History C2 Flashcards

Islands between Finland and Sweden (35 cards)

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Aaland Islands

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Islands between Finland and Sweden

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Abyssinia

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Country in east Africa(Currently known as Ethiopia)

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Agencies and Commissions

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Groups within the League that work to tackle certain problems

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Assembly

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The League of Nations’s parliament

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Bulgaria

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Country in eastern europe

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Collective Security

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Working together to prevent wars

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Compensation

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Payment that recognises loss, suffering or injury

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Conference of Ambassadors

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Organisation of French, English, Italy and Japan that met to sort out international disputes

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Corfu

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Island in Greece

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10
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Council

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Influential body within the League of the most powerful members

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Covenant

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Agreement or set of rules

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Democrat

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One of the US main political parties

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Drug Trafficking

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Global trade manufacturing, distribution and selling of illegal drugs

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Fascism

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A political idea that has a strong government, ruled by a dictator, who controls the lives of the people

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Fascist

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Someone who follows Fascism

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Foreign minister

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A person in the government who deals with the country’s relation with other countries

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Geneva

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A place in Switzerland, where the league was based

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Geneva Protocol

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An original draft of the diplomatic document-this one state that countries in dispute must accept the Council’s decision

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Great Depression

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A long and severe financial slump

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Haile Selassie

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Emperor of Abyssinia

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Hoare-Laval Pact

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An agreement between British and French foreign ministers over the Abyssinian Crisis

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Humanitarian

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Promotion of human welfare

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International Labour Organisation

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Group aimed to improved working conditions

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International affairs

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Event/activities that involves the government, politics, economies etc of different countries

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League of Nations
An International Organisation created to manage international disputes and prevent wars
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Manchuko
Name of Manchuria after invasion by the japanese
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Manchuria
Country in northern China
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Parliament
A group of representatives
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Permanent Court of International Justice
A court, at the Hague, used to settle disputes
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Prostitution
Occupation of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for finance
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Secretariat
Section of the League that carried out administrative task
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Suez Canal
Strip of water that connected the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
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Refugee
Someone forced to leave their country due to war/persecution/disease/natural disaster
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Vilna
Capital of Lithuania
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Working Conditions
The environment in which employees work