Hass exam revision Flashcards
what is a treaty
written agreement between 2 or more international countries
league of nations
international organization formed at the Paris peace conference in 1919
BRAT stands for
blame
reparation
armed forces
territory
Blame (BRAT)
Germany was to take blame for WW 1
Reparations (BRAT)
Germany had to pay 6.6 billion pounds
Armed forces (BRAT)
Germany had to reduce their army to 100,000 soldiers and limited war vehicles
Territory (BRAT)
Germany had to return all the taken land back to their original countries
Paris peace conference
January 1919, victorious nations of ww 1 met at Paris peace conference to come plan to rebuild Europe and ensure ongoing peace, as well as ruining Germany
what is history
the study of who we are, why we are, the way we are.
why study history
it can provide us with solutions to many of the problems of the present
modern world
refers to the period of 1500CE to the present
important dates
1914-1918: World War I
1918 to 1920: Spanish Flu pandemic
1919: Treaty of Versailles
29 Oct 1929: US stock market crash
30 Jan 1933: Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
1939 to 1945: World War II
19 Feb 1942: Darwin bombed
6 to 9 Aug 1945: Atomic bombing of Japan
1940s to 1960s: American Civil Rights Movement
c. 1945 to 1991: Cold War
c. 1930s to present: Aboriginal Australian civil rights movement
2020: Covid-19 pandemic
who were the big 4
David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister
Woodrow Wilson, U.S. President
George Clemenceau, French Prime Minister
Vittorio Orlando, Italian Prime Minister
what was David Lloyd George, motivation
Wanted Germany to be punished but also remain strong as he feared the spread of Communism in Europe. Wanted to weaken Germany’s army and navy
what was Woodrow Wilson motivation
Wanted to punish Germany but not too harshly. Wanted to set up the League of Nations to encourage peace and negotiations to prevent future wars.
what was George Clemenceau motivation
France suffered greatly in WW1 so they wanted Germany to be punished severely so they could never fight again. Clemenceau also wanted a return of the land lost to Germany.
what was Vittorio Orlando motivation
Wanted to gain land for Italy and agreed with Lloyd George that Germany shouldn’t be punished to severely. Left the conference early as he couldn’t secure Italy’s claims to land.
The Roaring Twenties
During the 1920s many western countries experienced a decade of high economic prosperity.
people had extra money to spend and spent it on goods. E.g. clothes, home appliances
The Roaring Twenties
(social change)
The Roaring 20s included changing values in society
women may have worked in a clerical or factory job, smoked cigarettes, worn makeup and gone dancing in the evening.
The Roaring Twenties
(economic change)
A post-war marriage boom increased demand for homes.
Much of this was fuelled by borrowed funds from the USA and Britain
The Roaring Twenties
(Aboriginal Australians)
During the 20’s, most Nation people were kept apart from European society.
who were the political leaders in Australia
Billy Hughes-prime minster (PM) 1915-1923
Stanley Bruce – PM, 1923 – 1929
James Scullin – PM, 1929-1932
what did Stanley Bruce start?
Started the ‘Men, Money and Markets’ policy.
what was the Men, Money and market policy
Men = bring in migrants ( big push for British migrants – cheap passage)
Money = borrow funds from over seas
Markets = find new customers for agricultural and manufacturing products.
the great depression
occurred at the end of the Roaring 20s ( 29 October 1929) after the fall of stock market.
This event signaled the beginning of the Great Depression which lasted for over a decade.
By 1933, thousands of US banks had closed.
(It took 25-years for the stock market to recover.)
without jobs or steady income, many people lost their homes and were forced to live in on the street or in substandard housing.
The great depression in Australia
one of the two countries that suffered most during the Great Depression
During the Great Depression:
Exports fell substantially with other countries not being able to afford Australian goods (e.g., wool, wheat)
The prices of those goods also fell sharply, reducing the country’s income further.
Australia struggled to repay it debts.