Year 10 History Review

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the Year 10 History course, including the Treaty of Versailles, the Weimar Republic, the Holocaust, and the Partition of Ireland.

Treaty of Versailles ($1919$)

A document containing the peace terms ending World War I that provoked a significant negative reaction in Germany.

Weimar Government ($1919$-$1923$)

The German government that faced numerous political and economic problems in the years following World War I.

Rebellions and Putsches ($1919$-$1923$)

A series of armed uprisings and attempted coups directed against the Weimar Government.

Munich Putsch ($1923$)

A failed takeover attempt by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, which resulted in Hitler being sent to jail.

The Holocaust

The systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of Jews and other specific groups by the Nazi regime.

Concentration and Death Camps

Specialized facilities established in Nazi Germany for the detention, forced labor, and mass murder of persecuted groups.

Partition of Ireland

The act of dividing the island of Ireland into two separate political entities.

Unionist

A person in Ireland whose political aim is to maintain the union with the United Kingdom.

Nationalist

A person in Ireland whose political aim is for the island to become a single, independent nation.

Nazi attitudes towards Jews

The specific views and perspectives held in Nazi Germany that dictated how Jews were viewed and treated under Hitler's ideology.