BQ BQ History Modern World Since 1970 Grade 9 Wkbk Q and Ans T1, 2, 3

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1. Which European country was Cuba a colony of?

Spain

2. What was the reason for most Americans supporting Cubans?It was a small country fighting for its independence similar to USA war of independence

3. What was the name of the battleship sunk off the coast of Cuba?The Maine

4. In which harbour did the U.S. sink the enemys fleet?Santiago Harbour

5. Who led the Rough-Riders in the Spanish- American war?Theodore Roosevelt

6. Which Pacific islands were invaded by the U.S. in the 1898 war?Philippines, Guam, Hawaii

7. Why were Cubans unhappy with the results?Wanted to beat the Spanish themselves, but USA took credit

8. Why was the USA interested in the Panama canal being built?USA needed a 2-ocean navy (on each side of USA) which needed a short route east-west, and round the

Cape Horn was too long

9. What was the reward that the U.S. got for helping the Panamanian rebels?A strip of land from coast to coast (Atlantic to Pacific) to build the Panama canal

10. Who opened up Japan and forced her to trade?Commodore Perry

11. Who were the new rulers of Japan?Meiji Government

12. What was the new calendar adopted by the Japanese in 1873?Western (Gregorian)

13. How was Japans army and navy reorganised?Germans re-organised their army, Britain designed their navy

14. What did Japan do to catch up?Brought in foreign experts and priority given to war developments

15. What was the name of the old religion that was revived in Japan?

Shinto


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16. Where did Japanese destroyers attack Russian ships?

Port Arthur

17. How many Russian ships were torpedoed by the Japanese?3 (2 battleships, 1 cruiser)

18. Why were conditions so bad in the land battle?Winter came cold and windy

19. What did the Russians pin their hopes on after their early defeats?A sea victory with their Baltic fleet

20. Where was the last battle of Russo Japanese War?Tsushima

21. What was Bismarcks position?Chancellor

22. What was Bismarcks foreign policy aim?To keep the peace and isolate France

23. What was the treaty of 1872?The Three Emperors League Russia, Austria, Hungary

24. Why did the 1872 treaty break down?Russia, Hungary and Austria could not agree about the Ottoman Empire

25. Which countries made up the Dual Alliance?Germany and Austria-Hungary

26. Which countries made up the Triple Alliance?Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy


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27. Which seas on the map were used by European navies?Black Sea, Baltic Sea, North Sea, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea

28. Which countries made up the Dual Entente?Russia and France 1893

29. Describe the location of the two groups of European alliances in 1914.Triple Alliance in the middle between Dual Entente France on the West and Russia on East

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30. Why did Bismarck not want colonies?He did not want to annoy Britain

31. Which countries were interested in Turkey?Russia and Britain

32. What was the name of the German Kaiser from 1889?William II

33. Describe the character of the new Kaiser?Vain, boastful, loved pomp and ceremony, wanted to be popular

34. Why was Bismarck dismissed?He quarreled with William

35. What was the name of the treaty that lapsed after 1890?Reinsurance treaty with Russia


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36. Why did Germany want a big fleet?Admiral Tirpitz wanted a navy to protect her ports, merchant fleet and colonies

37. Why was it important for Britain to have large navy?Britain was an island + needed to protect her empire

38. What was the size of Britains fleet?Equal to any other two navies of the great powers

39. What was the name of Britains foreign policy?Splendid Isolation

40. With which country did Britain sign an alliance in 1902?Japan

41. Who held the same position as Tirpitz in Britain?Admiral Fischer

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42. What was declared by William II in the Tangier speech?William II suggested the Sultan of Morocco was independent of France

43. What was France forced to do after the Tangier speech?French agreed to a German demand for an international meeting to settle the problem

44. What were the results of the Algeciras Conference?Germany was disappointed, France pleased. Countries agreed that although Morocco was independent,France had a right to act as police and Britain would support France.

