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21 Cards in this Set
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How much money did Germany have to pay in reparations? |
£6.6 billion |
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What was article 231 of the Treaty? |
That Germany had to accept full blame for the war |
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What were the 4 main aims of the League of Nations? |
Disarmament Improve living and working conditions Encourage trade Stop Wars |
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Why did Japan Invade Manchuria? |
They were hit hard by the depression, Lacked Natural Resources and Wanted more living space |
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How did the league respond to the Manchurian Crisis? |
Sent a commosion (under Lord Lytton) which took a year to say Japan was in the wrong |
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Which country did Italy invade? |
Abyssinia |
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What were Hitler's four main aims? |
Defeat communism Unite German speaking people More Living space Get rid of the TOV |
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Which area of Land did Hitler's reposition soldiers in? |
The rhineland |
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What was the name of the policy that Britain followed towards Hitler? |
Appeasement |
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Why did they follow this policy? |
Britains army was out of date and they needed time to re-arm. Britain was facing high unemployment |
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What was agreed between Hitler and Chamberlain at the Munich agreement in September 1938? |
That hitler could have the Sudetenland as long as he didn't demand any more land. |
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What did chamberlain declare when he arrived home from the Munich agreement? |
Peace in our time |
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Which country did Hitler take over in March 1939, therefore breaking the Munich agreement? |
Czechoslovakia |
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Which country did Britain say they would protect if invaded by Germany? |
Poland |
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Give one reason for appeasement being a mistake and one reason for it being the right thing to do: |
Mistake: It gave Hitler confidence and when war did come along, he had grown in strength Correct: The USA was not getting involved and Britain couldn't fight Germany on their own |
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In 1939, Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet pact. Why? |
It would ensure that hitler would not have to fight a war in both fronts. It gave Stalin a chance to re-arm Russia |
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What was the leader of Germany called in 1890 |
Kaiser Wilhelm the second |
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What is the name of the German Parliament? |
The reichstag |
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What was the name of the Kaisers chief advisor? |
The chancellor |
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Which part of the German government was made up of representatives from all German States? |
The Bundesrat |
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Why did Japan Invade Manchuria? 3 reasons |
They were hit hard by the depression, Lacked Natural Resources and Wanted more living space |