SOBBING

clash between Italian and Abyssinian troops at Wal Wal provided Mussolini with the excuse to invade

*December 1934*

Mussolini attacked Abyssinia (who were no match as they were mostly infantry while the Italian army was using modern weapons) and took control of it by 5th May 1936

*October 1935*

Officers staged the Mukden Incident (explosion on the south Manchurian railway) – Japanese argued that the Chinese had sabotaged the line, giving them the excuse to take over the area

*September 1931*

a private Polish army took control of Vilna and although the League protested, they did not stop it: the French saw Poland as a potential ally against Germany in the future, and Britain was unwilling to act alone

1920

Greece invaded Bulgaria, but withdrew when the League became involved

1925

both Sweden and Finland wanted to control the Aaland Islands and threatened to fight for them, but the League said the islands should go to Finland, and Sweden accepted

1921

Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed by 23 nations and supported by a further 65 to outlaw war

1928

League of Nations returned refugees and prisoners of war back to their homelands and in the first few years after the war, …. prisoners returned home

400,000

in …. the SPD was the largest socialist party in Europe with …. of votes

1910, 720 000, 75%

By …., national debt due to the Kaiser’s Naval Laws grew to … marks

1913, 490 billion

By …., farmers were producing … of the milk pre-war

1918, 50%

the SPD feared the extremists would gain control, so announced the Kaiser’s abdication and introduction of the German Republic, which would run in coalition with the other socialist parties

*9th November 1918*

The Hitler Youth was formed in ….

After …., other youth groups were disbanded

By …., it was compulsory

1920s, 1933, 1936