International Relations Key Concepts and Events 1919-1939

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The period of 1919 to 1939 was a tumultuous period on World History. To ensure that you fully learn all the major players and events, we have created this flashcard deck that covers the main learning points from this time. Make sure you know the difference between Appeasement and Anschluss with these flashcards.
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Nationalism When a state chooses to act in their own interest.
Internationalism When states choose to cooperate with each other.
'The Big Three' Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson.
Paris Peace Conference Period of 12 month negotiations (1919-1920) of how to draw up treaties to deal with the defeated nations of World War One.
Self-determination Countries have a right to rule themselves and be independent of rule from empires.
Disarmament When a country reduces the number of military weapons and forces it owns.
Armistice Another word for ceasefire.
War Guilt Clause Germany was to accept full blame for starting the war.
Collective Security Promise to protect other League members in the case of attack.
Economic sanctions Means of punishing a country for illegally committing an act of war against another country, such as stopping trade.
Treaty of Versailles The treaty signed on the 28 June 1919 in order to deal with Germany after the events of the First World War.
Fourteen Point Plan These were Fourteen Points drawn up by President of the USA, Woodrow Wlison, to end the war justly and to prevent war from occuring in the future.
Diktat An order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent. Germany claimed the Treaty of Versailles dictated peace.
League of Nations Part of Wilson's Fourteen Points, the League of Nations would act as an international police force to solve disputes between countries. After World War Two it would become known as the United Nations in 1945.
Protectionism Attempting to protect domestic industries by introducing tariffs in order to limit or stop imports.
Rearmament When a country increases the number of military weapons and forces it owns; during the Great Depression rearming was used to create economic growth and reduce unemployment.
Lebensraum Hitler's policy to increase the 'living space' for Germans in eastern Europe.
Fascism A form of politically aggressive nationalism.
Communism State led control over the economy and industry.
Stresa Front In April 1935, Britain, France and Italy sign the Stresa Pact (formal statement against German rearmament and stand against Hitler)
Plebiscite The direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question (e.g Saar region to unite with Hitler's Germany)
Mein Kampf Hitler's autobiography where he outlines his ideas of destroying communism, militarism and racial theory.
Conscription Conscription is the compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
Rhineland 1936 Banned from entering the Rhineland under the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler ordered troops into the Rhineland in March 1936.
Anschluss Hitler wanted to unite the many Germans living in Austria back with those in German. Germany campaigned for union with Austria (Anschluss)
Sudetenland The area of Czechoslovakia where a large number of Germans were living.
Nazi-Soviet Pact An alliance agreed between Germany and USSR not to attack each other and to divide the territory of Poland.
Appeasement In relation to the drift to war, appeasement involved Chamberlain and Daladier giving into Hitler's demands in an attempt to avoid the outbreak of war.
Munich Agreement 1938 An agreement in September 1938, where Mussolini, Daladier and Chamberlain gave into Hitler's demands regarding the borders of Czechoslovakia and the Germans living there. This was to prevent an outbreak of war.
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