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after the events of WW1, what was France left with?

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numerous problems

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what were examples of the problems France faced post WW1?

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-financial debt
-millions of death

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what would the countries road to recovery be?

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it would be long and difficult

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what hampered any attempts to make radical change in the country?

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political instability

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was the country’s progress often too slow to keep up with international change?

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yes

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what did economic problems and social issues lead to?

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the rise of extremist organisations

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what did these extremist organisations seek to do?

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they sought to make “France for the French”

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how many French people died in the war?

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1.4 million

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how many were injured in the war?

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4.2 million

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what did the large number of deaths and injuries cause?

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it caused the workforce in France to fall

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what also contributed to France not having enough workers to achieve their desired goals?

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a declining birth rate

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what did France have to do as a result of the lack of workers?

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they imported workers from colonies

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what meant France’s economy was in decline and required radical change to fix?

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a decline in international trade and mounting debt from wartime bonds

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what did many of France’s allies from before WW1 no longer do?

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they no longer sought to cooperate with France

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when was the Treaty of Versailles signed?

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1919

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what did the signing of the Treaty of Versailles do?

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it brought a formal end to the events of WW1

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who was the Treaty particularly harsh to?

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the Germans

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what did the French demand the Germans do under Treaty of Versailles

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“they repair the damage” done to the numerous towns and cities in France destroyed by German troops and artillery

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what were the Germans forced to agree to under the Treaty?

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-pay 6.6 billion in reparations
-reduce their military
-reduce territories
-sign a war guilt clause

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what was the war guilt clause?

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a clause which made Germany and its allies accept all responsibility for the events of WW1

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why was the Treaty of Versailles significant? (2 reasons)

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-as it formed the basis of French foreign policy in the period 1920-1939
-the reparations aided the reconstruction and recovery of France

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22
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what characterised French politics during the interwar period?

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political instability

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23
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when did ‘Bloc National’ take control of the government in France?

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1920

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what was the ‘Bloc National’?

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a coalition government between different parties

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what caused the ‘Bloc National’ t collapse?

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fighting within the party over key political decisions

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what replaced the ‘Bloc National’?

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the Cartel de Gauches

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who was the ‘Cartel de Gauches’?

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a coalition between radicals, socialists and the Catholic Church

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what caused the ‘Cartel de Gauches’ to collapse?

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the members could not agree on passing key legislation required for France’s recovery

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what clear trend emerged in French politics?

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that a partition or coalition would be elected but would quickly collapse

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30
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what did this trend lead to France having?

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over 40 parties in power during the interwar period

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31
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what did France having over 40 parties in power over the interwar period mean?

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progress in parliament was slow and rarely drastic enough to be significant

32
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where did France fair better in restoring itself to pre-war conditions?

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economically

33
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what helped France to rebuild the destroyed French provinces in the east?

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German reparations

34
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by when was almost all of the damage in the east from WW1 repaired?

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1928

35
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where did much of France’s income come from?

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international trade

36
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what was in decline after WW1?

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international trade

37
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when did international trade all but stop?

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during the Great Depression of the 1930s

38
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what did the reliance on foreign trade to bolster the economy do?

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made France weak and susceptible to other countries economic declines

39
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what was one of the greatest challenges facing France during this period?

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their decline in political alliances internationally

40
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what did the US refuse to do?

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refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles

41
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what did Britain not want to do?

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did not want to be drawn into conflicts in Europe

42
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what was Britains relationship with France like?

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they were a strong allies

43
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what was Russias relationship with France?

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they were strong allies

44
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when did France’s relationship with Russia decline?

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after the 1917 October Revolutions

45
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what was Russia’s new communist government suspicious of?

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France

46
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what were the French suspicious of?

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communism

47
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who did France from allies with? (countries surrounding Germany)

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-Bulgaria
-Poland
-Czechoslovakia
-Romania

48
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why did France form these new alliances with countries around Germany?

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to prevent Germany from expanding its empire

49
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what was France forming these new alliances known as?

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the “Little Entente”

50
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was these new alliances effective in deferring Germany?

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no they were inefficient in doing so

51
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why were these alliances inefficient in deferring Germany

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as none of the allied nations had a strong enough military to pose a threat to Germany other than France

52
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who did France see as their greatest threat?

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Germany

53
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what did Frances actions to prevent Germany from invading do?

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it put a strain on the two nations’ relations

54
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when did Germany default on their reparations?

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1924

55
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what happened when Germany defaulted on their reparations?

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France and Belgium invaded the industrial Ruhr

56
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why did France and Belgium invade the Ruhr?

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to seize the natural resources until Germany paid their reparations

57
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what did the invasion lead to?

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-Dawes Plan
- a reduction in the reparations

58
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what was the Locarno Treaty?

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a treaty signed by Belgium, Germany and France which clearly defined the borders between the nations

59
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what countries signed the Locarno Treaty?

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Germany, France and Belgium

60
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what further aided the relations between France and Germany?

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the Kellog Briand Pact of 1928

61
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why did the Kellog- Briand Pact further aid relations between Germany and France?

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as over sixty nations, including France, Germany, the US and Britain, denounced “war as an instrument of foreign policy”

62
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what shattered the idea of a peaceful Europe?

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the rise of the nationalist, jingoistic Nazi party in 1933

63
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what were the Nazi party?

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openly anti-Versailles

64
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what did the Nazis spread?

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hatred towards the French

65
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what compounded French fears in 1935/1936

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Germany expanded their military and invaded the demilitarised Rhineland

66
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who refused to act following Germanys remilitarisation and invasion of the Rhineland?

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Britain

67
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why did Britain refuse to act?

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as they saw themselves and Germany as the “two buttresses against communism in Europe”

68
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how did France seek to prevent a German invasion?

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they assumed a heavily defensive foreign policy

69
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what did France construct to prevent a German invasion?

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the Maginot Line

70
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what was the Maginot Line?

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a series of fortifications along the eastern front of France to keep out any German attackers

71
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what did the Maginot Line encourage (despite being effective)

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it encouraged complacency amongst the French Army

72
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what did the French Army not do as a result of this complacency?

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they did not invest enough into alternate methods of defence

73
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where did the Maginot line stop at?

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the Ardennes forest (believed to be impassable)

74
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what happened as a result of complacency and unpreparedness?

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the German Army invaded France through the Ardennes forest in 1940

75
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when did France surrender to Germany?

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6 weeks later

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