Topic 2 - Peace making 1918-191 and the League of Nations

Question 1

Who was the Prime Minister of France:

Answer 1

Clemenceau

Question 2

What was the Prime Minister of Britain

Answer 2

Lloyd George

Question 3

Who was the President of the USA

Answer 3

Woodrow Wilson

Question 4

What were the aims of Clemenceau at the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 4

• Germany should not be allowed to keep their navy and colonies
• Wanted to treat Germany Harshly so they couldn’t invade again

Question 5

What were the aims of Lloyd George at the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 5

• Germany should not be allowed to keep their navy and colonies
• Didn’t want to treat Germany to bad
• Still wanted to trade with Germany
• Publicly wanted revenge
• Didn’t think Germany should have free access to seas

Question 6

What were the aims of Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference?

Answer 6

• Wanted to punish Germany, but not too bad

- Wanted lasting Peace

Question 7

What were the main aims of the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer 7

• Diktat
• Territorial Changes
• Military restrictions
• The war-guilt clause
• Reparations

Question 8

What was Diktat

Answer 8

• Germany had to sign an agreement saying they were not allowed to take part in the debates and negotiations

Question 9

What territorial changes took place?

Answer 9

• Alsace Lorraine given back to France
• Lithuania become independent
• Unions between Germany and Austria were forbidden

Question 10

What military restrictions took place?

Answer 10

• Germany’s colonies ere given to Britain and France
• Army limited to 100,000 men (volunteers only)
• Rhineland became demilitarized

Question 11

What was War-guilt?

Answer 11

• Germany had to take the blame for WW1

Question 12

Reperations?

Answer 12

• Germany had to pay for any damage caused by the war

Question 13

What was the Assembly in the League of Nations?

Answer 13

• All countries involved
• They met once a year
• All had to agree before a decision was made

Question 14

What was the Council in the League of Nations?

Answer 14

• France, Britain, Italy, Japan

- Aimed to dissolve any disputes

Question 15

What Steps were the Council of the League supposed to take?

Answer 15

1) Put pressure on the aggressor
2) Stop trading with the aggressor
3) Military force

Question 16

When was the Manchurian Crisis

Answer 16

1931 - 1933

Question 17

What happened at the Manchurian Crisis

Answer 17

• Japan took over Manchuria

- Japan had a railway in Manchuria

Question 18

What effects did the Manchurian Crisis Have on the League

Answer 18

Japan, a permanent member of the council:

• left
• got away with an act of aggression

Question 19

When was the Abyssinian Crisis

Answer 19

1935-1936

Question 20

What happened at the Abyssinian Crisis

Answer 20

• Italy took over Abyssinia

Question 21

Actions took by the League after Abyssinian Crisis

Answer 21

• two month debate followed by the ban on iron coal and oil

- Stopped imports from Italy

Question 22

What effects did the Abyssinian Have on the League

Answer 22

• Italy left

- Showed they were slow

Question 23

Why did Britain and France not do anything in Manchuria

Answer 23

• japan was too far away and they were not prepared to risk their armed forces

Question 24

Why did Britain and France not do anything in Abyssinia

Answer 24

• They wanted to keep Italy’s friendship

Question 25

Actions took by the League after The Manchurian Crisis

Answer 25

• They set up an investigation but were too slow

- Japan claimed they were just restoring order