Hums sem 2 exams

Fascism

A 'far-right' political ideology that places absolute power in one individual

league of nations

created in Paris in 1920, the idea was for the league to prevent any future conflict in europe

Why did the league of nations fail?

• they neglected Germany as a member of the nation

• lack of enforcement against Germany, Italy and Japan when the invaded other nations

• Lack of USA involvement in helping to carry out the world

Great depression

Stock market crash in New York in 1929 that sent the global economy into meltdown

What did the affect the great depression have?

• The effect of this economic disaster was that many people around the world lost jobs, resources and homes. 

• This one event created great economic and political instability, allowing more extremist political parties to rise (i.e. Nazi Germany).

Treaty of versailles

Treaty signed at the end of WW1 that placed all blame, responsibility and costs on Germany

When did Australia federate?

1901

Main Battles in WW2 Australia took part in include:

• Kokoda - Papua New Guinea

• Borneo - Indonesia

• Singapore - Singapore

Causes of the holocaust

• Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party blamed the Jewish citizens of Germany for the defeat in WW1.

• In his book, Mein Kamp, Hitler described the Jewish people as ‘the root of all evil’ in Europe.

• Nazi Germany instituted many laws discriminating the Jewish people in Germany in the 1930s.

• Nazi occupation of European nations with high Jewish populations led to development of Concentration Camps.

countries most impacted by the holocaust

• Poland

• Soviet Union

• Hungary

• Latvia

• Lithuania