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Treaty of St Germain - 1919With Austria separated Austria from Hungary stopped Anchluss Bohemia and Moravia to Czechoslovakia Dalmatia, Bosnia, and Herzegovina to Serbia, along with Montenegro to f..

377: Why did the Germans object to the Treaty of Versaille?

1.It was a dictated peace Germany wasn't at the Versaille discussion Criticisms in writing aloowed - they were ignored TOV is similar to what Germany did at treaty of Brest-Litovosk 2.Many provision..

378: The terms of the Treaty of Versaille

Terriroty Alsace Lorrain to France Saar goes to France for 15 years - then plebisite Left banks of Rhine occupied by allies, right bank demilitirised Poland indipendant - given West Prussia for a..

379: League of Nations

Aims of the League of Nations To deal with disputes among nations To prevent war To protect the indipendance of countries and safegaurd ther borders. Encourage reduction of arms Help countries eco..

380: Korean Crisis

1950-1953 What happened North Korea attacked South Korea UN forces pushed North Koreans back up, But got too close to China, who pushed back Un pushed Chinese and N. Koreans back up the to the 38th..

381: Congo Crisis

1960 Why it occured Sudden indipendance of country - only 5 months warning - population was uneducated people had no idea how to run a government soldiers mutinied against officers, therefore no arm..

382: United Nations

Aims of the UN To preserve peace and eliminate war Encourage social and economic growth Protect the rights of peoples and nations Structure of the UN General Assembly meets once a year general disc..

383: USSR's control over Eastern Europe - Poland : Solidarity

Polish Feelings: National feeling strong, wanted country to make its own policies The Catholic Church - strong in Poland, wnted freedom to preach Living Standards, shortage of food and other goods ..

384: USSR's control over Eastern Europe - Hungary

The Hungarian Uprising - 1956 In 1953 Stalin died, Hungarian leader Rakosi was overthrown by Nagy (overthrown by Rakosi - 1955) Resentment grew Reasons for uprising Censorship Secret Police (AVO) ..

385: Berlin Crisis

Berlin Crisis 1961 Khruschev tries to pressure Kennedy into removing troops from West Berlin Kennedy won't and neither will other powers Flow of refugees from East to West Berlin increa..

386: Gorbachev & the Fall of Communism

Gorbachev wanted to modernize and streamline the communist party system was too centralised he did not want to end communism His policies: Glasnost: (Openess) Freedom thousands of political prisoner..

387: Vietnam War

Vietnam War: Prelude to full US involvement 1946-1954 - Vietnamese fighting for indipendance against Japanese and French. Vietminh (Communist leader Ho Chi Minh) Eventually lead to total U.S. interve..

388: The Cuban Missile Crisis

1959... Why did Castro come to power - Janurary 1959 Had help of Che Guevara Resentment of people against huge U.S. influence in the country Cuba too dependant of sugar export unemployement / no be..

389: USSR's control over Eastern Europe - Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia 1968 (Prague Spring) Socialism with a human face. To earn the right to power by responding to peoples wishes. Reasons for Uprising Freedom of speech - when indipendant people had this l..

390: Conferences - Yalta and Potsdam

Yalta conference - Feburary 1945 Discussed plans for ending the war and peace settlement at the seaside resort of Yalta, in the Soviet Union Three leaders at Yalta: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin They..

391: Cold War to 1949 - Overview

Basic reasons for conflict was opposite ideologies Causes of Cold War Stalin's takeover of Europe as they defeated the Nazis The West believed Stalin was committed to spreading communism US and Briti..

392: Why was there so much hatred against the Jews?

Supposed Christ killers Moneylenders (at one point it was against Christianity to lend money, so Jews were the only ones who did it. They became very rich, and this caused much resentment. There was ..

393: Which should be kept, SA or Army

Reasons for SA Rohm was an old friend of Hitler SA had fought in the Munich Putsch SA had fought against the Communist They were comminted Nazis Had a large force, of around 2500000 men Reasons ag..

394: Reasons why the Weimer Republic Failed

Depression Too many political parties Senile president Hitler Of course you will have to expand on these points. With the effects of each, and what it meant to the Weimer Republic ..

395: Jewish Resistance

Reasons why many Jews didn't resist Families wanted to stay together Die with dignity after all else was taken away Didn't know what awaited them Already lost their will to fight The Jews d..

396: How did the Nazis control Germany from 1933-39?

Used intimidation, and threatened opponents Phase 1: March-April 1933 After Reichstag fire, there was a 2-month purge of opponents Detention centers (Dachau)) and other unofficial buildings we..

397: Why were the death camps in Poland?

Keep it out of site Lots of Jews already there Large area Didn't taint the homeland ..

398: Why did the killing of the Jews increase after the war started?

More Jews in Nazi hands from Poland and Russia To remove resistance during the war No opposition to stop them from doing so No one would notice No need to keep up faÃ§ade Couldn't remove them ..

399: The Holocaust

Started June 1941 when Nazis invaded Russia. There was little organized persecution of the Jews for the first two years of Nazi rule. How did the Nazis treat the Jews from 1933-39? In 1..

400: Kirstallnacht (Crystal Night)

9-10th November 1938 Ernst Von Rath was killed by a young Jewish man in Paris This sparked a wave of anti Jewish sentiment in Germany Jewish shops and synagogues were destroyed 400 synagogues..

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