IMPORTANT KEYWORDS (Part 1)

Question 1

Anschluss

Answer 1

joining of Austria and Germany as one state - forbidden by Treaty of Versailles 1919 but carried out by Hitler in 1938.

Question 2

Big Three`

Answer 2

Three main leaders of Versailles Peace Conference 1919

1. Llyod George (Britain)
2. Wilson (USA)
3. Clemenceau (France)

Question 3

demilitarised zone

Answer 3

Area of land where troops (soldiers) cannot be stationed

Question 4

democracy

Answer 4

The political system in which the population votes for its government in elections held on a regular basis.

Question 5

disarmament

Answer 5

process of scrapping land, sea, or air weapons.

Question 6

Fourteen Points

Answer 6

Key Points sets out by US President, Woodrow Wilson for negotiating peace at end of WW1.

Question 7

hyperinflation

Answer 7

Process of money becoming worthless (the most notable event was in Germany 1923).

Question 8

idealist / realist

Answer 8

a person motivated by particular beliefs

Question 9

Kapp Putsch

Answer 9

Attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government in Germany in 1920.

Question 10

League of Nations

Answer 10

Organisation set up to manage international disputes and prevent wars after WW1. The brainchild of Woodrow Wilson (US President)