History Time Line 15: Legacy Flashcards
Did the US Senate ratify the Treaty of Versailles? When was the final decision?
The US Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles on November 19, 1919.
When did the Assembly of League of Nations convene? Where?
November, 1920, in Geneva.
What treaty limited the size of the largest fleets? When?
The Washington Naval Treaty in 1922.
Were the German reparation payments restructured? When? Under what Plan?
Yes, the Dawes Plan restructured German reparations payments in 1924.
Poison Gas was used extensively in WWI. What was the reaction? When?
The Geneva Protocol outlawed the use of chemical and biological weapons in 1925.
Was Germany allowed to join the League of Nations?
Yes, in 1926.
What event marked the onset of the Great Depression? When?
US Stock Market crash in 1929.
When did Japan invade Manchuria?
1931.
When did Japan quit the League of Nations?
1933.
What was the first League mandate to be granted independence? When?
Iraq in 1932.
When did it appear that Germany gave up on the post WWI framework?
1933, when Germany quit the League of Nations and denounced the Treaty of Versailles.
When did WWII start in Europe? What did the League of Nations do?
1939 (context from Wikipedia: Germany’s invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war). The League suspends operations.
When did the former German colonies gain their independence?
1960-1990.