45. Why were French troops sent into Morocco in 1911?To help the Sultan against rebels

46. What was the name of the warship the Kaiser sent to Agadir in 1911?The Panther

47. Which country threatened war with Germany?Lloyd George of Britain

48. What was the reason for the Archdukes visit to Sarajevo?Archduke Franz Ferdinand intended to watch army manoeuvres near Sarajevo

49. What was the sequence of events in Sarajevo?See pages 55-57

50. What was the reaction of Franz Ferdinand when the 1st bomb was thrown?

He saw it coming and deflected it with his hand


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51. What was Franz Ferdinands position?Heir to the Throne of Austria

52. Why did Franz Ferdinand not leave immediately after the murder attempt?He wanted to see his wounded soldiers in Hospital

53. Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand?Gavrilo Princip

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54. Why did Austria Hungary need German support in 1914?The Austrian Emperor feared a war with Serbia would involve Russia

55. Why did the Kaiser give Austria his support?He felt safe doing so as Russia was not ready for war

56. Which part of the ultimatum was rejected?Pasic refused to let Austrian Officials into Serbia

57. Why did Britain go to war in 1914?Germany refused to withdraw from Belgium, breaking a treaty she had signed that Belgium should beneutral Britain saw Germany as untrustworthy

58. Why did Von Moltke change Germanys invasion plan?It was risky he feared a French breakthrough in the east

59. What was found on a dead Germans body?A card marking the route of the northern army led by Von Kluck

60. What was the state of the German armies approaching Paris?Exhausted and ragged, as they marched up to 64 km per day

61. Who was the French commander at the Marne?General Joffre

62. How many people were fighting at the Marne?

Nearly 2 million men

63. What were the taxis of the Marne?Vehicles carrying French troops to the battlefront fresh soldiers to fight the tired Germans

64. What were the results of the battle of the Marne?Germans retreated to the river Aisne

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65. What was the name of the battlefront from Ostend to the Swiss Alps?

Western Front


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66. What was the mood of the soldiers on the Western Front?Misery and Agony

67. What were the reasons for the Gallipoli Campaign?If the Allies ( Brit. And France) could establish a foothold in Turkey or the Balkans, they could join up

with Russia and move to the heart of Europe and win the war

68. What were the difficulties in landing at Gallipoli?Bare coastline, windswept, few bays, steep cliffs, land well defended and sea full of mines

69. Where were the Gallipoli forces from?Australia and New Zealand and other Allies

70. What was Kitcheners decision about the Gallipoli campaign?He ordered the Allies to withdraw

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71. What are the seas on the map of the sea water?

North Sea, English Channel, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean


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73. Where did the battle of Jutland take place?Jutland off the coast of Denmark

74. Who were the commanders at the battle?Admiral Jellicoe, Admiral von Scheer

75. Where were the battlefronts on the map of Europe?

Western Front, Eastern Front, Isonzo Front, Salonika Front, Mesopotamia Front

72. Which countries are located on the map of the sea war?

Ireland, France, Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden


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76. What does the dotted line mean on the map?

Allied attack

77. What were the Russian defeats on the Eastern Front?Tannenberg and Mansurian lakes

78. What happened in Serbia after she was defeated?Central powers attacked, Serbian soldiers were killed or exiled, the sick King Peter was carried out andonly old men, widows and children remained in a devastated countryside.

79. What was the name of the Russian offensive of 1916?Brusilov Offensive

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80. What was the name of the commander Nivelle replaced?Joffre

81. What did Nivelle promise?Victory

82. Why did Nivelles plan fail in the 1

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World War?Machine guns thinned the French ranks and tanks were blown up by bombshells


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83. What were the results of Nivelles failure?Survivors lost heart and mutinied. General Petain took over and 23,000 soldiers were punished.

84. Why had Paschendaele become a sea of mud?

Drainage system was destroyed and bomb craters were filled by heavy rains.

