Inter War Period

Question 1

Turkey’s 1st president and what did he do?

Answer 1

Ataturk (father of all Turks)
Rapid modernization+ westernization
Religion/politics are now separate
Adopted Roman alphabet

Question 2

Pre Independence Egypt

Answer 2

Technically British colony by indirect rule

Nearly 800 Egyptians killed during movements

Question 3

Egypt after independence

Answer 3

1922-1936; independent but British troops still in the country
1936: British troops pull out except in the sues canal

Question 4

Palestine, how did the conflict evolve?

Answer 4

Arabs- British promised independent Palestine if they helped fight against the ottomans
Jews- Balfour agreement, Britain promises to support Jewish homeland in Palestine

Question 5

India, what do they want?

Answer 5

Independence from Britain

Tensions between Hindus and Muslims

Question 6

Gandhi

Answer 6

Leads Indian nationalists
Mom-violent protist but the British often used violence
Economic measure (salt March)

Question 7

Africa, what’s going on?

Answer 7

Racism+oppression still under rampant from imperialism

Exposure to western ideas-> national movements

Question 8

What does Africa do to get what they want?

Answer 8

Independence movements
Nigeria
Kenya
Senegal

Question 9

China what’s their deal?

Answer 9

“Spheres of influences”
They are anti-foreigners
Europeans called them boxers

Question 10

Boxer rebellion

Answer 10

1898-1900
Boxers attack foreigners
Destroying anything connected to foreigners
Crushed by outsiders

Question 11

How does china break down?

Answer 11

After Chinese empress dies is replaced with a child

Easy to overthrow-> radical nationalists

Question 12

Sun yat-sen

Answer 12

Leads nationalists
Establishes republican gov
Instability continued

Question 13

Chiang kai-shek

Answer 13

Becomes military dictator

Rejects western democracy

Question 14

Communism in China

Answer 14

Develops like Russia 1921
Chiang turns against it after awhile and kills 5,000 people
Civil war begins (takes a break)

Question 15

Why did Japan start invading

Answer 15

Needed to industrialize-> needed natural resources
Won Taiwan
Defeats Russia gets Korea
Spheres of influences and other pacific islands
Possible because Britain’s ally

Question 16

Japan after ww2

Answer 16

Divided
Military won bc country though…
Natural disaster
Great Depression

Question 17

Britain’s problem

Answer 17

Economic problems

Navy destroyed
Old infrastructure
Heavy borrowing

Question 18

Ireland’s problem

Answer 18

Home rule

1916 Easter rebellion-> brutally oppressed
Use guerilla tactics
Split in 2 1920

Question 19

France’s problem

Answer 19

Devastation, scared of Germany

Lost farmland-> war zone
Heavy borrowing

Builds maginot line

Question 20

Germany’s problem

Answer 20

Massive war dept

Print more money-> heavy inflation
France occupies coal rich Ruhr region to take payment in coal

Question 21

U.S’s problem

Answer 21

Isolationist, too much prosperity

Great Depression

Question 22

World’s problem

Answer 22

Desire for global security

Creation of League of Nations
Disarmament and “war is illegal”