February 15-19

Monday:

finished test

Tuesday:

What were the two alliances during WWII and what countries belonged to each:

  • Axis powers--Germany, Italy, and Japan
  • Allied powers----US, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France

Wednesday:

Treaty of Versailles:

  • 1. Germany had to admit full responsibility for starting the war. This was Clause 231-the infamous "War Guilt Clause".

1920's / 1930's Peace attempts:

                        League of Nations:

  • what it is: world wide peace keeping organization, countries come together to work out things
  • what were it's weakness: we were a major world power and we didn't join the war

4 Power Pact:

  • treaty signed by the united states, great Britain, France and japan at the Washington Naval Conference in 1921
  • countries agreed to respect each other possessions in the pacific and not seek further territory

5 power pact:

  • signed by great Britain, and the US, Japan, France, and Italy
  • designed to prevent an arm's race
  • it limited the constitution of battleships.............. need to get the rest

9 power pact:

  • guaranteed china's independence and upheld the open door policy
  • signed by the US, Japan, China, France, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Portugal

Kellogg-Brand Pact:

  • countries signed agreed to not go to war settle disputes
  • 65 countries eventually signed it

London Naval Conference:

  • concerned with the agreements reached in Washington Naval Conference
  • all 5 agreed to a five year halt on capital ship.................need to get the rest

The impact of the great depression:

Thursday:  

watching a movie

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