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EOY Revision Yr 9 > History > Flashcards

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1
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How many deaths are estimated to be caused from WW1

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9 million

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Long term causes of the Great war (WW1)

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Nationalism,militarism,imperialism,alliance

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(In WW1)Nationalism is…

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Many people had believed their country and their way of doing things was the best.

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(In WW1)militarism is….

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People considered that the bigger the army the more powerful the country. These weaponry was a temptation to solve any problem for countries

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(In WW1)imperialism…

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Countries with colonies saw eachother as threats which can be solved through war

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6
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What countries make up the triple Entente

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Britain,France and Russia

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What countries make up the triple Alliance

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Germany,Austria-Hungary and Italy

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What was the short term reason for the Great War

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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9
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Where and when did Franz Ferdinand celebrate his wedding aniversary

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28 june 1914, a Bosnian city called Sarajevo

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10
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Definition of a war front

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Where two armies meet

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What plan did Germany come up with to deal with both wars against France and Russia

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The Schlieffen plan

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12
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What was the problem of the schlieffen plan

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It was built on assumptions

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13
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What was the result of WW1 at the end of 1914

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A stalemate

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14
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When did the Great war end

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November 1918

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In russia march 1917 what had Tsar’s troops done to the workers

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they refused to shoot and joined the revolution

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16
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What happened in Russia, 16march 1917

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Tsar Nicholas 2 abdicated and the new Provisional government took over

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Who returned back to russia a month after Tsar Nicholas’ abdication

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Lenin and his political party the ‘Bolsheviks’

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18
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What did lenin and the bolsheviks believe

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Communism and that the war should end immediately and everyone shares almost literally eveeything

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19
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What happened in Russia October 1917

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The bolsheviks seized power and made russia the first communist state

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20
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How did the provisional government lose the battle at St Petersburg Oct 1917 with the bolsheviks

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They did not have enough people who supported him

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21
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Who were the big three countries that decided the treaty of versailles

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France,usa and Britain

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What did the treaty of versailles incluede

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Germany must take all responsibility for the war as well as a massive fine
They could not have an air force or submarines and their soldiers were not allowed near france
The had to hand over colonies to britain and france
The had to cut off parts of their countries to make new ones
They could not join the league of nation talks

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23
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What is the purpose of the league of nations

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To resolve wars between countries internationally through talking while also improving and aiding eachother through problems such as disease or slavery

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24
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How would the league of nations help withh conflicts

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Talk to both counried to resolve issues
Stop trade with the invading country as a Lack of supplies would end war

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25
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Some successes of the LoN are

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Defeating diseases like leprosy,cholera and small pox
Sorting disputes between finland and sweden
Freed 200000 slaves

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Failuers of the LoN

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Never had an armed force
Usa was never a member
Could mot stop japan invading china(1931)
Could not stop germany expanding in 1936-39

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27
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Which serbian group planned to assassinate Franz Ferdinand

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The black hand

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28
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Who killed Franz ferdinand and how did they die

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Gavrilo Princip who died by TB(Tubercolosis)

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29
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What did the bolsheviks do after they defeated the provisional government

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They got rid of people who opposed them as well as opposing parties,newspapers and editors

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30
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How did the bolsheviks do in the election in november 1917

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They did badly being outnumbered and in january 1918 lenin sent trooops to close dpwn the constituent assembly.

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31
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What had russia become after lenin closed down the constituent assembly

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A single party state

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32
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March 1918 what was formed between germany and russia

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The treaty of brest litovsk

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33
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What did the treaty of brest litovsk include

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Giving up territy which would give germany
34% of Russia’s population
54% russian factories and more

34
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What decrees were passed in the winter of 1917 to make russia more equal

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Women were declared equal to men
Land was taken from the Tsar and old landlords
Rich people were forced to share their houses with the poor
Factories were taken fron the owners
Peasent with an abundance of resources were forced to share them

35
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What did the new regime in russia winter 1917 cause people to do

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Some left and those who stayed got robbed by gangs and were forced to sweep streets and such

36
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What happend to the royal fanily(Romanovs) after Nichols Tsar’s abdication

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They were placed under hpuse arrest and were forced to live ina palace constantly guarded to prevent escape

37
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How did the royal family of russia die

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There was a suspected plot to free the royal army so they were moved to YEKAterinburg where they were executed on 16 july 1918

38
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What are some early acts of anti-semitism

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Back to roman times where early christians wrongly claimed the jews had killed Jesus as christianity was the official religion of the roman empire

39
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By the year 1000ce what was the image of jews

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Jews who did not share christian beliefs had been brutally persecuted and had lies shard demonising them. They were also used as scapegoats for people’s problems

40
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What rules were passed that was unfair towards jews

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Unabling jews from certain jobs,living separatelt on ghettos and being for d to wear cloths to show they were jewish

41
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What happened to the jews due to the spread of christianity in europe

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Many were expelled from their countries and became rfugees

42
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What does anti-semitism mean

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Hostility toward or dicrimination against jews as a religious,ethnic or racial group

43
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When did hitlr and the nazis come into power

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1933

44
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When did jews in germany face terrible discrimination and prejudice

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1933-39

45
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How many jews across europe were killed durin the second world war(1939-45)

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Approx. 6million were killed

46
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What is genocide

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Any act aimed to destroy a whole or part of a national,ethnic raccial or religious group.

