Constructions of Modern History
and the Suffragettes
and the Suffragettes
Who wrote and presented the documentary series, Suffragettes Forever!
Amanda Vickery
Who was the first Chancellor of Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
Who was the first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate?
Ieyasu
What were the four main short-term causes of WWI?
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
What was Germany’s first democratic republic called?
Weimar Republic
Who had an affair with Lord Melbourne?
Caroline Sheridan
Who was the first Kaiser of Germany?
King Wilhelm I
Define the social classes ‘eta’ and ‘hinin’
Eta = great filth, Hinin = non-human
Which two countries had an agreement known as the ‘blank cheque’?
Germany and Austria-Hungary
Outline THREE terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Specific examples from: military, territorial, reparations, War Guilt or League of Nations
Which monarch did Australian journalist Julia Baird write about?
Victoria
What was Germany’s parliament called?
Reichstag
In which year was the Harris Treaty signed?
1858
Why did Germany invade Belgium in 1914?
As part of the Schlieffen Plan, Germany hoped to attack and defeat France before moving east to fight Russia.
In which year did Mussolini ‘March on Rome’
1922
Which group was established first, the NUWSS or the WSPU?
NUWSS
What was the Mittelstand?
Lower middle class
Who was higher in the social hierarchy, chonin or daimyo?
Daimyo (chonin were the nouveau riche)
What was Britain’s main strategy defeating Germany?
Blockade
Name all the peace treaties (1919-1921) that ended WWI.
Treaties of Versailles (Germany), Saint Germain (Austria), Trianon (Hungary), Neuilly (Bulgaria), Sevres (Turkey)
What does WSPU stand for?
Women Social and Political Union
Name TWO of Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Chancellors
Caprivi, Hohenlohe, Bulow, Bethmann
What was sankin kotai?
Alternate attendance at Edo
Give two reasons for the failure of the Schlieffen Plan
Russia mobilised faster than expected, Belgian defences were stronger than expected, Britain came to Belgium’s aid.
Give examples of THREE conditions that led to the rise of Dictators in the interwar period.
Cult of violence, economic crises, Bolshevik Revolution, the impossibility of self-determination