85. What new weapon was used at Cambrai?Tanks

86. Where was the armistice signed between Britain and Turkey?Aboard the British warship Agamemnon off Lemnos Island, Mediterranean Sea

87. What were the reasons for the change in German tactics?Russia was out of the war and USA joined which created a crisis

88. What were the new tactics of theGermans?

A last offensive a quick devastating blow to drive through machine gun posts and Allied lines

89. Who was the supreme commander of the allies in spring, 1918?Marshal Ferdinand Foch

90. Why were the Germans unable to use their fleet?Soldiers lost spirit after 2 years of inactivity and many mutinied

91. Where did the official surrender take place?

Railway carriage near Compeigne, France

92. What was the number killed in the First World war?11,116,000

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93. What were the names of the treaties of 1919?Treaties of Versailles, St. Germain, Trianon, Neuilly

94. What was the name of the treaty with Germany?Treaty of Versailles

95. Who were the Big Three at the Paris peace settlements in 1919?Woodrow Wilson (USA), George Clemenceau (France), David Lloyd-George (Britain)

96. Who demanded an end to the fighting and no compensation?Lenin of Russia

97. Why did Germany and Austria-Hungary accept Wilsons 14 points?It offered better terms than France and Britain were likely to give.

98. Who were determined to see that Germany was left too weak to attack again?


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99. What was Wilsons purpose in creating the 14 points?They were rules to guide future treaty makers

100. What were Wilsons failings as leader?

Had little political experience and knew little of foreign affairs.

101. What is meant by self-determination?The right to choose ones own government

102. Where was self-determination ignored?German speaking people of Austria ignored it. Italians wanted land promised but Wilson decided itbelonged to Yugoslavia.

103. What are the new countries on the map of Europe after W.W.I.?

Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria-Hungary

104. In which city were there changes?Danzig


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105. Where is the demilitarised zone?Area between Germany and France, in the Rhineland

106. What lands were lost by Germany?

Alsace-Lorraine went to France, Schleswig-Holstein went Denmark, Malmedy went to Belgium, Prussiaand Silesia went to Poland

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1. Why was Russia ready for a revolution?Tsar Nicholas dissolved the Duma (Parliament) and became a dictator. Country weak after two years ofwar, people tired of the endless killing, industries could not cope with modern war, promises made after1905 revolution not kept.

2. Who was Rasputin?A bogus holy man

3. What happened to Rasputin?Killed by a group of patriotic noblemen because of his evil influence over the Tsarina

4. Why were the Bolsheviks weak?Their leaders had been driven abroad

5. How did imperial rule end in Russia?Tsars train stopped on way to Petrograd by rebels and he was forced to abdicate

6. Who led the government after the revolution in March?Kerensky

7. What did Lenin believe was the real war?A class war between factory owners and workers and landowners and peasants

8. Why did the German government help Lenin?He would be useful to them getting Russia out of the war

9. What happened in the October revolution?Lenin returned secretly to Petrograd and his small group seized power

10. Who took over after Lenin?Trotsky, Zinoviev and Stalin

11. Who was the most ruthless of leaders?Stalin

12. How did Stalin gain control?

Appointed men who would obey him without question


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13. What happened to Trotsky in 1929?

He disagreed with Stalin and was forced to leave the country

14. Where was Trotsky killed?

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15. What was the name of Stalins economic plan?Five year plan

16. What was the name of Stalins farming system?Collective farming

17. What was the name of the rich peasants in USSR?Kulaks.

18. What was the aim of the first five year plan?A three-fold increase in coal, iron, steel, oil and machinery production

19. Where was the emphasis put in the second planHard work

20. How did Stalin remove the communist leaders?A show trial, and the accused were pressurized to confess their crimes

21. What did Stalin do with less important officials?Killed them or sent them to labour camps

22. What was the name of Zinovievs organisation ?The Comintern (p114)

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23. What was fascism a reaction against?

