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WW1 Flashcards

1
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Who was in the Triple Entente?

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France, Britain and Russia

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Who was in the Triple Alliance?

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Germany, Austria/Hungary and Italy

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3
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Which two countries did Germany first declare war on?

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Russia and France

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4
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Why did Uk declare war on Germany?

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Germany invaded Belgium

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5
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What was George Clemenceau’s aims?

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Germany Broken up into states
Reparations
Security for France

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6
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What was Woodrow Wilson’s aims?

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Self-Determination
Disarmament
Germany to be punished

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7
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What was David Lloyd George’s aims?

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Not harsh on Germany
Keep trade links between Germany
Germany to pay reparations

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8
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What does GARGL stand for?

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Guilt-German takes blame,article 231

Arms-reduced army to 100,000 men, 6 ships, 1 submarine, no conscription

Reparations- £6.6 billion

Germany land loss-Saarland, Rhineland, Polish Corridor, No Anschluss

League of Nations-Germany banned

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9
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What does UNFAIR stand for?

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Un represented

Not allowed in League of Nations

Forced to accept terms

Angry with armed forces reductions

Injustice- 48% iron resources taken, 16% coal, 10% land loss

Reparations too high

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10
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Wilson’s points with the LoN:

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Access to Sea
Trade with LoN
Self-determination

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11
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What was the St. Germain treaty?

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No anschluss between German and Austria/Hungary

1919

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12
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What was Article 231?

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War Guilt Clause

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13
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What date was Treaty of Versailles signed?

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28 June 1919

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14
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What was the assembly in the LoN?

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Unanimous voting
First monday in september
42 countries

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15
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What was the council in the LoN?

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any vote had to pass through the council

consisted of France, Britain, Italy and Japan

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16
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List 3 strengths of the LoN?

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All nations recognised the LoN

Vast memberships

Different members for different problems

17
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What is the Vilna border dispute?

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1920

Lithuania and Poland

Polish took over Lithuania

Poland refused to remove army and took over Vilna

18
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What was the Upper Silesia border dispute?

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1921-25

Between Germany and Poland

Plebiscite- Germany had 60% of votes

Upper Silesia split into regions depending on vote percentage

Short term it was accepted

Long term it caused relations between Germany and Poland to worsen

19
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The Aland Islands dispute

A

1921

Finland and Sweden

both claimed the islands and declared war

Finland gained the islands

Finland didn’t use the island to attack Sweden

20
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Corfu border dispute

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1923

Greece and Albania

Tellini (Italian General) was murder ed when surveying Greece

Mussolini invaded Corfu and killed 15

Greece payed compensation

Mussolini removed troops

21
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Kellog-Briand Pact

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28th August 1928

Germany, France and US

62 other nations

War would not be used to deal with conflict

22
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Locarno Treaty

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October 1925

Between France, Belgium and Germany

Respect of the borders-no worry of invasion

23
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Dawes Plan

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1924

America lends money to Germany

Germany rebuilds economy and increases tax to pay off reparations

France used money to pay off US war loans and import goods

24
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What did the LoN change about living conditions?

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Limited child working hours

International highway code

tackled Malaria, Leprosy and Yellow fever

200,000 slaves in Sierra Leone freed

25
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What was the Manchurian Crisis?

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Manchurian railway had been sabotaged by Chinese 1931

Japan invaded Manchuria

China turned to league for help

League sent Lytton by boat

League refused trade links with Japan

Countries refused due to weakened economy since the depression

26
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What was the Stresa Pact?

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April 1935

Between Britain, France and Italy

All stood against German rearmament

27
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What was the Anglo-German naval agreement?

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June 1935

Between Germany and Britain

German could build up to 35% of British army

28
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What was the first attack on Adowa by Italy?

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Bombing

October 1935

League of nations banned trade with Italy except oil

29
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What was the Hoare-Laval Pact?

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December 1935

Italy received best parts of Abyssinia

Secret deal-outside of league of nations

Leaked to press-public were fuming

Hoare resigned-FAILURE

banned oil trade

30
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What are the effects of the Abyssinian Crisis?

A

LoN is discredited

Spanish Civil War 1936-(league did nothing to help left wing)

By ww2 in 1939, the league wasn’t bothered with

31
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What was the Spanish Civil War in 1936?

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Spanish elected democratically a left wing government

Right wing rebels started a civil war

German and Italy assisted the right wings

League did nothing

32
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State 4 reasons for LoN failure:

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  • America not joining
  • structure made decision making slow
  • depression led to vulnerable countries
  • weak since they failed to resolve border disputes such as Upper Silesia and Vilna

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