History Section 3 Flashcards
When was the Mukden incident?
September 18th 1931
What does it mean by ‘when America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold’?
Whatever happened to America had a ripple effect on the rest of the world and its economies, as Americas economy was such a large part of the worlds economy.
What was Japan’s main raw material?
Silk
Give 3 things Japan needed
Raw materials, market for goods, living space.
What happened in Manchuria February 1932?
Japanese took over, renamed it Manchukuo and put the Chinese emperor Pu Yi in control.
What link did Japan have to Manchuria?
Since 1904 it held the right to build a railway line through the Chinese province of Manchuria
What was the leagues reaction to the Manchurian crisis?
They set up a commission of enquiry under Lord Lytton, and asked Japan to withdraw their troops. The commission said that Japan had acted unlawfully and that its should return Manchuria to China.
What was Japan’s actions after the Lytton commission?
They ignored it and left the league.
When did Japan invade Jehol?
1933
When did Japan invade china?
1937
Why did Mussolini want to invade Abyssinia?
He wanted to build an Italian empire in Africa.
What was Mussolini’s excuse to invade?
30 Italian soldiers were killed in a border clash with Abyssinian troops in December 1934
What agreement did Britain, France and Italy sign in April 1935 and what did they agree to do.
The Stresa Front, agreeing to stand united against Germany.
When did Italian forces invade Abyssinia?
October 1935
Who was Haile Selassie?
The Abyssinian emperor
What were the economic sanctions imposed onto Italy?
No weapons were to be sold to Italy, no rubber or iron.
Why didn’t Britain and France close the Suez Canal?
They didn’t want to provoke a war with Mussolini or drive him into an alliance with Hitler.
What did the Hoare-Laval pact agree to?
To give Mussolini 2/3 of Abyssinia if he agreed to stop fighting.
What was the capital of Abyssinia?
Addis Ababa
What agreement was signed in October 1936?
The Rome-Berlin Axis between Italy and Germany agreeing to work closer together.
What happened on May 7 1919?
Germany was presented with a harsh peace treaty
What is a diktat?
A dictated peace, no negotiation.
What were the terms of the treaty?
Germany had to accept full responsibility for starting the war, it had to pay reparations to the allies-£6,600 million- lose a huge amount of territory, give its colonies to neighbouring countries,it was no longer allowed an airforce, restrictions were placed on army and navy and no troops were allowed in Rhineland.
When did Germany sign the treaty?
June 28 1919
What did extremist opponents of the government claim?
That the treaty had ‘stabbed Germany in the back’
Which party was Hitler the leader of?
The National Socialist German Workers Party/Nazi Party