History Flashcards
GCSE Topics (25 cards)
What is the treaty of Versailles
The formal ending of WW1
What year did the battle of hastings take place
1066
What date was the battle of hasting
14th October
What were two successes of the League of Nations
-they stopped the illegal trade of opium
-settled a number of disputes between small and weak countries
What year was Hitler appointed chancellor
Hitler was appointed chancellor in 1933
How did king Harold ii win the battle at Stamford bridge
they took Hardrada and his men by surprise after a long night of his army partying. it was also a hot day so Hardrada and his men wasn’t wearing armour
What were the aims of the league of nations
To promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security
what year did WW2 end
world war two ended in 1945, because hitler killed himself in his bunker
what was hitlers private army
the ss
what were the leading events to WW2
-the german invasion on poland
-the rise of nazism
-the league of nations treating Hitler as a small threat
who controlled the medicine and beliefs in medevil england
the church
three things that people believed caused illness in medevil england
-miasma
-the four humors
-astrology and the stars (sin etc)
what were the four humors
-black bile
-yellow bile
-blood
-phlegm
name three important physicians
-hippocrates
-florey and chain
-louis pasteur
robert koch
who created the theory of the four humors
hippocrates
2 facts about the gestapo
they had secret files on everyone
they were a secret police force
they could arrest without trial
one struggle for german citizens after WW1
WW1 crippled the german economy
why were trade unions made illegal in germany
it was to prevent workers from going on strike
what was german accident insurance
if a worker was injured at work they would receive money as compensation…1884
what was the old age pension scheme
this measure gives the less rich people the opportunity to have security in later age…1889
5 major impacts of world war one on germany
-food shortages
-anger about the war
-money to pay back in reparations
-borrowed heavily from the usa
- trade bans meaning they couldn’t get medicine for their wounded soldiers
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what were the terms of the treaty of versailles
germany must take full blame, have a major reduction to their army and pay 6.6 billion in reparations
what was the dawes plan
germany borrowed off of the usa to pay off their reparations to the uk and france
