Post World War Flashcards
Rapallo Treaty was signed between ____ and ____ in the year ____
USSR and Germany
1922
Who signed the Lacarno Treaty? When? What was its objective? What was its consequence?
Germany, Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Italy.
1st December, 1925
Objective: Safety of Rhineland
Germany joined League of Nations in 1926
When was the Kellogg-Briand pact signed?
August,1928
When did Japan annex Manchuria?
1931
When did Italy annex Abyssinia?
1935-36
When did the Allies occupy Ruhr?
1923
French and Belgian troops were sent into Ruhr
Kellogg-Briand pat was also known as
Paris Pact of 1928
Or
International Treaty for the renunciation of War as an instrument of national policy
How many members signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
15
Who were the members of Little Entente?
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Which two plan where initiated for Germany to pay her war reparations?
Dawes Plan 1924
Young Plan1929
When did the Paris Peace Treaty occur?
1919
Who laid out the point for establishing the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
What was the constitution of the league of nations known as?
Convenant
Where was the Convenant accepted by the Allies?
At the Treaty of Paris
How many members signed the constitution of the league of nations in the beginning?
16
When did Germany leave the league of nation?
1933
When did Japan leave the league of nation?
1933
When did Italy leave the league of nation?
1937
When was Russia deprived of her membership from the league of nation? Why?
1940
Invasion of Finland
Which was the executive body of the League of Nations?
The Council
What was the total number of members of the Council of the League of Nations?
9
5 permanent
4 non-permanent
Who are the five permanent members of the Council?
- Great Britain
- United States
- France
- Italy
- Japan
US did not accept the membership of League of Nations and hence the number of members in the Council is 4
When was the permanent court of the international justice established? Where?
December 20, 1920
The Hague
How many judges were initially appointed in the Court of International Justice?
11
Later increased to 15
What was the tenure of the judges of the court of international justice?
9 years
The headquarter of the international labour organisation is located at
Geneva
Between which two countries did the dispute for possession of Aland Island arise? When? How was it resolved?
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.
When did Greece attack Bulgaria on the question of demarcation of the boundaries?
1925
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?
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.
Which territory was handed over to the League of Nations for a period of 15 years?
Saar Basin
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?
1935
The inhabitants express their desire to merge with Germany and the league of nation handed it over to Germany in March 1935
The city of Vilna was under the possession of ______ but _____ established her control over it in the year ____
Lithuania
Poland
1920
When did Italy bombard the island of Corfu?
1923
What was the Memel Dispute all about?
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.
After Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, an independent territory was established under the charge of
Pi-yo
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?
Lord Lytton of Great Britain
When did the Spanish Civil War break out?
1937
Who started the Spanish civil war against the Republican government of Spain?
General Franco
When did Hitler dissolve the Treaty of Versailles?
1935
When did Hitler annex Rhine?
1936
When did Hitler annex Austria to Germany?
1938
When did Germany annex Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia?
1939
When did Hitler invade Poland?
1939
When was the Washington conference arranged? By whom?
12th November, 1921
US President Mr. Harding
When was the Geneva conference held? Who was the president of the Geneva conference?
3rd February, 1932
Arthur Handerson
How many countries participated in the Geneva conference?
57 countries
230 representatives
Who first used the phrase ‘New Deal’? When? Where?
Theodore Roosevelt
1932
Philadelphia Convention of the Democratic Party Primaries
Which treaty established peace between Russia and Germany during the first world war?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Signed in 1917
New economic policy was started by which Soviet ruler? When?
Lenin
1921
In which year was the first five year plan accepted in the USSR? Who started it?
1928
Stalin
Which treaty made Russia recognise the independence of Finland Ukraine and Georgia?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
When was Hitler appointed as the Chancellor? Who appointed him?
1933
President Hindenburg
Nazism was greatly influenced by the teachings of
Nietzsche
Hegel
Rosenberg
Who was the leader of ‘Young Turk Movement’?
Mustafa Kamal Pasha
The ‘Young Turk Movement’ started in the year
1910
The war between Greece and Turkey was concluded by which peace treaty? When was it signed?
Treaty of Laussane
24 July 1923
When was the Treaty of friendship and neutrality signed between Russia and Turkey?
1925
When did Turkey join the League of Nations?
1932
The Sadaabad Pact was signed among
- Turkey
- Iran
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
In 1937
