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Midterm Flashcards

1
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What was the Dreyfus Affair?

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  • Jewish Captain accused to be traitor

- Govt. Admitted they were wrong

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Why was the Dreyfus Affair significant?

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Divided France between Pro Catholics and Anti-Clerics

Separation of Church and State

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What were the Rome Accords

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Agreements between France and Italy in 1935

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Who signed the Rome Accords?

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Laval and Mussolini

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What did the Rome Accords agree?

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France agreed to give up some African territory to Italy in exchange for support against German Aggression

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What was the significance of the Rome Accords?

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Shows that France was anticipating German Aggression

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What was the WSPU?

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Women’s Social and Political Union

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Why was the WSPU significant?

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Resulted in wider attention for Women’s Suffrage in the UK

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9
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What did the Treaty of Lausanne do?

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Ended the Turkish War

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10
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Why was the Treaty of Lausanne significant?

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Because the new Turkish government signed it.

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Which previous treaty did the new Turkish government reject?

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Treaty of Sevres

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What was the Little Entente?

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Alliance between Czechs, Romania and Yugoslavia to defend against Hungarians

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Why was the Little Entente significant?

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Led to the assassination of the Yugoslav King and the French Foreign Sec

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What was the Triple Entente?

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An alliance between GB, Fr and Russia

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Why was the Triple Entente significant?

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Because it set out the allied side of WW2

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16
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What was the TofV?

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The peace treaty with DE that came out of the Paris Peace Conference

17
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Why was the TofV significant?

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Because it is one of the main causes of WW2?

18
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What was the main German grievance wit the TofV?

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Article 231-War Guilt Clause

19
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Which particular German leader responded negatively to the TofV?

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Hitler

20
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What were the three significant parts of the TofV?

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  • DE Disarmament
  • DE loss of territory
  • Reparations
21
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What was the Treaty of Trianon?

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The peace treaty between Hungary and Allies

22
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Why was the TofTrianon significant?

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Disturbed the ethnic/culture of C. Europe

23
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Why did the TofTrianon disturb Hungary?

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Hungary lost 3/4s of Ter. and 2/3s of Pop

24
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What was the LofN?

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A union of countries founded during the LofN?

25
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Significance of LofN?

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Major arbitrator of European affairs in 20th Century

26
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What were the Lorcano Treaties?

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Treaty between Allies and new states setting out territory

Also made Germany promise not to go to war

27
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What was the significance of Lorcano?

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Spirit of Lorcano

Angered Poland

28
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What was the Sykes Picot Agreement?

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Secret British and French solution to Ottoman Empire

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