history exam S1 Flashcards
when was the treaty of Versailles signed?
1918
when was the Great Depression?
1929 - late 1930s
when was the fall of Singapore?
February 1942
when was the bombing of Darwin?
19 February 1942
when was the Kokoda Campaign?
1942
what was the significance of the treaty of versailles?
‘cause’ of WW11
humiliated Germany
terms- army limited to 100 000 men (no conscription), Germany territory given away, limited weapon production, Air Force gone.
made by George, Clemenceau & Wilson
What was the significance of the Great Depression?
Stock market crash in NY ‘cause’
germany - mass unemployment, record price rises, decreased standard of living, strikes, currency value depreciated, foreign investors moved money out
new leadership- Fascism, Communism, Militarism
What was the significance of the fall of Singapore?
Allies didn't think Japan was a threat Surrendered to Japan 130 000 prisoners of war Singapore ment to be 'impossible to invade Australia needed new allies
what was the significance of the Bombing of Darwin?
First attack on Aus shores - 250 dead
government downplayed situation to rest of aus
shown to be completely unprepared
What was the significance of the Kokoda Campaign?
Concerned whole of Aus
Australia now involved in war
CMF @ start
Hardships faced - weather, jungle, malaria, casualties
625 Aus died fighting
“they’d wished they were down with satan rather than this hell on earth.”
Who was John Curtin?
prime minister of Aus from 1941
Made relationship with US
Who was Robert Menzies?
prime minister @start of WW2
made deal with Britain for 20 000 soldiers - AUS
served from 1939-1941 & 1949-1966 (22 years)
Who was Winston Churchill?
Prime minister of Great Britain - 1940
steered British through BOB, the Blitz and D-Day
helped lead successful Allied strategy with US and Soviet Union to defeat axis powers
who was emperor Hirohito?
ordered governement to surrender after nuclear bombing
14/08 - Potts dam deceleration signed
15/08 - surrender speech broadcasted all over japanese radio - end of WW2
people unsuccessfully tried to overthrow him
what is colonisation?
the forming of a settlement or colony by a group of people who seek to take control of territories or countries.
