History Flashcards
When did ww1 start and end
1914-1918
When was the treaty of Versailles signed
1919 officially bringing ww1 to a end
Which 3 leaders mostly made the treaty of Versailles
Lloyd George, Wilson, Clemenceau
Which country in ww1 did Lloyd George Lead
Britain
Which country in ww1 did Wilson lead
USA
Which country in ww1 did Clemenceau lead
France
How did France feel Germany should be punished
Harshly
How did Britain feel Germany should be punished
they knew the dangers of Germany being punished to harshly but also knew that the people of Britain wanted a punishment for Germany so they decided to meet in the middle and punish them moderately
How did the USA feel Germany should be punished
The USA felt Germany shouldn’t be punished at all
What punishments did Germany have to accept
war reparations of 6.6billion. They where limited to only 100,000 men in their army. They had to give land to France etc. and in article 231 they had to accept war guilt
What years did the Spanish flu start and end
1918-1920
How many people where estimated to have been infected
and how many where estimated to have died
500million
20-50million
What/who was theorized to have spread it
soldiers from ww1
What where the two parties of Irish and when was all of Ireland part of the British Empire
unionists and nationalists 1900s
what yr was the easter rising
1916
What are the 1920s often referred to as
the roaring twenties
what yr was the national strike in and how many days was the country shut down
1926, 9 days
what ages where people banned from working and how many new homes where built (America)
under 14, 200,000 homes
What was the new Germen system called and what type of system was it
it was called the Weimar republic it was a full democracy
in 1923 the Germens where not able to afford reparations so what did the French do
The French occupied Ruhr
When the Germens printed more money what happened
Germany went in to hyperinflation. (In 1920 a loaf of bread cost 100 marks whereas in 1923 it cost 200,000 billion marks)
Which country did Germany borrow money from and what two plans did they use
USA Dawes plan and young plan
What % did unemployment during the Wall-Street crash and great depression in USA
23%
What % did unemployment during the Wall-Street crash and great depression in Britain
20%
How much did global trade fall by in %
50%
