Hass Exam Prep Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
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Terms of treaty and its impact
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Terms: reparations, disarmament, loss of territory, and guilt clause
Impacts:
- Germany felt tricked and betrayed
- Anger in Germany
- Rise of Hitler
2
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What happened in the 1920s
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- Era of social change and growth
- Production Line
- Jazz
- Prosperity
- Suffragette/Flappers
3
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Cause of Great Depression
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- stock market crash in October 1929
- lead to bank failures
4
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Great Depression impact Australia
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- Australian economy collapsed
- unemployment reached 32%
- poverty poor housing conditions
5
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Lead up to WW2
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- great depression= unemployment
- nationalism in Germany
- Hitler’s rise to power
- Germany’s invasion of close countries
- invasion of Poland
6
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Significant event during WW2
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- Japanese strike on pearl harbour= America joining war
- Atomic bombings
- Operation Barbarossa- turning point
7
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WW2 change the Australia home front
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- demand for food
- need for clothing
- economic and social sacrifices
8
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Atomic bombs names, location drop, who
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- fat man and little boy
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Dropped by the Americans- President Truman
9
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Impact of atomic bombs why is it important
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- killed hundreds of thousands
- lasting effects on people and infrastructure
- first use of nuclear warfare
10
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Holocaust and it’s impact
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- mass genocide of Jews
- 6 million dead
- killed two thirds of Jewish population
11
Q
Why is the holocaust important
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- learn about the dangers of hatred
- fight prejudice
- maintain democracy
12
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Key events for civil rights struggle for ATSI
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- 1967 referendum
- Freedoms rides
- Mabo vs Queensland
- 2008 apology
- Stolen generations
13
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United Nations and it’s role and purpose
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- international organisation
- maintain peace
- human rights
- national security
14
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How important is the declaration of human rights
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- foundation for human rights
- a guide
- symbol for freedom equality and justice
