World War-II, Course, End and Effects of the WW-2 Unlike the 1914-18 war, the Second World War was a war of rapid movement; it was a much more complex affair, with major campaigns taking place in the Pacific and the Far East, in North Africa and deep in the heart of Russia, as well …
Beginning and Nature of the War Munich to the outbreak of the World War II: September 1938 to September 1939 This fateful year saw Hitler waging two pressure campaigns: the first against Czechoslovakia, the second against Poland. selfstudyhistory.com Czechoslovakia Hitler had decided to destroy Czechoslovakia: as part of his Lebensraum (living space) policy, and …
International Relations Between Two World Wars-III Appeasement Policy Appeasement was the policy followed by the British, and later by the French, of avoiding war with aggressive powers such as Japan, Italy and Germany, by giving way to their demands, provided they were not too unreasonable. ©crackingcivilservices.com There were two distinct phases of appeasement: From the …
International Relations Between Two World Wars-II Mussolini’s foreign policy In the early days of Mussolini’s regime (he came to power in 1922), Italian foreign policy seemed rather confused: Mussolini knew what he wanted, which was ‘to make Italy great, respected and feared’, but he was not sure how to achieve this, apart from agitating for …
World Wars, League of Nations The origins of the League of Nations The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. selfstudyhistory.com The …
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World War-I: the Versailles Settlement The Versailles Settlement ( aka Paris Peace Conference) The war came to an end on 11 November 1918 with the surrender of Germany. At the end of the First World War the victorious Allied Powers met in Paris in 1919 to arrange the terms of peace. The Paris Peace Conference, …
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World War-I: Impact of the World War I Impact of the World War I The impact of the war was extraordinarily wide-ranging, which was not surprising given that it was the first ‘total war’ in history. This means that it involved not just armies and navies but entire populations, and it was the first big …
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Course of the World War-I The two opposing sides in the war were The Allies or Entente Powers: Britain and her empire (including troops from Australia, Canada, India and New Zealand) selfstudyhistory.com France Russia (left December 1917) Italy (entered May 1915) Serbia Belgium Romania (entered August 1916) USA (entered April 1917) Japan The Central Powers: …
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Causes Of The World War I Immediate cause of the war: The immediate cause of the war was the bitter enmity between Austria and Serbia in the Balkans leading to murder of Archduke Francis, the nephew of the Austrian Emperor and heir of throne in Serajevo by a Bosnian. selfstudyhistory.com Austria by annexing Bosnia and …
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World War-I: Circumstances and events leading to war The First World War is one of the most significant events in the history of the world. The typology of this war was of a qualitatively different kind and of a greater magnitude than any war which preceded it. More important than the military significance of the …
