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1
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Who was Neville Chamberlain?

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Prime Minister of Britain 1937-40.

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Why was Socialism a problem for the Kaiser in the early 1900s?

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The gap between the rich and poor had widened due to industrialisation. Poorly paid workers had joined trade unions to try to force the Kaiser to improve their conditions.

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What did Hitler show off at the ‘Freedom to Rearm rally’ in 1935?

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The weapons and troops he had been secretly building up.

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What do the words Mein Kampf mean?

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Book written by Hitler, title means ‘My struggle’

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How did the Kasier try to solve the problem of Democracy?

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The Kaiser used nationalism to get the support of the upper and middle classes.

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What was the financial impact of the Kaiser’s naval laws?

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They were very expensive and by 1914 Germany was 5 billion marks in debt.

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Who were Schuschnigg and Seyss-Inquart?

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The final two chancellors of Austria before Anschluss was acheived.

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In what country would you have found the Sudetenland?

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Czechoslovakia

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Why was the Saar important to Germany?

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It was an important industrial area with many coal mines.

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Why was Democracy a problem for the Kaiser in the early 1900s?

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The Kaiser’s right wing friends were declining in influence. Left wing parties (concerned with workers rights) were growing.

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11
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Which of Hitler’s foreign policy aims is not included in RUT?

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destroy communism

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12
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In what year was the Dollfus affair?

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1934

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What was Edwin Chadwick’s big discovery?

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That high poor rate in some towns resulted from some people being too unwell to work due to poor living conditions.

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What is an epidemic?

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A disease which spreads widely, harms/kills lots of people and is very difficult to stop.

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Define natural explanations of disease.

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Explanations based on physical evidence, observation and scientific deduction (even if the science is wrong).

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16
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What does RUT have to do with Hitler’s foreign policy aims for Germany?

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R = rearm U = unite T = territory

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17
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When did Germany invade Poland?

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1st September 1939.

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How did the Kaiser solve the problem of industrialisation?

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He gained the support of rich businessmen to improve Germany’s industrial strength. The growth in population (40 million in 1871 to 68 million in 1914) also helped.

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Which countries signed the Anti-Comintern pact and what did they agree?

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Germany and Japan. They agreed to work together against Communism.

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20
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Had Hitler always wanted war with Britain?

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No, he suggested a 25 year non-aggression pact in 1936, but Britain refused.

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21
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What does the word Lebensraum mean?

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Living space for Germany.

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22
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Which countries made an agreement in the Stresa Front?

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Britain, France and Italy.

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23
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What did Austrian Nazis do in 1934?

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They caused havoc across Austria and murdered the Chancellor, Engleburt Dollfuss.

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24
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What are alternative names for the industrial period?

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The nineteenth century and the industrial revolution.

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25
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What was the main difference between the 1848 and 1875 Public Health Acts?

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The first was voluntary, the second was compulsory.

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26
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What is surgery and anatomy the story of?

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The story of people’s knowledge through History of the human body plus how operations have changed and improved over time.

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27
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How many Austrians voted in favour of Anschluss in the April 1938 plebiscite?

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99%

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By 1912, what did the Kaiser realise was one way to unite his country and stop the complaints of the SDP?

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Get Germany into a war (WW1).

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29
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Who tried to stop Germany when troops were sent into the Rhineland?

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Nobody.

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30
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In what year was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

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1939

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31
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In what month and year and was the Paris Peace conference?

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Jan 1919

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32
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When during the Egyptian period was the library at Alexandria opened?

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It wasn’t. It was built in the Greek period.

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What was a consequence of the Kaiser’s work to industrialise Germany?

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Increased the gap between rich and poor and made the workers unhappy about their poor wages.

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34
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-What disease did Pasteur first use his vaccination ideas to treat a human for?

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Rabies.

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35
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What was the Austrian Nazi party planning in January 1938?

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To overthrow Schuschnigg.

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36
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Who was Joseph Stalin?

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Dictator of the Communist USSR.

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Why would Hitler have considered the outcome of the Saar plebiscite a success?

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Because the area would have been returned to German control which connected to his ‘unite’ foreign policy aim.

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What was unusual about the Anschluss plebiscite held in April 1938?

