Interwar Years

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on June 28 1919

the link between the Treaty of Versailles and WWII.

The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI, imposing harsh punishments on Germany. Which led to territorial loss, military restrictions and economic hardships. Contributing to WW1.

 the effects of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany.

Economic devastation, political instability, territorial loss, military restrictions

The Great Depression and the cause

The Great Depression occurred during the 1930s.

It was caused by a stock market crash in 1929, resulting in unemployment, poverty and economic collapse.

As well as other factors such as bank failures and overproduction/consumption

 explain the League of Nations and its purpose.

The League of Nations was formed after WW1 to prevent WW2 from occurring and to maintain world peace.

two weaknesses of the League of Nations

Lack of military enforcement - they didn’t have their own military and depended on member states to provide troops and resources

Absence of key nations -  major world powers (US) never joined the league and other important nations such as Germany and Soviet Union were excluded, which weakened the leagues authority

explain the limitations of the policy of appeasement and provide an example.

• A strategy where a country agrees to some of the other side’s demands to keep peace and avoid war

• It failed to prevent WW2 since - Hitler thought no one would stop him, so he kept taking more land. - It allowed Nazi Germany to grow stronger and more dangerous.

distinguish political ideologies that led to dictatorships.

facism, communism, nationalism, militarism

Facism

A system where a strong leader controls everything, and people must be loyal to the country.

Communism

A system where the government owns everything (land, businesses, factories), and everyone is supposed to be equal.

Nationalism.

A strong belief that your country is better than others

Militarism

: The belief that a country should have a strong military and be ready to use it.

explain how Hitler came to power in Germany.

Hitler rose to power through propaganda to appeal to broader audiences and spread their ideology.

Factors such as The Great Depression also contributed as many were unemployed and were received radical solutions by the Nazi Party.

groups which Hitler and the Nazis targeted during the phases of the Holocaust.

Jews, gypsies, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people and political opponents

describe the ways in which Nazism persecuted Jews and other minority groups in Germany.

Deprived of rights forced into ghettos and concentrations camps, systematic genocide