Download settlements on post-war international order

History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Settlements on post-WWI international order
Q.1
Study Sources A and B carefully.
Source A
The following map shows the territorial arrangements of Germany after the Paris
Peace Conference in 1919.
Reference for teachers (Source A)
For details of territorial arrangements after the First World War, teachers may refer
to The Encyclopedia of World History。
Printed version: Peter N. Stearns ed., The Encyclopedia of World History (6th
edition) (Boston: Hunghton Mifflin, 2001), p.665
Online version: Peter N. Stearns ed., The Encyclopedia of World History (2001),
http://www.bartleby.com/67/peaces01.htm
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Source B
The followings are part of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919.
Treaty of Versailles
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Reduced its army to 100,000 men.
Neither tanks, submarines nor air-force were allowed. Only six capital naval
ships were allowed.
The Rhineland area, which was made into a demilitarized zone, was under the
Allies’ occupation for 15 years.
Had to pay a total of £6,600 million.
Had to give up its colonies in Africa, Pacific region and China to the Allies.
a.
Identify three principles behind the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. Support your
answer with reference to clues from Sources A and B.
b.
What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) on the national pride of
Germany? Explain your answer with reference to Sources A and B and using
your own knowledge.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Q.2
Study Source A carefully.
Source A
The following map shows the territories gained by Italy after the Paris Peace
Conference of 1919.
a.
Describe the territorial arrangements for Italy after the First World War, with
reference to Source A.
b.
What are the limitations of Source A in helping you to understand whether the
Italians were satisfied with the Treaty of Versailles (1919) after the First World
War? Explain your answer with specific examples from your own knowledge.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Q.3
Study Sources A, B and C carefully.
Source A
The following extract is a description of the League of Nations.
The League of Nations might be described as an attempt to recognize the
interdependence of modern nations by substituting conciliation for conflict and by
promoting cooperation in matters of common concern.
Source B
The following table shows the change of membership of the League of Nations,
1920-1939.
Country
Admitted
Withdrew
Britain
January 10, 1920
-
Japan
January 10, 1920
March 27, 1933
Italy
January 10, 1920
December 11, 1937
Czechoslovakia
January 10, 1920
March 15, 1939
France
January 10, 1920
-
Austria
December 15, 1920
April 10, 1938
Germany
September 8, 1926
October 23, 1933
Soviet Union
September 18, 1934
December 14, 1939
Source C
Under its Covenant, the League of Nations could do three things when a dispute did
occur.
VERBAL WARNING
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
PHYSICAL SANCTIONS
(MILITARY FORCE)
The League did not have a
military force at its disposal.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
a.
Identify the aims of the League of Nations. Support your answer with reference
to clues from Source A.
b.
What was the similarity among the members of the League of Nations in 1920?
Explain your answer with reference to clues from Source B.
c.
With reference to Sources B and C, discuss whether the League of Nations had
fulfilled its aims you mentioned in (a). Explain your answer with reference to
clues from Sources B and C.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Q.4
Study Source A carefully.
Source A
The following British cartoon, with the caption “Removing the Treasure”, is about a
historical event in 1923.
Reference for the teachers (Source A)
The original cartoon can be found in page 129 of the following publication:
Jack B. Watson, Success in Twentieth Century World Affairs from 1919 to the
1980s (London: Murray, 1984).
The invasion of Ruhr, 1923
As required by the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had to pay reparations for war
damages. These could either be paid in money or in kind (goods to the value of a
set amount). In 1922 Germany failed to pay an installment. France and Belgium
believed that action was needed to take. In 1923, contrary to League rules, France
and Belgium invaded the Ruhr – Germany’s most important industrial zone.
a.
Identify the background of the historical event depicted in Source A. Explain
your answer with reference to clues from Source A.
b.
What was the view of the cartoonist towards the event? Explain your answer
with reference to clues from Source A.
c.
Do you agree with the cartoonist’s view? Explain your answer with specific
examples from your own knowledge.
d.
