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Name the conflict fought in 1870 between France and Germany.

Franco-Prussian War

In what year did the Russian Revolution take place?

1917

Name the treaty that was signed in March 1918 between Germany and Soviet Russia, ending Russian involvement in the First World War.

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

At the treaty signed in March 1918 between Germany and Soviet Russia, ending Russian involvement in the First World War, what percentage of Russia's population and agricaultural land was ceded to Germany?

One-third

On what date was the Armistice signed that signalled the end of WWI?

11 November 1918

What percentage of French men aged 18-27 were killed in WWI?

25%

Who was the leader of France during the post-WWI peace negotiations?

Georges Clemenceau

Who was the leader of the USA during the post-WWI peace negotiations?

Woodrow Wilson

What did the USA leader publish in January 1918 to outline his plans for future world peace?

Fourteen Points

What two-word phrase is used to the describe the legal right of people to decide their own destiny in the international order?

Self-determination

Who was the leader of Great Britain during the post-WWI peace negotiations?

David Lloyd George

On what date was the Versailles Settlement signed?

28 June 1919

What percentage of its population did Germany lose at the Versailles Conference?

10%

What percentage of its European land did Germany lose at the Versailles Conference?

13%

Which territory was returned to France at the Versailles Settlement having been taken from it following the Franco-Prussian War in 1871?

Alsace-Lorraine

Which territory was given to the League of Nations for 15 years with its coalfields ceded to France?

Saar

Which German city was placed under the control of the League of Nations as a 'free city'?

Danzig

Which country received West Prussia, Posen and parts of Upper Silesia following the Versailles Settlement? Collectively, these were referred to as a 'corridor'.

Poland

What did Article 231 of the Versailles Settlement refer to?

War guilt

What was the value of the reparations imposed on Germany at the Versailles Settlement?

£6,600 million

Which region of Germany was to be demilitarised following the Versailles Settlement?

Rhineland

For how many years was there to be an Allied military occupation of this territory?

15

Germany and Austria were not allowed to unite following the Versailles Settlement. What was the union called?

Anschluss

The German army was limited following the Versailles Settlement. The size of the army was limited to what number?

100,000

The German navy was limited following the Versailles Settlement. How many ships in total was Germany allowed?

36

The German navy was limited following the Versailles Settlement. How many battleships was Germany restricted to?

6

The German navy was limited following the Versailles Settlement. How many naval officers was Germany allowed?

15,000

Compulsory military service was banned following the Versailles Settlement. What was this called?

Conscription

What German word is used to describe an 'imposed' peace treaty such as the Versailles Settlement?

Diktat

What percentage of Germany's annual production did the reparations equate to?

2%

In which city was the League of Nations based?

Geneva

What was the name of the document that set out the League's aims, first drafted and signed with the Versailles Settlement, which all member states had to sign? (Also referred to as the League's 'constitution')

Covenant

What article of the League's constitution laid out the premise of 'collective security'?

Article 10

How many member states of the League of Nations were there in 1919?

42

The USA was not a member of the League upon its inception because its new President, Warren G. Harding, pursued what type of foreign policy?

Isolationism

Other than the USA, the two other main global powers that did not join the League upon its inception were?

Soviet Russia & Germany

To maintain global peace, what were the four aims of the League of Nations?

Discourage aggression, improve cooperation & trade, encourage disarmament, improve living & working conditions

What four powers did member-states have to guarantee the security of every other country?

(i) arbitration, (ii) moral condemnation, (iii) economic sanctions, and (iv) military intervention

How many times a year did the League's Assembly meet?

Once

Decisions in the League's Assembly were made using what system of voting?

Unanimous

How many times a year did the League's Council meet?

Four

In 1920, who were the permanent members of the League's Council?

Great Britain, France, Japan, Italy

Name an organisation associated with the League which sort to settle disputes through arbitration?

Permanent Court of International Justice

The International Labour Organisation, an organisation associated with the League, failed to bring in a legal working week of how many hours?

48 hours

Name the administrative body of the League which worked to carry out the Council's decisions and oversaw the League's committees.

Secretariat

The League had several agencies/commissions/committees. Give three.

Refugee, Slavery, Disarmament, Mandates, Health

Name three diseases the League's health committee combated?

Leprosy, typhus, malaria

How many prisoners of war were repatriated after WWI by the League's refugee committee?