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It was conducted AFTER the invasion of Austria by Nazi troops had already happened. Those voting were encouraged to vote ‘yes’ by Nazi stormtroopers and a bigger ‘yes’ circle on the voting slip.

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39
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What worried the British government during recruitment for the Boer War in 1899?

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40 out of every 100 volunteers were unfit for military service.

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How big was the League of Nations’ army?

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0, it didn’t have one.

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What was agreed in the Pact of Steel?

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The armies of Italy, Japan and Germany would work together in any war that broke out.

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42
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In what country was the Saar region?

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Germany

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43
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In what year was the Saar plebiscite?

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1935

44
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In what year did Hitler achieve Anschluss with Austria?

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1938

45
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What does the word Bolshevism mean?

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Another name for Communism in Russia.

46
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Why was industrialisation a problem for the Kaiser in the early 1900s?

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Germany’s Navy and steel production was half that of Britain’s. Wilhelm wanted Germany to be just as great as Britain.

47
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Why did Stalin of Russia make a deal with Hitler despite them being so different and Hitler hating Communists?

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Stalin doubted the strength of the League, nobody stood up to Hitler over the remilitarisation of the Rhineland, he had been left out of the Munich agreement in 1938.

48
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Who set up the SDP (Social Democratic Party)?

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German workers who were still unhappy with inequality in the Kaiser’s Germany.

49
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-When did John Snow discover the link between cholera and dirty water?

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1854.

50
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Why did Britain not act to stop Hitler when german troops entered the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia?

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Britain was following a policy of appeasement.

51
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What entered the Rhineland on 7th March 1936?

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German troops under orders to retreat if they met any resistance.

52
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-What were Koch’s three contributions towards discovering the causes of disease?

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Solid medium, staining, method.

53
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What were the three main problems facing the Kaiser in the early 1900s?

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Industrialisation, socialism, democracy.

54
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In what year and period did Joseph Bazalgette begin building London’s underground sewer system?

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1858 - industrial

55
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What does the Spanish civil war have to do with our topic?

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One side in the Spanish Civil war were Fascists led by General Franco. Hitler and Mussolini sent troops and weapons to support him; this gave their forces a good opportunity to practice fighting.

56
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What does the word Volksdeutsche mean?

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People of the German race

57
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In what year and period did James Simpson discover the anaesthetic properties of chloroform?

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1847 - industrial

58
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-What did Edwin Chadwick’s discovery lead to being passed?

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The 1848 Public Health act?

59
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Who was Engleburt Dollfuss?

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Chancellor of Austria in the early 1930s.

60
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What has CAR got to do with understanding about the vaccines that Louis Pasteur developed?

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C = chicken cholera A = anthrax in sheep R = rabies in humans

61
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What are the years of the Industrial period?

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1750-1900

62
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In what year was the ‘Great stink’ in London?

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1858

63
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What was Dollfuss’ view of Anschluss?

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He was opposed to it.

64
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What are the three themes comprising the History of Medicine?

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Disease and infection, surgery and anatomy, public health.

65
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What does the word Anschluss mean?

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Uniting Germany and Austria

66
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Where was the Rhineland and what happened to it as part of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

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A strip of land which was part of Germany on the French/German border. It was demilitarised.

67
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What military forces was Germany allowed in the Treaty of Versailles?

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Only 6 ships in the navy and no submarines. Only 100,000 soldiers in the army, conscription not allowed and no tanks. No airforce allowed either.

68
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Who was in the Pact of Steel?

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Germany and Italy at first and then Japan in 1940.

69
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What was Lady Montague’s inoculation for?

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Smallpox

70
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When did Louis Pasteur publish Germ Theory?

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1861

71
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What is disease and infection the story of?

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The story of what people throughout History believed made them unwell and how they tried to treat illnesses.

72
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What did Hitler demand at the League of Nations Disarmament conference in 1933?

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That other countries (not just Germany) disarm. Then that Germany be allowed to have the same sized army as France.

73
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Why was the Sudetenland an attractive target for Hitler?