A reaction against communism

24. What did Mussolini qualify as?A teacher

25. What was Mussolinis role in W.W.1?A brave soldier serving at the front until injured by an explosion

26. What are the essentials of fascism?Violence, dictatorship and glorification of war

27. Where was the fascist party formed?Milan, March 23 1919


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28. What was the condition of Italy after W.W.1?Temporarily ruined, in debt, millions unemployed and over 150,000 army deserters roaming thecountryside.

29. Who supported Mussolini?

Industrialists, landowners, Catholics and middle classes

30. How was fascism brutality dealt with?Ignored by the king, army and police, but communist violence was punished

31. Where was Mussolini threatening to march?To Rome

32. Why was Mussolini threatening to march?To crush a general strike called by the communists

33. What was the reaction of the king?He invited Mussolini to be Prime Minister of a government of all parties

34. What title had Mussolini adopted?Il Duce ( The Leader)

35. What were Mussolinis achievements?He built bridges, railways, canals, hospitals, schools, roads called autostradas and he drained swamps andplanted forests

36. With whom was the Lateran Treaty signed?The Pope, in 1929

37. What was the name of the socialist murdered?Giacomo Matteotti, in 1924

38. How did Mussolini encourage a warlike attitude?Children carried toy machine guns and were taught to despise free discussion and free choice

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39. What was the cause of prices dropping in 1928?Too many goods and too few buyers

40. Who was the U.S.A. president at time of the Wall St. crash?Herbert Hoover

41. What was the cause of people selling their shares?They lost confidence that companies would not make the necessary profits due to rising share prices

42. What was the name of the worst day of the Wall St. crash?

Black Thursday 24 October 1929


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43. What was the reason for many losing their homes after the crash?They lost jobs so failed to pay mortgages on their homes and were evicted

44. Why were Americans more badly affected by the crash than people in other countries?Coolidge and Hoover disliked old age pensions and sick pay so 12 million unemployed had no income

45. What were the signs of depression from 1929 32?Beggars and breadlines in the streets, trains and holiday resorts empty.

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46. What was the background of F.D. Roosevelt?He came from a rich family, went to the best schools and became a lawyer

47. What party did Roosevelt belong to in 1910?Democrats

48. What was Roosevelts position during W.W.I.?Assistant Secretary to the Navy

49. Roosevelt was struck down by what disease?Polio

50. What was Roosevelts important post in 1928?Governor of New York

51. Who was defeated by Roosevelt in 1932?Herbert Hoover

52. What was Roosevelts plan for ending the depression in USA?To use the full resources of the Federal Government

53. What did Roosevelt use to inspire people?Fireside chats on the radio

54. What was the way Roosevelt gave hope to millions?

He pledged a New Deal

55. What was a quote of the U.S. President?The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people

56. What was the action taken for 100 days in 1933 by Roosevelt?Emergency action where Roosevelt became a democratic dictator.

57. How did Roosevelt try to prevent people from ruining businesses?Ordered all banks to be closed temporarily.

58 What were the principles to Roosevelts new economy?Jobs instead of charity, pay old age pensions and sick pay, and help farmers with government action


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59. Why did rich businessmen come to hate Roosevelt?The New Deal meant that private businesses would be controlled and regulated which was dangerouslylike socialism.

60. What was the organization set up by Roosevelt to create employment?FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Association)

61. What did the CCC do?Improved the environment by planting trees, cutting trails and building reservoirs.

62. What were the ways which Roosevelt interfered to help farming?Government helped with mortgages, wheat farmers received a cash bonus if they changed to anothercrop, cotton farmers encouraged to put land to other uses and pig farmers to kill stock if they were overproducing.

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63. What was the cause of the dust bowls in the 1930s?Grazing land ploughed up for cotton and wheat, soil dried out, summer heat turned it to dust and strongwinds blew it away.