500,000

After the League's slavery committee attacked slave dealers in Burma and Sierra Leone many slaves were freed?

200,000

Name the disarmament conference signed in 1921 in which the USA, Britain, and Japan agreed to limit the size of their navies.

Washington Naval Conference

In which year did Germany withdraw from the World Disarmanent Conference, essentially ending the prospect of global disarmanent and restarting an international arms race?

1933

Which 1924 agreement said if two members of the League were in dispute, they would accept the League's decision?

Geneva Protocol

Which 1924 agreement facilitated US banks lending 800 million Marks to Germany to help with reparation payments?

Dawes Plan

In which 1924 agreement did Germany accept its western borders as set out in the Versailles Settlement?

Locarno Treaties

In which 1928 agreement did 65 states agreed not to use force to settle disputes?

Kellogg-Briand Pact

State three successes in peacekeeping for the League during the 1920s.

Aaland Islands, Greece-Bulgaria, Upper Silesia

State three failures in peacekeeping for the League during the 1920s.

Corfu, Ruhr, Vilna

Between which two countries was the Vilna dispute?

Poland & Lithuania

Between which two countries was the Aaland Islands dispute?

Sweden & Finland

Following its arbitration on the matter, which country maintained sovereignty of the Aaland Islands?

Finland

Between which two countries was the Upper Silesian dispute?

Poland & Germany

Between which two countries was the Corfu dispute in 1923?

Greece & Italy

Who became leader of the Italy in 1922?

Mussolini

Name the Italian general that was killed while in Corfu.

Tellini

Which country did Greece invade in 1925?

Bulgaria

How much was the value of the reparations the League forced Greece to pay in compensation?

£45,000

Which 1929 agreement reduced Germany's reparations payments?

Young Plan

In what year was the Wall Street Crash?

1929

Which territory did Japan invade in 1931?

Manchuria

The territory was part of which country in the Far East?

China

The market of which main Japanese export collapsed following the Wall Street Crash and let to its invasion of the territory in 1931?

Silk

Which country was Japan's main trading partner?

USA

What was the railway called that the Japanese army controlled?

South Manchurian Railway

Name the suspected attack on the South Manchurian Railway that provided an excuse for the Japanese invasion.

Mukden Incident

Following the invasion, what name was given to the puppet state the Japanese established?

Manchukuo

Name the Chinese Emperor that was installed as leader of this puppet state from 1934-45.

Pu-Yi

Who led the report, report published by the League in September 1932, into the Japanese invasion?

Lord Lytton

What country did Italy invade in 1935?

Abyssinia

What is the modern-day name for this country?

Ethiopia

Who was the leader of this country at the time?

Hailie-Selassia

Name the dispute in December 1934 between Italian and Abyssinian troops that gave excuse for the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.

Wal-Wal

Britain and France sought to keep Italy as an ally. Name the agreement the three countries signed in 1935.

Stesa Front

Economic sanctions were placed on Italy as a result of the invasion. But which key export to Italy was not sanctioned?

Oil

Britain did not intervene because it was worried about an Italian attack on which waterway?

Suez Canal

Name the agreement made secretly between Britain and France that sought to solve the Abyssinian Crisis in December 1935.

Hoare-Laval Pact

Name the agreement signed between Hitler and Mussolini in November 1936?

Rome-Berlin Axis

In what year did Hitler come to power in Germany?

1933

What were Hitler's three foreign policy aims?

Abolish the Versailles Settlement, expand German territory (Lebensraum), defeat communism

In what year did Germany leave the League of Nations?

1933

In what year did Hitler begin rearming Germany?

1933

In what year was conscription reintroduced in Germany?

1935

For what two reasons might people in Britain have supported rearmament in Germany?

Defence against communism & trade

In 1932 Germany had 100,000 soldiers. What was the number by 1939?

950,000

In 1932 Germany had 30 warships. What was the number by 1939?

95

In 1932 Germany had 36 aircraft. What was the number by 1939?

8,250

What took place in the Saar region in 1935? What was the outcome?

Plebiscite: 90% voted to return to German rule

In what month and year did Hitler remilitarise the Rhineland?

March 1936

How many German troops entered the Rhineland?

22,000

Name the anti-communist alliance Germany signed with Japan in 1936, which Italy joined in 1937.

Anti-Comintern Pact

In which European country did Germany join a civil war?

Spain