History Dates / Statistics WW2

Ludenorff Changed autocracy to constituional monarchy

1918

TOV presented to Germany

7 May 1919

Allies gave Germany 5 days to decide or they resume war

17 June 1919

TOV signed

28 June 1919

Crises of 1923: Invasion of Ruhr, Hyperinflation, Munich Putsch

1923

Weimar Gov faced 3 attempted coups from LHS + RHS LHS= communists / soviets, elected workers RHS= former army officers / soldiers/ organised into paramilitary units (Freikorps)

1919—> 1923

Germany was required to suspend payments while economy recovered, but Allies refused. The following year Germany reached breaking point

1922, 1923

In response to the lack of reparations, France + Belgium invaded the Ruhr to use resources. With this occupation, goods in Germany became even more exp.

9 January 1923

NSDAP staged attempted coup. Hitler was arrested for 5 years - Mein Kampf was written

1923 November

Germany moved into a more prosperous period “Golden Age of Weimar”

Mid 1920s

US led Dawes Plan + Young Plan (1929) —> Diplomatic agreement that reduced Germany’s reparation

1924

Hitler’s superiors ordered him to attend the meeting of a small political group —> DAP

1919 September

Market Crash + Great Depression —> led Germany’s economic lifeline to wither as they relied on the US

1929

Hitler centered on re-arming German military. Program begain in secret, but was widely known around the Eu.

Mid 1930s—> 1935

Japan recovered from its depression

Mid 1930s

Nazis rise to power

1933

Hitler cancels all payments to allies

1933

Hitler ordered German troops back into Rhineland in defiance of the treaty. —> Boosted Hitler’s confidence as there was no opposition. —> Weakened Treaty credebility

March 1936

Hitler took neighbouring country of Austria, AKA Anschluss —> violated treaty again —> increased Hitler’s power + resources

March 11-13 1938

Japan attacked Pearl Harbour launching war with US

Dec 7 1941

Germany + Italy declared war on the US under Tripartite Pact

Dec 11 1941

British P.M Chamberlain intervened meeting the Fuhrer 3 times as Czech was being menaced by Hitler

September 1938

Britain, France, Italy agreed to give Hitler sudetenland (Part of Czech) —> Munich conference / agreement

September 1938

Hitler broke the Munich Agreement by invading the rest of Czechoslovakia —> proved Hitler wanted to expand aggressively, not just unite Germans

March 1939

Nazi Soviet Pact

1939

How many nations present at TOV?

‘Supreme Ccouncil’ was council of 10. 2 reps from USA, Britain, France, Italy, Japan

How much land was lost because of LAMB territorial impact in Germany?

13% of its Eu territory +10% of its popylation to Denmark, France, Belgium, Lithuania, Poland, Czech

Germany’s army was restricted to___ due to the ARMY LAMB impact

100,000 men

Germany’s final reparations

132 billion Gold Marks

After WW1, ____ milion Germans died, ____ million injured

2 million died, 6 million injured

How many Germans died from Hunger/Hypothermia/fuel shortgage/spanish flu epidemic?

100s + 1000s

How many political assassinations were there in total from RHS?

374 politicians were murdered

After Hitler trying to rearm the German army, the army boasted:?

>900,000 soldiers, 8000 air crafts, 95 war ships

Due to the TOV, Germany handed territory to other EU nations, losing how much of its iron ore reserves, coal reserves and Industrial regions?

Germany lost about 75% of its Iron-ore reserves + 25% of its coal reserves + Industrial regions

Who were the Big Three at the TOV?

1. Wilson (President of America)

2. Clemenceau (PM of France)

3. Lloyd George (PM of Britain)

When was fall of Singapore?

15 February 1942

Prime Minister John Curtin famously declared

“Australia looks to America, free of any pangs as to our traditional links or kinship with the United Kingdom.”

The failure of Britain to protect its Pacific interests …

made it painfully clear that Australia's security could not be outsourced—it had to be redefined.

When was bombing of Darwin?

19 February 1942

Two waves of Japanese aircraft launched a brutal assault, sinking ships, destroying buildings…

killing 252 Allied personnel and civilians

Witnesses like air gunner Brian Winspear recalled

“The Zeros and the dive bombers blew Hell out of Darwin… Darwin was a mess.”

How many air raids did Darwin suffer?

64 air raids by November 1943

What happened in Broome?

 just weeks later, nine Japanese Zero fighters strafed flying boats crammed with Dutch refugees.

How many people died in a single raid?

over 86 people died in a single raid

When did the war reach Sydney

31 May 1942

Three Japanese midget submarines penetrated the harbour’s defences, ….

sinking the HMAS Kuttabul and killing 21 sailors