What would be your response to this cartoon if you were a German nationalist in
the 1920s? Explain your answer with reference to Source A and using your own
knowledge.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Q.5
Study Source A carefully.
Source A
The following cartoon, with the caption “The Door Mat”, is about the Disarmament
Conference held in Geneva in May 1933.
Referecne for the Teachers (Source A)
The original cartoon can be found in page 444 of the following publication:
Christopher Condon, The Making of the Modern World (South Melbourne: Macmillan,
1987).
For the details of disarmament conferences from 1932 to 1937, see the following
websites:
Disarmament Conference (online),
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0815617.html
Disarmament Discussions 1932-1934 (online),
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/WorldWar2/disarm.htm
a.
What was the attitude of the cartoonist towards the League of Nations? Explain
your answer with reference to clues from Source A.
b.
With reference to Source A, assess the effectiveness of the Geneva Conference.
Explain your answer with reference to clues from the Source.
c.
Explain why the conference resulted in the conditions you described in (b).
Explain your answer with reference to Source A and using your own knowledge.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Q.6
Study Source A carefully.
Source A
The following cartoon, with the caption “The Autograph Hunter”, reflects the signing
of the Kellogg-Briand Pact (also known as the Pact of Paris) in August 1928.
Isn’t it splendid? I’ve
got fifteen — and I
hope to get the rest.
Reference for teachers (Source A)
The original cartoon can be found in page 210 of the following publication:
Philip Sauvain, The Modern World 1914 to 1980: A New Certificate Approach
(Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes, 1989).
For details about the Kellogg-Briand Pact, please refer to the following website:
Kellogg-Briand Pact 1928 (online), http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/imt/kbpact.htm
a.
What is the nature of the Kellog-Briand Pact, as shown in Source A? Explain
your answer with reference to clues from the Source.
b.
Did the United State and the European powers support the pact? Explain your
answer with reference to Source A and using your own knowledge.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Q.7
Study Source A carefully.
Source A
The following cartoon, with the caption “Order and Decorations”, reflects the
international order in 1940.
What, nothing for dear old
Joe? Never fear, Adolf will
have a New Order for you
too – pretty soon now.
Reference for teachers (Source A)
The original cartoon can be found in page 60 of the following publication:
Roy Douglas, The World War, 1939-1943: the Cartoonists’ Vision (London:
Routledge, 1999).
a. Identify which countries “Lord of Africa”, “Lord of Europe” and “Lord of Asia”
refer to respectively in Source A. Explain your answer with reference to clues
from the Source.
b. With reference to Source A, infer what the man means by saying “Adolf will have
a New Order for you too – pretty soon now”. Explain your answer with reference
to clues from the Source.
c. Why did the cartoonist hold the view you identified in (b)? Explain your answer
with reference to specific historical facts from your own knowledge.
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History (S4-5)
Theme B: Conflicts and Cooperation in the Twentieth-Century World
Sub-theme d: Major conflicts and the quest for peace
Provenance of sources
Q.1
Source A: Department of History, CUHK.
Source B: The Treaty of Versailles (online),
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm [accessed 16 March
2004].
Q.2
Source A: Jack B. Watson, Success in Twentieth Century World Affairs from 1919 to
the 1980s (London: Murray, 1984), p.127.
Q.3
Source A: Illustrated Album of the League of Nations (online),
http://www.indiana.edu/~league/book/p05.html [accessed 17 March 2004].
Source B: National Membership of the League of Nations (online)
http://www.indiana.edu/~league/nationalmember.htm [accessed March 2004].
Source C:
The League of Nations (online),
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/leagueofnations.htm [accessed 16 March 2003].
Illustrated Album of the League of Nations (online),
http://www.indiana.edu/~league/leaguebook.htm [accessed 16 March 2003].
Q.4
Source A: Department of History, CUHK.
Q.5
Source A: Department of History, CUHK.
Q.6
Source A: Department of History, CUHK.
Q.7
Source A: Department of History, CUHK.
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