Misc
What is a primary source?
Speech, Photograph, Scrapbooks
Causes of WWI
Militarism, Nationalism, Alliances, Arms, Imperialism
MANIA
Why was most Germany upset?
War Guilt Clause
Unanimous vote, no army
Hitler's foreign policy "living space" for Germans
Lebensraum
What are examples of secondary sources?
textbooks, encyclopedias, almanacs
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The treaty was made between Germany and Russia.
The treaty ended Russia's involvement in WWI.
The treaty resulted in Russia losing territory and population to Germany.
Germany and the Weimar Republic
The German people resented the Weimar Republic because they signed the Treaty of Versailles.
How did the Great Sepression contribute to the failure of the LON?
Isolation
Hitler's foreign policy that was more to blame for outbreak of WWII
living space in Eastern Europe
What helped contribute to people living longer in the 20th century.
clean water, improvements in medicine
Main concerns for Clemenceau (Prime Minister of France) at Paris Peace Conference
Clemenceau wanted to punish Germany severely.
Clemenceau wanted an independent Rhineland.
Long term consequences of the peace treaties
aggressive made pacts, Militarism and nationalism, some caused resentment
Major failures of the LON that contributed to WWII
Abyssinia crisis, Manchuria
Why did Stalin make a pact with Hitler?
Stalin tried to with Great Britain and France (Didn't work)
Aims of League of Nations
To prevent future conflicts
To encourage the reduction of arms
To enforce the Treaty of Versailles
Lloyd George (Great Britain) main concerns at Paris Peace Conference
Lloyd George wanted a just peace.
Lloyd George wanted to acquire land to expand the British Empire.
Lloyd George wanted to maintain Britain's naval supremacy.
What happened that broke the peace in 1939?
appeasement, Nationalism, Dissatisfaction from the peace treaties
What is collective security?
attack on one nation was considered an attack on all nations in an organization
President's Wilson main concerns at the Paris Peace Conference
League of Nations, Self Determination, Universal Disarmament