64. What was the reason for major tree planting in 1930s?Trees were planted to form shelter belts; they bound the soil with their roots and broke the wind

65. What was done with the reclaimed land after the dust bowl?Returned to pasture and cattle farming

66. What was the problem with the Tennessee River?Unpredictable it was a flood in spring and a trickle in summer.

67. What did the U.S. congress set up to control the Tennessee River?Tennessee Valley Authority T.V.A.

68. What did Roosevelts act of 1933 do?National Recovery Act (NRA)

69. What were the problems with the National Recovery Act of 1933?Rich industrialists refused to join and the Supreme Court declared the NRA and New Deal measures wereunconstitutional.

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70. What facts are known about Hitlers life as a soldier?He went to Germany and joined a Bavarian regiment, he fought in the battles of Ypres and Somme, hewas a messenger and was gassed then awarded the Iron Cross for bravery, and he left the army in 1918 asa corporal.

71. Why did the Germans dislike the Weimar Republic?It was a government born from defeat, its representatives had signed the surrender Treaty of Versailles


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72. Who were the Spartakists?Revolutionary socialist group in Berlin

73. What were the effects of the French invasion of the Ruhr?

Factory and mining work stopped, production slowed, unemployment increased, there were strikes andsabotage acts and German monetary value collapsed.

74. What was the reason for Frances invasion of the coal-fields in 1923?Germany failed to make reparation payments

75. What were the policies of the National Socialist Workers Party?Nationalise department stores, blame Jews and Communists for the war, get rid of WWI peace treaty andcreate union (anchluss) between Austria and Germany.

76. What were Hitlers solutions to Germanys problem?

Deprive the Jews of power and wealth, crush the Communists, hang the November criminals andignore the Versailles Treaty

77. What were the major features of the Nazi party?Never debated/discussed matters, formed committees or voted, they held mass rallies to show strengthand listened spellbound to their leaders speeches

78. What happened in the Beer Hall Putsch and what were the results?Hitler rushed into a Beer Hall in Munich and announced a national revolution. It was unsuccessful, Hitlerwas arrested and his party banned.

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79. Who was Stresemann?Chancellor of Germany until 1929

80. What was the importance of Stresemanns death on Hitlers career?It made the position of Chancellor available to Hitler

81. What was the effect of the 1929 depression on Germany?German prosperity was built on USA loans (7 billion $) The USA depression meant the loans stopped,

wages fell, businesses closed and there was high unemployment

82. What were the reasons why Hitler welcomed national disaster?The hatred and revenge he preached needed a discontented population and people listened to him

83. By what means did Hitler want to acquire power?Democratic means

84. What was Joseph Goebbels position?Propaganda Chief

85. How did Hitler become better known?Through films, records of his speeches, and millions of swastika posters


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86. What happened in the elections of 1930?The number of seats in the Reichstag rose from 12 to 107.

87. What were the events occurring in the 1932 elections?The Nazis gained 37% of the vote and became the largest German party

88. How did the German constitution aid Hitlers rise to power?Proportional representation resulted in many small parties when Germany needed one strong party tolead her

89. Where was the source of power in Germany 1929-1933?A few advisers to President Hindenberg who ruled by emergency decrees

90. Why did Hitler become Chancellor?His opponents thought it was the best way to deal with him

91. What was Hitlers first action on becoming Chancellor?He demanded an election

92. What happened to the Reichstag in 1933?Part burned down

93. What was the motivation for starting the fire in Reichstag building?Marianus van der Lubbe (Dutch communist) acting alone, hoped it would encourage workers to rise upagainst Hitler

94. What were the features of the Enabling Law?It gave Hitler law-making powers independent of the Reichstag. Other political parties were banned.Arrests, imprisonment, torture and deaths without trial were common.

95. What did the Nazi state aim to do?Control all aspects of life:- abolish trade unions, persuade women to stay at home and have large families,force workers to join the Nazi party and children to join the Hitler Youth groups.

