaves did the League of Nations help to set free in Sierra Leone?

Answer 46

200,000

Question 47

What is a plebiscite?

Answer 47

A vote

Question 48

What did the League decide should happen to the Aland Islands?

Answer 48

The Islands should go to Finland

Question 49

Who was the dictator of Italy who invaded Corfu in 1923?

Answer 49

Benito Mussolini

Question 50

What happened in America in 1929?

Answer 50

Wall Street Crash

Question 51

What year were the Locarno Treaties?

Answer 51

1925

Question 52

What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 state?

Answer 52

That countries would not use war as a way to solve disputes