SUMMATIVE HISTORY REVISION INTER WAR (AND TOV) Flashcards
what percentage of land did Germany lose under the TOV
10 percent
how much population did Germany lose to the TOV
12.5 Percent
what land was taken from Germany under the tov
10 percent of land
overseas colonies16 percent of its coal fields
almost half of its iron and steel industry
what was the German army limited to under the TOV
100,000 men
True or false, The TOV let Germany enforce conscription
FALSE. Conscription was banned.
how many tanks , submarines or military aircraft were Germany allowed following the TOV
0
how many battleships could their navy have
6
what did the TOV say about the rhineland
Germanty had to demilitarise it and could not have troops in that area
what article of the TOV was the war guilt clause
article 231
how much reparations did Germany have to pay under the TOV
6.6 billion, which would take until 1984 to pay off
what did the war guilt clause state
blamed Germany and her allies for starting the war – this led to feelings of humiliation and anger.
what was the assembly in the League of Nations
every member of the league sent a representative
would meet once a year
what was the council in the League of Nations
smaller group consisting of 4 permanent members:
England, France, Italy and Japan
also contained some non permanent members that were elected for 3 years
the council could make their own and veto decisions
what were commissions in the League of Nations
committees that dealt with major issues
name some countries that couldn’t join the league of nations
Germany
USSR
USA
Name a success of the League of nations
Upper Silesia:
Dispute between Germany and Poland over upper silesia
league half a vote for the people living there to decide
land was divided according to the vote
name another success of the league of nations
Aaland island dispute:
between Finland and Sweden over the aaland islands
given to Finland on the condition they could not have a military base there, Sweden accepted
name some weaknesses of the LoN
no army
missing key member (USA)
often failed to act in crisis
name the 2 main events linked to the collapse of the LoN
Manchurian crisis
Abyssinian crisis
describe events in the Manchurian crisis
mukden incident- Japanese owned railway blew up in china
Japan invaded china
china appealed to the LoN
They sent lord Lytton to investigate
eventually found in favour of china , but very late
league ordered Japan to leave china but Japan refused and left the league
describe the events of the Abyssinian crisis
Mussolini invaded Abyssinia
Abyssinia appeals to the LoN for help
league condemned Italy and posed economic sanctions
sanctions did not include oil or closing the Suez canal
Britain and France made the Hoare Laval pact in secret and let Italy take abyssinia
Italy left the league and completed it’s invasion
name some ways hitler broke the ToV
rearming in secret
opened policy of conscription
built hundreds of aircraft
anschluss
name some of hitlers aims/ policies
lebensraum
said he would put right what was in the ToV
stop the spread of communism