96. What was the function of the S.S.?To enforce rigid controls

97. What happened on the Night of the Long Knives?Ernst Rohm and his stormtroopers and others that opposed Hitler were murdered

98. What were the two foreign policy aims of Hitler?The first was against the terms of Versailles Treaty. It conflicted with the French policy of keepingGermany small and surrounded by countries friendly to France. The second aim was clearly a threat topeace so Hitler at first hid it by signing a friendship treaty with Poland.Week 8 Summaries


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99. What was Mussolinis attitude to Germany?He resented the Nazis imitations of Fascism; he thought Hitlers Master Race theory was nonsense;

and dismissed Hitler as a mad little clown.100. What was the reason for Mussolini and Hitler becoming friendly?British policy annoyed Mussolini on account of his invasion of Abyssinia the league of Nations would notgive Italy oil supplies but Hitler helped by sending coal from Germany

101. What were the events which took place on March 7th1936?

Hitlers troops marched into the Rhineland and the date when the Second World War becomeunavoidable.

102. How was the invasion a gamble?

German army was not strong enough for war, they would have had to retreat if the French had attacked.

103. What were the facts concerning the invasion of Rhineland?It broke the Versailles Treaty and Locarno Pact France did not attack and Britain did not protest.

104. How was France affected by the 1936 German invasion?Reoccupation of the Rhineland was a disaster for France Germany had defensible frontiers, theSiegfried line, and the French were cut off from their eastern Allies.

105. What was Chamberlains policy on European problems?Appeasement find the limits of Hitlers demands and negotiate settlements.

106. What were the faults in the appeasement policy?Hitler was a fanatic. His idea of negotiation was to bully and threaten and his aims and power wereunderestimated

107. What was Hitlers plan to gain living space?Invade Austria and Czechoslovakia (anchluss)

108. What was the role of Austrian Nazis in Anschluss?To organize riots and violence

109. What was the role of Seyss-Inquart in the Anschluss?Hitler forced the Austrian Government to accept him as Minister of the Interior. He allowed wholesalerioting then arranged with Goering to let the German army in to stop the riot and prevent bloodshed.

110. What was the Czech reaction to Austrian Anschluss?The Czech were shocked, appalled.

111. What was Chamberlains reaction to the Austrian Anschluss?Chamberlain was not worried Austria was really part of Germany


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112. Why could Hitler not use the same tactics to invade Czechoslovakia?The Czechs had a good army and defenses and Russia and France said they would help the Czechs ifattacked.

113. What was Czechoslovakias position with regard to allies?Allied to France and Soviet Union (Russia)

114. Where was the Sudetenland?Northwest part of Czechoslovakia bordering Germany

115. What were the reactions to the Munich agreement?Hitler was persuaded to accept Sudetenland he was furious as he wanted an excuse to take over thewhole country. The Czechs knew they had been betrayed by Britain and France, their allies, andChamberlain declared, Peace in our time

116. What was Britains reaction to the invasion of Czechoslovakia?Chamberlain introduced conscription and promised British support for Poland if attacked.

117. Why did Hitler demand Danzig and the Polish corridor?It was land given to Poland by Wilsons peace plan of 1919, and Hitler wanted it back for Germany

118. Why did Hitler sign a pact with the USSR?If there was a war he would only have to fight an enemy on one front, the west (France and Britain)

119. Why did Stalin sign the same pact, The Nazi-Soviet Pact?He failed to get an agreement with the West, and he could gain from a long war between Britain, Franceand Germany where they would exhaust themselves.

120. What was Hitlers intention regarding the Nazi-Soviet pact?He promised the Russians East Poland, Finland, Estonia and Latvia. He never intended to allow them tokeep these, he intended to crush the Soviet Union (Russia) after Stalins death

121. What event was guaranteed by the pact?

The invasion of Poland was certain

122. What was the date on which Poland was invaded?1st September 1939

123. What were the events of 3rd September 1939?At 11 am Britain declared war on Germany. France followed 6 hours later.

124. What was the reason Britain and France declared war on Germany?Because Germany had invaded Poland and they had promised support if Poland was attacked.


