What was Woodrow Wilson's ultimate goal at the Paris Peace Talks?
To create an international organisation to prevent another general war between states.
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1 success and 1 failure of the League of Nations?
Success - Mosul, Failure - Corfu
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The catastrophe of WW1 convinced many that liberal democracy were not capable of organising government so they turned to...
1. Fascism 2. Communism
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The new leader in Italy ______ sought his ultra nationalist goal to recreate the grander of ______
1. Mussolini 2. The Roman Empire
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Where did Italy invade in an attempt to rebuild its empire?
Abyssinia
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In Germany this new right wing ideology was mixed with social darwinist ideas and just plain ______ to form the new _____ ideology.
1. Racism 2. Nazi
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The only major power with a healthy economy after WW1 was that of
The United States
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The United States lent money to Germany who then turned around and gave it to France and Britain whom they owed ____
Reparations
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The triangular flow of money collapsed on October ______ after the ________
1. October 29th, 1929 2. Wall Street Crash
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The advent of the great depression prompted countries to adopt what kind of trade practices?
Protectionist
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Give an example of how the Great Depression was a global phenomenon.
Japanese silk trade heavily dependent on exports, after Great Depression market collapsed and 50% of factories closes and unemployment grew.
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What is the term for the extreme devaluation of a currency?
Hyperinflation
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Failures of the major economies also added impetus to the idea that what type of government/economy was a failure?
Liberal Democrat
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Give 3 examples of German expansion/breaking of the treaty of Versailles.
1. Remilitarisation of the Rhine 2. Rearmament (created an army) 3.
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Give 2 clear examples of allied appeasement of Hitler's policies.
1, Anglo-German Naval Pact 2. Anschluss
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What is another name for the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact?
Molotov-vonRibbentrop Pact
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Why would ideological enemies enter into this pact?
Germany didn't want to fight a war in the West with France and britain, and also in the East with the USSR, and the USSR felt unprepared for war therefore they signed the pact.
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What is the importance of this pact to the start of WW2?
It allowed Germany to rearm without fear of interference from the USSR therefore it strengthened German confidence and it also allowed Germany to invade Poland without any Soviet opposition.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
N/A
Back
Amazing quote man
Card 3
Front
What were 2 clauses in Versailles that damaged Germany MILITARILY?
Back
Card 4
Front
What were 2 clauses in Versailles that damaged Germany ECONOMICALLY?
Back
Card 5
Front
What were 2 clauses in Versailles that damaged Germany TERRITORIALLY?
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