History Flashcards
What date was the peacesettlement being made
1919
what was threatening europe during the time that the peace settlement was being made
hunger,disease,revolution
How many people had died during ww1
10 million
What factors meant that the world would not turn back to normal after ww1
the ongoing influenza epidemic,the german ottoman Austo-hungarian and Russia empires had collapesed which caused chaos and revolution
How badly was Russia affected after ww1
the rule of the upper and middle class was overthrown,a party who claimed to be supportive of working class people established a communist state
Name the prime ministers of Britain,France and the USA during ww1
France:George clemenceau
Britain:David Lloyd George
USA:Woodrow wilson
What were the 3 aims France,Britain and France all had
Punish Germany,Prevent war,Establish order and prevent the spread of communism
How did france want to punish Germany
weaken them to the point they’d never threaten France again,wanted they to pay an enormous amount of reparations,remove any areas that were rich in raw materials,military disabled
How did Britain want to punish Germany
didn’t want to be as harsh as France,this is because they had important trade links with them,lied to his people saying”we will squeeze them like a lemon until it’s pip’s squeak
How did USA want to punish Germany
wanted to base it off his 14 points,wanted a leinent peace treaty
How did woodrow wilson believe stability in Europe could be achieved
by freeing nationalities from foreign rule
What was the most important point of Wilson’s 14 points
the league of nations
What was the league of nations meant for
to settle all disputes before they turned into wars
What was the name of the deal that was signed on June 1919 and blamed Germany for starting the war
the treaty of versailles
What were the terms of the treaty of versailles
Reduced military,had to pay an enormous amount of repartions,consficated area and colonies
In what treaty was who to blame for the war
the war guilt clause
What and when was the final amount of reparations announced
6.6 billon and it was decided in 1921
How was the treaty of versailles adapted so that Germany couldn’t start a war again
army reduced to 100,000 soldiers,navy reduced to 6 battleships,forbidden from military aircraft,tanks,armoured cars and submarines
How was the treaty of versailles adapted to give France additional security
the rhineland was demilitrarised,
What territories did they lose
west:Alsace and Lorraine
Eupen,Moressnet and Malmedy,Northen Schleswig
How was the saar land determined in the treaty of versailles
France had control over the coalfields but the league of nations had control over the government after 15 years people would vote if they wanted it to return to German rule
How were Germany’s eastern borders changed in the treaty of versailles
Poland gained west prussia and posen
What was the polish corridoor
an area of West Prussia where the population was predominantly German
What happened to Germanies colonies after ww1
the victorious countries hoped to gain them but they were given to the league as mandates
When was Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
January 1933
What did Hitler write in his book while he served time in prison(1924)
he wrote the foreign policy aims he hoped to achieve if he came into power,promised to ignore the treaty of versailles,bring together all German speaking people
How did Gustav Stressman use methods to try and get rid of the treaty of versailles
he used diplomacy
What was Hitler’s plan to achieve greater Germany
to unite all German speaking countries this included Austria,parts of czech and poland to do this he would have to increase the size of armed forces
Why did Hitler hate Jews
he thought they had started ww1,ad thought they had caued economic problems
What idea did hitler blame on the jews
communism
Was the collapse of the German economy a factor of Hitler’s rise
Yes