WW1: Global Stratergy Flashcards
What was the impact of the Royals Navy power?
Gave Britain an iron grip on sea lanes and made them less likely to be attacked.
What was the British rule regarding the Royal Navy?
Twice the size of the next largest navy
What did the British prevent in Europe?
Unified Strong Europe who could oppose her
What was the concert system?
Changing power dynamics between (Russia, Britain, Prussia, France and Austria) would be agreed by all
What is splendid isolation?
Policy of avoiding alliances and maintaining naval superiority
What was needed to maintain the empire even after the world war?
Balance of Power
What was the sentiment of Germany after WW1?
Weak but angry
What was the US state after WW1?
Unwilling to help
What was Russia’s state after WW1?
Unlikely to fulfil the role as a barrier to German expansion
What was the French state after WW1?
Increasingly anxious about German movement
What happened in 1925?
Lorcano act
When was the Lorcano act?
1925
What was the 1925 Lorcano Act?
An act in which Germany agreed their borders and showed that they were willing to cooperate in the creation of a new ‘concert of Europe’
What was an act in which Germany agreed their borders and showed that they were willing to cooperate in the creation of a new ‘concert of Europe’?
1925 Lorcano Act
When was the Washington Conference?
1921
What happened in 1921?
The Washington Conference
What was the 1921 Washington Conference?
5:5:3 ratio between the British, US and Japan in terms of naval strength
What was the act that agreed a 5:5:3 ratio between the British, US and Japan in terms of naval strength?
1925 Lorcano Act
What was the US navy split between?
Atlantic and Pacific
Whose navy had to be split between the Atlantic and Pacific?
US
What was British naval funding in 1919?
£334 million
In what year was the British naval spending £334 million
1919
What did the British spend £334 million in 1919?
Naval Spending
How much was the British naval spending in 1921?
£84 million
When did the British spend £84 million on naval spending?
1921
What happened in the 1930s?
Optimism in the 1920s was eroded
Rise of Hitler
Germany annexing Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland
What was a massive threat to the Empire in 1939 and 1940?
1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - Allying Nazi Germany with Soviet Russia
1940 - Surrender of France
What happened in December 1941?
Japanese fighter planes had attacked Singapore
When had Japanese fighter planes had attacked Singapore?
December 1941
What was the impact of the December 1941 attack on Singapore?
Prince of Wales and Repulse (Two of the most powerful ships of the Royal Navy) sunk
When had the Prince of Wales and Repulse (Two of the most powerful ships of the Royal Navy) sunk?
December 1941 after the Japanese fighter planes were attacked
After the war, what was placed with more emphasis in terms of trade?
British trade and imports from the empire
What reserves did countries have?
In sterling which shows their close relationship
What was the impact of countries pegging to the sterling?
Access to British markets
Profitable outlet for British overseas investment, in a time where international opportunities were closed
Britain used this to soften the damaging impact of the collapse of the international economy
What was the total value of British exports to the empire in 1913?
£195 million
What was the total value of the British exports to the empire in 1934?
£166 million
How many miles did the British gain as a result of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?
1.8 million square miles
What enabled the British empire to gain 1.8 million square miles?
1919 Treaty of Versailles
How many new subjects did the British gain as a a result of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles?
13
How did the British gain 13 new subjects?
1919: Treaty of Versailles
What did President Wilson talk of during the Treaty of Versailles?
National Self determination and countries wanting independence would go on to use this
