Week 7

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Monday- Test

Tuesday- World War 2

World War 2

• What are the 2 alliances during WW11 and what countries belonged to each
  • Axis and Allied
  • Axis
    • Germany 
    • Italy 
    • Japan
  • Allied
    • Great Britain 
    • China
    • France
    • Soviet Union 
  • Treaty of Versailles 
    • Territorial 
      The following land was taken away from Germany 
      • Germany lost a lot of land to France, Belgium, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Poland
    • Military
      • Germany's army was reduced to 100,000 men, the army was not allowed tanks
      • Germany was not allowed an air force
    • Financial 
      • Germany had to pay 33 billion dollars to Great Britain and France
      • Germany was also forbidden to unite with Austria to form one superstate 
    • General
      • Germany had to admit full responsibility for starting the war. This was clause 231- the infamous "War Guilt Clause"
      • A league of Nations was set up to keep world peace 
• League of Nations
  • An International organization established after World War one
  • Had no military force 
• 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 others possessions in the Pacific and not seek further territory 
• 5 Power Pact
  • Signed by Great Britain, France, Japan, France, Italy and the United States
  • Designed to prevent an arms race
  • It limited the construction of battleships, battle cruisers, and aircraft carriers
  • Did not restrict cruisers 
• 9 Power pact
  • Signed by Great Britain, France, Japan, Italy, United States, China, Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal 
  • Guaranteed Chinese independence and upheld the open door policy 
• Kellogg-Briang Pact
  • Countries that signed agreed to not go to war to settle disputes
  • 65 countries eventually signed
  • Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, The Irish Free state, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, and the Unites States originally signed 
• London Naval Conference-1931
  • Designed to try and close the loop holes 

Wednesday- Notes 

Thursday- Watched a video on The World Wars

Friday- No School