Treaty of Versailles
Where was the League of Nations?
Who was the first Fascist Italian dictator? (Name must be spelled correctly!)
Who is Benito Mussolini?
FILL IN THE BLANK
One example of appeasement is when Germany asked for C_______a, and the Allies let them have it.
Czechoslovakia
Who was at the Munich Conference?
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Define Creditor Nation
What is a nation to which money is owed!
Did the United States sign the Treaty of Versailles?
No. In 1919, for the first time, the Senate rejected a peace treaty. By a vote of 39 to 55, far short of the required two-thirds majority, the Senate denied consent to the Treaty of Versailles. President Woodrow Wilson personally negotiated the treaty following World War I, promoting his vision for a system of collective security enforced by a League of Nations.
Who blamed his countries defeat in WW1 on Communists, Jews, Traitors, and Cowards!
Who is Hitler.
In what year did Germany re-militarize the Rhineland?
1936
What was the Hitler-Stalin Pact?
On August 23, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact, stunning the world, given their diametrically opposed ideologies. But the dictators were, despite appearances, both playing to their own political needs.
Define Debtor Nation
What is a nation that owes other countries money?
ARTICLE X OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS required the United States to respect the territorial integrity of member states. Although there was no requirement compelling an American declaration of war, the United States might be bound to impose an economic embargo or to sever diplomatic relations. Lodge viewed the League as a supranational government that would limit the power of the American government from determining its own affairs.
How did Benito Mussolini claim to be like the Roman Empire?
They are similar, both of them restored the pride of being Italian and the Italian Empire. Promising Italians the restoration of the Italian Empire. Mediterranean sea will be an Italian lake, like it was in Roman times.
When did Germany annex Austria with no resistance?
1938
60 nations renounce war as an instrument of national policy
Weaknesses
People can break it easily
Tiger with no teeth!
No mention of self-defense
Everybody claims self-defense
Does not outlaw Civil War
Define Isolationism
What is a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries?
List some reasons NOT to ratify the treaty of Versailles.
Unfair To Germany, Too Harsh
Article X Sends Americans To War
Limits American Foreign Power
Communist Government in Germany?
Wilson has been duped by Europeans
Inhibits US Foreign Policy Making
Treaty is too LENIENT on Germany.
Avoid European Wars in the Future
Who was the leader of Ethiopia when Italy invaded it? (in ww2)
HAILLE SELLASSIE
When did Germany invade Poland and with whom?
With Soviet Russia and in 1939
List the Dawes Plan circle:
Germany owes France and UK $33 Billion in Reparations
France and UK owe US Loans!
US Loans money to Germany
Circle Starts Again
Failed Because of Great Depression
Define Puppet State
A puppet state is a country that is officially independent, but not in practice.
How was Germany affected from the Treaty of Versailles?
The treaty stripped Germany of 25,000 square miles (65,000 km2) of territory and 7 million people. It also required Germany to give up the gains made via the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and grant independence to the protectorates that had been established.In Central Europe, Germany was to recognize the independence of Czechoslovakia (which had actually been controlled by Austria) and cede parts of the province of Upper Silesia. Germany had to recognize the independence of Poland and renounce "all rights and title over the territory". Portions of Upper Silesia were to be ceded to Poland, with the future of the rest of the province to be decided by plebiscite. The border would be fixed with regard to the vote and to the geographical and economic conditions of each locality. Demilitarized Rhineland. Saar coalfields go to France.
Who said, "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power."
Who is Mussolini?
Germany attacked Russia, and made it almost to Moscow, but something stopped him. What was it?
The winter!
All of the presidents, in order, from 1900 to 1944.
1900- McKinley (Republican) {Died in Office}
1901- Roosevelt (Republican)
1904- Roosevelt (Republican)
1908- Taft (Republican)
1912 - Wilson (Democratic)
1916 - Wilson (Democratic)
1920 - Harding (Republican)
1924 - Coolidge (Republican)
1928 - Hoover (Republican)
1932 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democratic) {Died in Office}
Define Appeasement from WW2
When the Allies let Germany take stuff in hopes that they would not keep taking more.