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1. What was Churchill promising the British?Victory at all cost

2. What were the nationalities involved in Operation Yellow?Hitler invaded Holland, Belgium and France

3. Who did Italy declare war on in 1940?France and Britain

4. Who signed a peace treaty with the Germans at Compeigne?France

5. What was the Battle of Britain?

Hitler attacked Britain by air and there were dog-fights between German an British planes over SouthernEngland.

6. Who were the few Churchill referred to in a famous quote?R.A.F. Pilots (Royal Air Force)

7. Operation Barbarossa involved Germany invading which country?Russia

8. Who launched a counter attack against Germany?The Red Army - Russia

9. What were the facts concerning Germany after America joined war?Defeat at El Alamein and Stalingrad, the Luftwaffe lost control of the air and U-boats could be tracked byradar.

10. What was D Day in Normandy?6th June 1944 when the USA and British armies crossed the channel and landed on Normandy beaches

11. Why did the Battle of the Bulge take place?

Hitler ordered a last desperate offensive.

12. Where did Hitler remain in the Final stages of the war?In a bunker under the Chancellery Building, Berlin

13. What were the details of Hitlers death?He married Eva Braun and the next day shot himself 30/04/1945

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14. Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbour on a Sunday?Extra warships were in port for the weekend

15. When was Pearl Harbour attacked?


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Sunday 7 December 1941

16. In what ways was Pearl Harbour a failure?Big oil stores which supplied the USA Fleet were untouched, US Aircraft carriers were away at sea andthe attack made Americans more determined to destroy the Japanese

17. What were the Japanese mistakes at Midway?Yamamoto believed 2 US Carriers were destroyed and 2 others were far out at sea, but 3 Carriers weresteaming in against his forces

18. What were the reasons for the Americans leap-frogging in the Pacific?To seize vital bases and airstrips on the islands and block sea lanes so the islands would run out ofsupplies

19. How did the Americans get the Japanese to surrender?On 6 August 1945 a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and a second bomb on Nagasaki 3 days

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20. What did article 43 provide that the League of Nations had not?The U.N. could call on members to provide troops to deal with aggression.

21. What was the function of the General Assembly?The New Parliament of the World to solve world problems

22. How many representatives were there in the Security Council?Eleven

23. Who are the big five?5 Seats in UN Security Council permanently held by Britain, USA, USSR, France and China.

24. What is the purpose of the veto?Power to cancel UN decisions

25. What is the purpose of the I.L.O?International Labour Organisation it employs experts to study work conditions worldwide, to giveadvice, training and issue codes of conduct as guidelines

26. What are the ways in which W.H.O. has provided aid for the poor?WHO has provided help for victims of disasters and refugees fleeing civil wars, and diseases such astyphus, Cholera, smallpox, malaria and polio have been curbed or eradicated by widespread vaccinationcampaigns.

27. What are the agencies of the United Nations?WHO, FAO, UNESCO, ITU, UPU, ILO


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28. What were the Iron Curtain countries of Europe?USSR, Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia. Yugoslavia

29. What is the name of the organisation formed in 1949?NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

30. What was the Marshall Plan?Scheme to fight hunger, poverty and chaos in Europe after the war by sending food, fuel, machinery andraw materials valued at $13 billion

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31. What is the name of the revolution that made China a republic?The Double Tenth

32. Who was the first president of the Chinese Republic?Sun Yat-Sen

33. Which country claimed the right to run the railways in China?Japan

34. What are the important facts about Mao Tse-Tungs early life?A peasant, grew up in rural area, saw the sorrow and misery of the hard-working peasants and

Communism seemed to be the answer

35. Who was the Chinese president from 1925?Chiang Kai-Shek

36. Where are the important connected with the Chinese Communists on the map of China in the workbook?Mountain ranges, Tibet, Yangtze river, Hunan, Formosa, Chungking, Shensi Province