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It belonged to Czechoslovakia which was a new country resulting from the Treaty of Versailles which Hitler opposed.I t had vast resources that Hitler could use such as railways, forts, factories. There were 3 million Volksdeutche there. It surrounded Czechoslovakia on three sides.

74
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What did Germany and Italy agree in the Rome-Berlin Axis?

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They agreed that they would work more closely together in the future.

75
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What did Edward Jenner discover?

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Smallpox vaccination using cowpox

76
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What was forbidden between Germany and Austria in the Treaty of Versailles (spelt correctly)?

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Anchluss

77
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What did Britain, France and Italy agree in the Stresa Front?

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Guarantee the terms of the Locarno Treaty, protect Austrian independence, work together to ensure Hitler stopped breaking the rules of the Treaty of Versailles,

78
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What was not allowed in the Rhineland and what was this called?

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No troops, weapons or fortifications. This is called being demilitarised.

79
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What are the factors we use in the History of Medicine?

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Religion, Chance, War, Individuals, Science & Technology , Communications.

80
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What was the military impact of the Kaiser’s naval laws?

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Encouraged war.

81
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Why did some people oppose Edward Jenner’s vaccination?

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They were worried about having animal matter injected into them.

82
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Whicb British Prime Minister believed in appeasement?

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Neville Chamberlain

83
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In what year and period did Joseph Lister publish details of carbolic spray?

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1867 - industrial

84
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What was the political impact of the Kaiser’s naval laws?

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They won him lots of support as played upon people’s sense of patriotism.

85
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What was the Saar plebiscite to decide?

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Who (France or Germany) should rule the area after the 15 years of being controlled by the League of Nations.

86
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How did John Snow’s discovery challenge beliefs in Laissez-Faire?

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Because Snow had proved that the government’s not taking action was a direct cause of many deaths in London in 1854.

87
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How did the Kasier try to solve the problem of socialism?

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Social reforms were introduced eg 1889 old age pensions plus sickness and accident insurance schemes.

88
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What did Mussolini do as a result of Telini and his men being murdered in 1923?

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Blamed Greece and invaded the island of Corfu.

89
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What did the Treaty of Versailles decide would happen to the Saar?

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It would be put under the control of the League of Nations for 15 years.

90
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What was the outcome for Hitler at the League of Nations Disarmament conference in 1933?

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Germany left the League.

91
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What percentage of the population of the Saar voted in favour of being ruled by Germany?

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90%

92
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What is a fun and memorable poem for remembering the first letter of each of the time periods (in the right order)?

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People Eat Green Rolos During Rows In Turkey

93
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What name is given to the type of doctor who performs operations?

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Surgeon

94
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Why was Anschluss not achieved in 1934?

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The Austrian Army supported the (anti-Nazi) government plus Mussolini moved Italian troops to the Austrian border and threatened to invade if Hitler didn’t back off.

95
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What was the choice between and the outcome of the Saar plebiscite?

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Whether the areas should be governed by France or Germany. 90% of the population voted for Germany.

96
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Which country did Germany and the USSR agree to divide between the in the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

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Poland

97
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Which countries were not invited to the Munich Agreement that should have been there?

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Czechoslovakia and Russia.

98
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Who was Daladier?

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President of France in the 1930s.

99
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Which country did the Rhineland belong to?

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Germany.

100
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How did the Nazi-Soviet Pact push Britain closer to war?

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Britain promised Poland that if Hitler invaded, they would declare war on Germany.

101
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What was Laissez-Faire?

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A widely held belief at the start of the industrial period that it was not the job of government to try to improve public health.

102
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What was the Saar and what happened to it in the Treaty of Versailles?

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An important industrial area of Germany. It was put under the control of the League of Nations for 15 years.

103
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Why did Britain not act to stop Hitler when the Rhineland was remiliaterised in 1936?

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Britain was following a policy of appeasement.

104
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What was appeasement?

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A British policy of giving Hitler a little of what he wanted in order to prevent a war.

105
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Who was Roosevelt (FDR)?

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President of America for most of the 1930s.

106
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What connected the Saar and the League of Nations?

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The Saar had been given to the the League of Nations for 15 years as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. This was due to expire in 1935.

107
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The Munich conference was an example of appeasement. Which country did it let down?

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Czechoslovakia.

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