exam pt1 history

Question 1

TOV meaning

Answer 1

• binding agreement created 28th June 1919 that ended ww1, forcing germans to take full responsibility for starting ww1

Question 2

TOV terms

Answer 2

• reparations to be paid as compensation
• armed forces to 100,000 men, no sub or airforce, only 6 battleships
• stripped 13% of German territory wiping 10th of German population
• colonies taken over by League of Nations
• famous ‘war guilt’ clause as humiliation

Question 3

transport changing AUS

Answer 3

• transport of both goods and people was now much faster, easier and cheaper.

Question 4

main cause of the great depression

Answer 4

• 1929, New York stock market crashes which triggered a period of economic hardship laying till late 1930’s
• unemployment, prices rising , fall of standard of living
• currency depreciated in value

Question 5

rise of hitler

Answer 5

• January 1933, Hitler became Chancellor and introduced the ENABLING ACT
• he banned all existing political parties, creating an absolute dictatorship
• Germany needed someone who could face Germany’s problems
• hitler took advantage of this and promise relief
• he promise jobs for the unemployed
• people heard what they wanted to hear, ignored the violence of the Nazi Party

Question 6

nazi ideology directed domestic and foreign policy

Answer 6

Hitler kept tight control over foreign affairs, formulating both the strategy and the tactics calculated to achieve his goals. The immediate objective was to reestablish Germany’s position in world affairs

Question 7

key events causing ww2

Answer 7

• 1939 hitler broke the nazi-soviet pact and invaded Poland from the west

Question 8

battle of Stalingrad

Answer 8

stopped the germans from advancing into the Soviet Union

Question 9

battle of Berlin

Answer 9

resulted in the surrender of the German army and the death of Adolf Hitler (by suicide).

Question 10

define antisemitism

Answer 10

hatred, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews

Question 11

jews lives changed between 1933 and 1939

Answer 11

• 1933, the regime established the first concentration camps, imprisoning its political opponents, homosexuals, disabled, and others classified as “dangerous.”
• concentration camps were forced labour camps where inmates were compelled to do hard physical labour

Question 12

reason for outbreak of war in the pacific

Answer 12

• relate to Japan’s desire to effectively compete with the industrialised nations of western Europe and the US.
• As an island, Japan had very few natural resources of their own and, therefore, looked elsewhere expand and look for raw materials to supply the growing industrial base.

Question 13

nations occupied by Japan

Answer 13

Guam, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaya, Singapore, and Burma.

Question 14

for and against the dropping of the bombs

Answer 14

for: US saw Japan has taken it too far an were nowhere near surrendering. they estimated amount of casualties and money needed to fight wasn’t worth the time and money
against: it was inhuman killing too many innocent people, including children. it also caused too much destruction.

Question 15

explain how Australian POWs were treated in Japan

Answer 15

• battles disease, starvation, exhausting work and the brutality of their captors
• rations consisted of 1/2 - 1 cup of rice and watery vegetable soup
• without basic protein and vitamins, starvation was the biggest killer

Question 16

explain how Australian POWs were treated in Europe

Answer 16

• found that many were starved and beaten

- numerous Australians did not survive captivity, yet it is commonly believed they were treated well.

Question 17

Australia’s foreign policies changed and how Australia’s relationship with usa developed

Answer 17

• defeat of the British base in Singapore meant that there was nothing to stop them from advancing into Australia
• Aus leaders realised they could no longer depend on Britain so turned to the usa for support and defence