history end of year revison

Question 1

how did the treaty of versais affect germany

Answer 1

Land was taken from Germany and given to other countries.
Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war.
Germany had to pay fines of £6.6 billion.
Germany’s armed forces were reduced and they were not allowed an air force.
It left many Germans feeling humiliated.

Question 2

why did ww2 break out?

Answer 2

When Hitler broke the agreement made at the Munich Conference, it became clear appeasement had failed, and war broke out following the invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Question 3

dunkirk triumph:

Answer 3

340,000 british, french and belgian troops were evacuated from dunkirk.
bad weather stopped the luftwaffe taking off and 1000s of british troops got away.

Question 4

dunkirk disaster

Answer 4

30000 british prisoners were taken by germany.
1000 gun and tanks were lost
the british had to abandon dunkirk.

Question 5

battle of britan

Answer 5

started 10th july 1940.
germany called it operation sea lion. The RAF won because they had people who could replace their aircrafts and their preperation was better than germanys