47
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When did the nazis and its allies get defeated

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1945

48
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What wasa result of the Nazi’s genocide

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2/3 of jews living europe were killed and 90% of jewish children as well

49
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What other group s of people were killed and executed in concentration camps

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Gypsie,gay men,political opponents, jehovah’s witnesses,polish and soviet civillians and prisoners from the war from the soviet union.

50
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What anti-semitic actions did the nazi do in 1933

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Removed jews from the media,jewish children in schooles were reduced and controlled,jews removed from public service

51
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What anti semitic actions did the nazis do in 1935

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All jews removed from the army,anti semitic laws were passed which were:’the reich citizen law’ and ‘law for the protection of German blood and honour’.

52
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What anti semitic actions did the nais do in 1936

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Now financial assisstance for jewish children,jewish teachers could not teach non-jews

53
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What antinsemitic action did the nazis do in 1937

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They could not get a university degree

54
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What anti semitic actions did the nazis do in 1938

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Jews with high paying,proffessional jobs were unable to work,amount of wealth and location of it must be told to the government,jewish childrn banned from german schools, overall identification of jews(passport clothing and names)

55
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What was a trench?

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A dug out space in the middle of a battlefield to seek cover from enemy fire aswell as travelling without using no man’s land

56
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When did Armistice begin?

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11.11.1918

57
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Why did Germany lose WW1?

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DIdn’t prioritise resources such as food

58
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What ultimately ended WW1

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The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

59
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Short term causes of WW1

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assassinstion of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by gavilo princip in sarajevo, bosnianon the 28 july 1914

60
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What did the Treaty of Versailles include?

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-Germany to pay £6,600,000,000
-Germany not allowed to have a navy or air force
-German army could only be 100,000 men
-Couldn’t militarise the rhineland
-Germany leased it’s countries to Britain and France
-Parts of country cut off to form new countries
-League of Nations set up

61
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How did the Great Depression help Hitler rise to power?

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People were left unemployed and as a result lost homes and turned to Hitler
Government raised taxes and turned to the Nazi party as Hitler provided a ‘solution’

62
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How did the enabling act bring Hitler to power?

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It gave him the liability to ontroduce laws without the approval of the Reichstag

63
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What were Hitler’s methods for keeping control of germany

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Terror,propaganda,youth and economic success

64
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How did hitler use terror to keep control of Germany

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The fear of the deaths in concentration camps as spied of the gestapo terrorised german people into obedience

65
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How did hitler use propaganda to keep control pf germany

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Strict rules on what people could see,read and hear

66
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How did hitler use propaganda to keep control pf germany

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Strict rules on what people could see,read and hear

67
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How did hitler use the youth to keep control of germahy

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Curriculums were changed and teachers were forced to teach nazi ideas to chikdren. Those who didnt were sacked

68
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How did hitler use economic success to keep control of germany

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He came up with many schemes that would boot the economy of germany while providing many with jobs

69
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What were the key years where hitler actions caused and lead up to WW2

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1933,1936,1937,march september of 1938 and 1939

70
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When did german troops invade poland leading up to WW2

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September 1 1939

71
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When did hitler breach the treaty of versailles to grow Germany’s armed force

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1933
1935 he started openly showing their plans for re-armament

72
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What did hitler introduce in 1936

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Conscription( every man had to spend some time in the army)

73
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What agreement was made in september 1938

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The munich agreement
Britain and france agreed Hitler could take Sutenland if he didnt invade the rest of Czechoslovakia

74
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When did Germany disregard the munich agreement

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March 1939

75
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Who believed in the appeasement of hitler

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New prim minister neville chamberlain

76
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Who were the two sides in ww2

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Allies:britain,usa,ussr
Axis powers:germany,italy,japan

77
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When did ww2 begin

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1939 september

78
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When did britain evacuate Dunkirk

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May 1940

79
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What time did the blitz span

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September-december 1940

80
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When was the attack on pearl harbour

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7 december 1941

81
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What is G.A.R.G.L.E (just to guide answers and not develop it) for Treaty of Versailles

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Guilt for the war
Armed forces reduced
Reparations
Germany lost land
League Of Nations set up
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EOY Revision Yr 9 (6 decks)

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