Post World War Flashcards

1
Q

Rapallo Treaty was signed between ____ and ____ in the year ____

A

USSR and Germany
1922

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2
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Who signed the Lacarno Treaty? When? What was its objective? What was its consequence?

A

Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Italy.
1st December, 1925
Objective: Safety of Rhineland
Germany joined League of Nations in 1926

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3
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When was the Kellogg-Briand pact signed?

A

August,1928

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4
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When did Japan annex Manchuria?

A

1931

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5
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When did Italy annex Abyssinia?

A

1935-36

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6
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When did the Allies occupy Ruhr?

A

1923
French and Belgian troops were sent into Ruhr

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7
Q

Kellogg-Briand pat was also known as

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Paris Pact of 1928
Or
International Treaty for the renunciation of War as an instrument of national policy

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8
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How many members signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact?

A

15

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9
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Who were the members of Little Entente?

A

Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Rumania

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10
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Which two plan where initiated for Germany to pay her war reparations?

A

Dawes Plan 1924
Young Plan1929

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11
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When did the Paris Peace Treaty occur?

A

1919

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12
Q

Who laid out the point for establishing the League of Nations?

A

Woodrow Wilson

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13
Q

What was the constitution of the league of nations known as?

A

Convenant

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14
Q

Where was the Convenant accepted by the Allies?

A

At the Treaty of Paris

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15
Q

How many members signed the constitution of the league of nations in the beginning?

A

16

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16
Q

When did Germany leave the league of nation?

A

1933

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17
Q

When did Japan leave the league of nation?

A

1933

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18
Q

When did Italy leave the league of nation?

A

1937

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19
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When was Russia deprived of her membership from the league of nation? Why?

A

1940
Invasion of Finland

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20
Q

Which was the executive body of the League of Nations?

A

The Council

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21
Q

What was the total number of members of the Council of the League of Nations?

A

9
5 permanent
4 non-permanent

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22
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Who are the five permanent members of the Council?

A
  1. Great Britain
  2. United States
  3. France
  4. Italy
  5. Japan
    US did not accept the membership of League of Nations and hence the number of members in the Council is 4
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23
Q

When was the permanent court of the international justice established? Where?

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December 20, 1920
The Hague

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24
Q

How many judges were initially appointed in the Court of International Justice?

A

11
Later increased to 15

25
Q

What was the tenure of the judges of the court of international justice?

A

9 years

26
Q

The headquarter of the international labour organisation is located at

A

Geneva

27
Q

Between which two countries did the dispute for possession of Aland Island arise? When? How was it resolved?

A

Finland and Sweden
1921
The issue was resolved by the intervention of LoN and Aland Island was granted to Finland based on her valid claim.

28
Q

When did Greece attack Bulgaria on the question of demarcation of the boundaries?

A

1925

29
Q

Which system formulated by the League of Nations proved to be an effective measure to prevent the exploitation of big countries in their respective colonies?

A

The mandate system where in every country had to submit annual report to the League of Nations about the economic and social condition of the people of her colonies.

30
Q

Which territory was handed over to the League of Nations for a period of 15 years?

A

Saar Basin

31
Q

After 15 years being under the supervision of League of Nations the Saar Basin was granted to conduct a plebiscite. When was the plebiscite conducted? What was its result?

A

1935
The inhabitants express their desire to merge with Germany and the league of nation handed it over to Germany in March 1935

32
Q

The city of Vilna was under the possession of ______ but _____ established her control over it in the year ____

A

Lithuania
Poland
1920

33
Q

When did Italy bombard the island of Corfu?

A

1923

34
Q

What was the Memel Dispute all about?

A

The port of mammal was under the position of Germany before the Treaty of Versailles. After the establishment of League of Nations this sport was placed under the protection of the league of nation and its administration was carried on by a French commissioner. In 1923 Lithuania established her sway over this port in an illegal way. The League of Nations could not intervene in this issue.

35
Q

After Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, an independent territory was established under the charge of

A

Pi-yo

36
Q

On the appeal of China, a commission was sent to manchuria to enquire into the whole matter and to give comprehensive report including suggestions for the settlement of the problem. Who led this commission?

A

Lord Lytton of Great Britain

37
Q

When did the Spanish Civil War break out?

A

1937

38
Q

Who started the Spanish civil war against the Republican government of Spain?

A

General Franco

39
Q

When did Hitler dissolve the Treaty of Versailles?

A

1935

40
Q

When did Hitler annex Rhine?

A

1936

41
Q

When did Hitler annex Austria to Germany?

A

1938

42
Q

When did Germany annex Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia?

A

1939

43
Q

When did Hitler invade Poland?

A

1939

44
Q

When was the Washington conference arranged? By whom?

A

12th November, 1921
US President Mr. Harding

45
Q

When was the Geneva conference held? Who was the president of the Geneva conference?

A

3rd February, 1932
Arthur Handerson

46
Q

How many countries participated in the Geneva conference?

A

57 countries
230 representatives

47
Q

Who first used the phrase ‘New Deal’? When? Where?

A

Theodore Roosevelt
1932
Philadelphia Convention of the Democratic Party Primaries

48
Q

Which treaty established peace between Russia and Germany during the first world war?

A

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Signed in 1917

49
Q

New economic policy was started by which Soviet ruler? When?

A

Lenin
1921

50
Q

In which year was the first five year plan accepted in the USSR? Who started it?

A

1928
Stalin

51
Q

Which treaty made Russia recognise the independence of Finland Ukraine and Georgia?

A

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

52
Q

When was Hitler appointed as the Chancellor? Who appointed him?

A

1933
President Hindenburg

53
Q

Nazism was greatly influenced by the teachings of

A

Nietzsche
Hegel
Rosenberg

54
Q

Who was the leader of ‘Young Turk Movement’?

A

Mustafa Kamal Pasha

55
Q

The ‘Young Turk Movement’ started in the year

A

1910

56
Q

The war between Greece and Turkey was concluded by which peace treaty? When was it signed?

A

Treaty of Laussane
24 July 1923

57
Q

When was the Treaty of friendship and neutrality signed between Russia and Turkey?

A

1925

58
Q

When did Turkey join the League of Nations?

A

1932

59
Q

The Sadaabad Pact was signed among

A
  1. Turkey
  2. Iran
  3. Iraq
  4. Afghanistan
    In 1937