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History END OF YEAR EXAM Revision Flashcards

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Armistice

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An agreement to stop fighting

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Blitz

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German bombing campaign in 1941

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Civil defence

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The protection of civilians during a war

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Home front

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The civilian population contributing to the war effort

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Imperialism

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Building up of empires

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Militarism

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Building up of armies

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Welfare state

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State that protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens

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Weapons used 1000 years ago

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Pikes, swords, shields, bows

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2 ways war has changed in the last 1000 years

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Weapons used, amount of countries/groups involved

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Countries in the triple entente WW1

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UK, France, Russia

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Which countries were in the triple alliance WW1

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Germany, Austro-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

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12
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When was the scramble of Africa

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1700s

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13
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Which country switched sides in WW1

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Italy

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14
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Who spent the most on their military WW1

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Russia

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The Schlieffen plan

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Attack France then Russia to avoid fighting on two fronts

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Why did the Schlieffen plan fail

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Belgium fought better than Germany expected, Belgium flooded areas to slow down Germany, Russia mobilised their troops quicker than expected

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New weapons of WW1

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Machine gun, grenade, poison gas, tanks, flamethrowers

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18
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Key Battles WW1

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Mattel of Marne, Battle of the Somme, Battle of Gallipoli, Brusilov Offensive

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19
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Where did Britain get many of their soldiers in WW1

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Commonwealth troops

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Largest naval battle of WW1

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Battle of Jutland

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Women before 1914

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No vote, no MPs, stayed at home, looked after children, ‘owned’ by their husbands

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Jobs women gained after WW1

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Police officers, working in munitions, mining

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Why did Germany lose WW1

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America joining the war, failure of the Schlieffen plan, lost alllies

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When was the Russian revolution

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1917

25
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What did the treaty of Versailles cause Germany to lose

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Money, Land, Army size, 50% of their steel industry

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When did WW1 end?

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11:00 11/11/1918

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Who was declared responsible for WW1

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Germany

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What size army was Germany allowed to have after WW1?

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10,000 troops

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What caused the Nazi party to come to power?

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Economic depression, lack of jobs, Hitler’s promise of revenge

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Operation Barborosa

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Nazi invasion of the USSR

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Blitzkrieg

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Lightning war

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Operation Pied Piper

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Evacuation of 3.1million children from cities across Britain

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When was the Battle of Midway

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1942

34
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What event brought the USA into WW2

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Bombing of Pearl Harbour

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4 rules for war crimes

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Cannot attack civilians, cannot torture prisoners of war, medical workers must always be allowed to do their job (cannot be attacked), Cannot use weapons of mass destruction

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When was the ‘Phoney War’

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Sept 1939 - May 1940

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Primary source

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Evidence from the time of the event

38
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Secondary source

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Evidence from after the event

39
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Where were the two Atomic Bombs dropped

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki

40
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3 reasons why the US dropped the atomic bombs

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To end the war quickly, testing the bombs, to intimidate the USSR

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Effects of the atomic bombs

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Cancers, radiation sickness, buildings destroyed, extreme cost of repair

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Sir William Beveridge’s Five Giants of poverty

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Want, Ignorance, Disease, Squalor, Idleness

43
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Why did Labour win in the 1945 general election

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Churchill was seen as a ‘man of war’ , Labour promised a better future

44
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Where were Jews sent to by the Nazis

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Death camps, Labour camps, Euthanasia centres

45
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Kristalnacht

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Night of the broken glass

46
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When were the death camps introduced

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1941

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Impacts of Kristalnacht

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Deaths, damage to shops, burnt synagogues

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Examples of Jewish resistance to the Holocaust

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Gathered weapons, attacked police, rescued Jews from concentration camps

49
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Einsatzgruppen

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Squads of people who were responsible for the mass killing of Jews during the holocaust

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