History Notes.

Since I have nothing to post now I use this blog as exam notes for a time been.

Cut short I shall begin now.

Theme II: Hopes for a better world

Treaty of Versailles(ToV):

Reason of ToV:
-Prevent another war break out/World peace
-Prevent Germany to rise up again
-Bring up Self-determination to each country's leader

Harshness of ToV:
-Reparations, have to play £6 600million
-Take the full blame for World War 1
-Loss of territorial
-Very limited Army force
»No Tanks, Air Force and Submarines.
»Only 100 000 Professional Soldiers and 6 Battleships and few smaller ships

Popularity of ToV:
-Take revenge on Germany
-Afraid of another war would break out

Russia/USSR:

Reason for rise of Stalin:
-Out Witted his Rivals
-Trosky's weakness
-Pretended to be close to Lenin
-Made alliances
-Used his position as Secretary-General
-Establishment of dictatorship

Impact of Stalin's rule on people:
-Low wages(-)
-Living standards dropped(-)
-Poor working conditions(-)
-Millions of people died(-)
-More jobs(+)
-One of the worlds best industrialiation(+)
-Better life for the people(+)

Germany/Nazi/Hitler:

Reasons for rise of Hitler/Nazi party:
-Weakness of Weimar Goverment
-Hitler's abilty
-Great Depression

How Hitler consolidate power:
-Reichstag Fire
-Threats within Nazi party were remove
-Enabling Act
- Night of the Long Knives

Impact of Hitler's rule on people:
-Little Freedom(-)
-People were living in fear(-)
-Women were given limited responsibilities
-More Jobs created(+)
-Country's Economic rise(+)

Fascist Japan:

Theme III: Breakdown of World Order

Reasons of World War II in Europe:

-Hitler's foreign policy
-Economic problem
-Appeasement
-Failure of the League of Nations
»Fail to stop aggression by Japan, Italy and Germany
»Fail to stop rearmament

Was World War II avoidable?:

-A fairer ToV
-Fight Germany while she was still weak
-Support collective security in the LoN
-Join forces with USSR
-Punish Germany for breaking the ToV

Reason of Appeasement:

-Fear of another War
-British and France still not fully recover from World War I and Great Depression
-See USSR as a bigger threat then Nazi Germany
-Pity Germany because of the ToV

Was Appeasement Justified?:

-To buy time for British and France to prepare for the attack(+)
-Delay the World War II(+)
-Germany became too powerful(-)
-Break the terms of the ToV(-)

Reasons for Allies Victory on World War II:

-USA join in the Allies side
»More Advance weapon
-Strong Moral
-Attack USSR at the wrong time
»Germany attack USSR at the winter time which Russia is good at but not the Germen

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