Exam

Question 0

The Great Depression social, political and economical impact.

Answer 0

Economical- Tariffs in Australia. Primary and secondary industries relied on loans from Britain and the U.S. Chief source of income being in the export of primary products.
Social- 1932 unemployment rate had reached 30% of Australian men. Mean lost their sense of worth when they were unable to provide for their families. Increase in suicide rates,
Political- government had no longer the level of income from taxation revenue. No loans to support major projects such as public building. Low finances to provide security for poor citizens- welfare payments.

Question 1

Women’s roles changing in the twenties

Answer 1

Women became Flappers.

• women entitled to vote in elections
• moved into paid work
• shooter dresses, looser
• make-up
• smoking in public.

Question 2

What was the Great Depression

Answer 2

The fall of walls street in the U.S.
1929-1930’s.
Collapse in concrustion, agricultural and manufacturing industries, dramatic rise in unemployment and decline in exports.

Question 3

What is the Treaty of Versailles

Answer 3

Agreement singed in 1919 by the allied powers and Germany to officially end World War One.
Britan, France and the U.S strong influence. Italy and Japan less influence. Germany had no impute.

Question 4

What did the treaty of Versailles do and lead to?

Answer 4

Imposed harsh conditions on Germany and established the League of Nations.
This did not get peace of Europe.
World War Two problems due to terms of the treaty.
Germany and Japan were not happy about the terms of the treaty.

Question 5

The allies in world war two

Answer 5

Soviet Union
United States
Untied kingdom
China

Question 6

The axis of World War Two

Answer 6

Germany,
Japan
Italy
Hungary

Question 7

What is the league of nations

Answer 7

Organisation set up prevent the outbreak of wars,

Happened in Paris in April 1919

Question 8

Define totalitarians

Answer 8

Absolute control by a state, governing branch or individual of a highly centralised instruction where all opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed.
E.g Hitler

Question 9

Define propaganda

Answer 9

Distribution if information used to promote particular beliefs, but often based on incorrect or biased information

Question 10

The six wartime control methods.

Answer 10

Regulated wages
Regulated rent
Censorship (what people saw of the war/ felt positive)
Rationalising of luxury goods (butter, petrol, smokes)
Regulated man power in non-war factories
Food/ shopping coupons used - got a limited amount.

Question 11

Holocaust

Answer 11

Removal of Jews rights :1933-38 
Prosecution: 1938-41 
The final solution: 1941-45
Genocide 
Systematic persecution of extermination of the Jewish people by the nazi regime.  11 million people and 6million being Jewish.

Question 12

Five groups of people victories of the holocaust

Answer 12

Jew
Disabled
Gays
Guppies 
Communist
Old people 
jahoest whitens

Question 13

The purpose of concentration camps

Answer 13

Collection of buildings where people were placed without trial because they were considered to be Dangerouse.

• hard labour
• Scientific medical experimentations
• starvation long periods of time

Question 14

Extermination camps

Answer 14

Places to which Jews in World War Two were transported primarily to be killed in large numbers. Killed within 24 hours of arrival afte being in the concentration camps.

Question 15

1920’s aboriginal

Answer 15

Controlled under the aborigines protect act of 1905- led to stolen generation