Y10 Revision Notes: Key Topics

A set of flashcards covering key terms and concepts related to the League of Nations, Nazi Germany, and post-war Germany.

Treaty of Versailles

A peace treaty that brought World War I to an end, imposing heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany.

League of Nations

An international organization founded after World War I to promote peace and cooperation among countries.

Abyssinia

Refers to the invasion of Ethiopia by Italy in the 1930s, significant to discussions on the League of Nations' effectiveness.

Appeasement

The policy of making concessions to dictatorial powers in order to avoid conflict, particularly associated with Britain’s approach to Hitler.

Weimar Germany

The federal republic and parliamentary democracy that existed in Germany from 1919 to 1933 before the establishment of Nazi Germany.

Reichstag Fire

A pivotal event in which the German parliament building was set on fire, leading to the consolidation of Adolf Hitler's power.

Enabling Act

A 1933 law that gave Adolf Hitler's cabinet the power to enact laws without the involvement of the Reichstag, effectively enabling his dictatorship.

Night of the Long Knives

A 1934 purge in which the Nazi regime carried out a series of political killings, consolidating Hitler's power.

Concentration Camps

Detention camps established by the Nazis to imprison Jews and other perceived enemies of the state.

Holocaust

The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazi regime.

Denazification

The process of removing Nazi ideology and influence from all aspects of German life after World War II.