In 1918 Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles
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What did Britain and France threaten Germany with to make them sign the Treaty of Versailles
They threatened Germany with another war
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Germany was forbidden from entering this place as one of the agreements of the Treaty of Versaille
Germany were forbidden from entering the Rhineland
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Germany could not have an army above this many men
100,000 men
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Germany had to take all of what as an agreement of the Treaty of Versailles
Germany had to take all of the blame
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The League of Nations was formed...?
The League of Nations was formed on June 28th 1919
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The League of Nations was formed so...?
The League of Nations was formed so they could tackle the world's problems through discussion not war
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The 4 main powers of the League of Nations
Japan, Britain, Italy and France
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What was a BIG weakness that the League of Nations had?
Although the League was Woodrow Wilson's idea, Congress rejected the appeal to join as they had an isolation policy to stay out of European politics. As the USA was a major superpower the fact it wasn't involved was a big weakness.
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What was the Nazi Party?
An extreme fascist party
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Why did America get involved in World War 2?
America got involved in world war 2 because Nazi's invaded and Spain and although they were pushed out America knew they were next
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When did America join World War 2?
1941
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When was the Paris Peace Conference?
1919
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What happened in the Paris Peace Conference?
5 Treaties were drawn up, to punish Germany and it's allies.
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What was the Treaty affecting Germany during the Paris Peace Conference?
The Treaty of Versailles
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Who decided Germany's fate in the Treaty of Versailles and why was this unfair?
The 'Big Three': Britain, France and USA decided Germany's fate but it is very likely they were biased against Germany because they wee its opposers during the first World War
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When did Musolinni invade Corfu?
1923
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Why did Musolinni invade Corfu?
Musolinni invaded Corfu because and Italian General was killed in Greece while doing some work for the League of Nations.
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What was the League of Nations Response to the invasion of Corfu?
As Italy was one of the Leaders of the League of Nations, the League tried to reason with him and asked him to leave Corfu, Greece. But he disobeyed.
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How did the League of Nations look after the event in Corfu?
The League of Nations looked weak and unfair. They even asked Greece to pay Italy as 'compensation for the general'.
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When were the disarmament talk?
1923-1932
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Why were the disarmament talks unsuccessful?
The disarmament talks were unsuccessful because there were still some hatred between countries after the war and they didn't trust each other. Also, Germany demanded as many weapons as as everyone else.
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When did the Manchurian Crisis happen?
September 1931
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Why did the Manchurian Crisis happen?
The Manchurian Crisis happened because the Japanese government claimed that Chinese soldiers had sabotaged the Manchurian railway in Korea, which Japan controlled.
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When did Japan conquer Manchuria?
1932
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What did the League do?
The League delegation ordered by Lord Lynnton arrived in October 1932 and declared Japan should leave.
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What was Japan's response?
A special assembly was called by the League and Japan was rooted against, so it left.
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What is Appeasement?
A European foreign policy that Chamberlain adopted during the 1930's which basically meant giving Hitler whatever he wanted to try and stop another war from happening
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