IB History SL
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paper 1: peacemaking and international relations
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IB history SL Paper 1: peacemaking and international relations
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What was the philosophy behind Woodrow Wilsons 14 points | Self determination & The Creation of the League of Nations |
| What was the goal of the Mandate System | Independence |
| What was the Mandate System | A legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I |
| What countries was Britain given responsibility for under the mandate system | Iraq and Palestine |
| Which country was France given responsibility for under the mandate system | Syria (and later Lebanon) |
| Why did American population want the US to become isolated | Did not want dead soldiers and afraid of cost of wars in the future |
| How did the US encourage isolationism | Rejected Versailles Fordney McCumber Tariff Reduce in immigration |
| What was the Fordney McCumber Tariff | Tax placed on foreign goods making American goods more expensive |
| Why did the US become isolated economically | Foreign governments retaliated to Fordney McCumber Tariff by taxing goods |
| What was the aim of the disarmament conference in Washington | Limit the naval arms race |
| When was the Ruhr Crisis | 1923-1925 |
| Who was involved in the Ruhr crisis | Britain, France, Germany, US + Russia |
| What was the Ruhr Crisis a response to | The failure of the Weimar Republic under Chancellor Cuno to pay reparations in the aftermath of WW1 |
| What did the French want from the Ruhr | Separation of Ruhr from Germany |
| What did the British want from the Ruhr | 'Benevolent Passivity' |
| What did the Germans want from the Ruhr | To keep Ruhr |
| Why did the french fail during the invasion of Ruhr | Poor economic state, could no longer fund operation |
| What was the German governments resolution to the Ruhr crisis | Printed more money, causing hyper inflation |
| What did the Ruhr crisis lead to | The Dawes Plan |
| What did the Dawes Plan propose | Annual payments of reparantions |
| Why did the Germans attack the Dawes Plan | Because the amount were not reduced |
| Was the dawes plan a success | Yes, Currency establish, inflation undercontrol |
| What was the Locarno Spring | A treaty agreed and signed in October 1925 permitting Germany to become part of the League of Nations |
| How was the Locarno Spring treaty destroyed | By Hitler when he sent army into the Rhineland in 1936 |
| Which countries did France give security to | Poland + Czech republic |
| What did the great depression lead to | Agression and collapse of international cooerperation Brought Hitler to power Mussolini engaged in agression in Africa |
| What nations were weakened by the depression | Germany, UK (economic powerhouses prior to 1914) |
| Why were the Germans hit so badly by the depression | America banks recalled loands |
| How was the Weiwar weakened by the depression | Unpopular economic policies Rise if extremists Collapse of government - social dems withdrew coalation |
| Keith Sheppards quote about depression | "depression was a gift to Hitler and the Nazis" |
| When was Manchuria | 1931 |
| What invaded who in Manchuria | Japanese (kwantung army) invaded Manchuria |
| Why did the Japanese want Manchura | Japan was becoming over populated and Manchuria offered 200,000sq kms of space Believed it was rich in minerals and land |
| What kind of opinion did the Japanese have of the Chinese | LOW opinion |
| What was the effect of the depression on Japan | They were hit HARD, civillian gov had no solution |
| What was the Leagues response to Manchuria | Should be semi independent |
| How did Japan respond to the League after Manchuria crisis | Left the league and occupied Jehol, League could not enforce authority |
| Why did the British fear the Japanese | feared invasion of HK + singapore |
| When was Abyssinia | 1935-1936 |
| Who did Somalia attempt to take over, and what was Britain + France's reponse | Ethiopia - Nothing |
| Why did Mussolini want to build up a large empire in North Africa | Territory Distract his people from impact of depression |
| What was the aim of taking control of Abyssinia | Provide land for Italian settlers Connect Erithea with Italian Somaliland - horn of Africa under Italian control |
| What happened in the treaty of St. Germain | Czecheslovakia set up Slovenia, Bosnia, Dalmatia go to Yugoslavia. Galicia given to Poland and Austria not allowed to integrate with Germany. |
| What happened in the treaty of Triannon | Hungary loses 2/3 of it's pre-war land to Austria, Czechoslovakia and Romania |
| What happened in the treaty of Neuilly | Bulgaria loses territory to Greece, Romania and Yugoslavia |
| What happened in the treaty of Sevres | Turks cede middle eastern empire; Greece gets Thrace, Straits controlled by the Allies. This was revised at Lausanne - Greeks expelled and Constantinople given back to Turkey. |
| What happened in the treaty of Riga | Russia was defeated by Poland. Polands Eastern Frontiers fixed. |
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