37. What happened at Hunan?

In Oct. 1934 100,000 Chinese Communists left Hunan for a 9000 mile march north

38. Where did Chiangs government retreat to, when the Japanese invaded?Chungking

39. What was the route of the Long March?From Hunan to Shensi Province See map page 220

40. Where did the Nationalists go after they lost the civil war?Formosa (now Taiwan)

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41. What was the name for the rush for land in Africa at the end of the 19th Century?The Scramble for Africa

42. What was the name of the meeting that decided the boundaries of Europe?Congress of Berlin

43. What was the contribution made by Henry Stanley and David Livingstone?They were explorers who collected information on Africa, opened it up to Europeans and made it lessunknown

44. What was the reason for the Germans seizing colonies?They felt a great power should have colonies

45. Where are the African colonies covered this term on the map?See map page 22

46. What was the reason why the African situation changed by 1945?The old imperial powers were much weaker, the USA and Russia (USSR) did not support imperialism(colonies) and African soldiers who had contact with whites realized the idea of the unbeatable white manwas a myth

47. What British colony first gained independence after W.W.II?Ghana

48. Who was the leader of the first independent colony?Kwame Nkrumah

49. What was the name of the party Nkrumah formed that gained power?Convention Peoples Party

50. What was the reaction of the British to the leader of the first colony?Put Nkrumah in prison at first


51. Who was the king who saw the Congo as his own property?King Leopold of Belgium

52. In what way did the Belgians rule the Congo?The Belgian Government tried to improve conditions. It was for a time regarded as a model colony butlittle was done to teach the Africans skills and educate their leaders for self government.

53. Where did the riots take place in the Congo?Leopoldville (Kinshasa)

54. Why was Congo given independence so quickly?


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55. Where was independence promised to the Congolese?At Ostende, Belgium, January 1960

56. Who was the first Prime Minister of the Congo?Patrice Lumumba

57. What was the name of the province that opted to break away?Katanga

58. Who was asked by the P.M. to help the Congo?United Nations the USSR

59. Why was the first Prime Minister overthrown?His attempt to force Katanga to stay part of Zaire failed and he was labeled a communist when he askedUSSR for help.

60. What was the population estimate of Nigeria?80 million

61. Who had been the rulers of Nigeria?Britain

62. What type of political system was set up in Nigeria?Federation of Nigerian States

63. Why was Nigeria hard to rule?It was hard to rule Nigeria because of the division between North and South

64. Who was the Hausa army officer who took over the Nigerian government?General Yukuba Gowon

65. Which region of Nigeria was called Biafra?The Ibo

66. Who aided Nigeria in the civil war?The Hausa tribe (Gen Gowon) Britain and USSR, and The Ibo tribe (Gen Ojukwa) France

67. What was the result of the civil war?25,000 starved to death daily in Biafra

68. What was the situation after the civil war in Nigeria?The Government did not know how to return to civilian rule without causing another break-up in thecountry


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69. What name was given to Kenya by the British?Kenya Colony and Protectorate

70. Which tribe protested against settlers?Kikuyu

71. Who were the Mau Mau?A very violent terrorist group

72. What methods did they use?Violently killed Europeans and Africans who co-operated with the Europeans

73. Why was Jomo Kenyatta arrested?

Accused of being a Mau Mau leader

74. What happened in December 1963?Kenyatta became Prime Minister of an independent Kenya.

75. What were the advantages of Kenyattas rule?It highlighted the discontent and grievances about white rule, despite being a moderate government

76. Who was the first leader of Tanzania after independence?Julius Nyerere

77. What was the policy of the first leader?He wanted a government elected by peasants and workers to address their needs for better livingconditions

78. What was the name of the declaration given by the first leader?Arusha Declaration

79. Why were western values objected to by the leader?

They stressed competition rather than co-operation.

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