GCSE HISTORY FLASHCARDS

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Who gained control of German-owned 'West Prussia' and 'Posen' in 1919? Poland
Who gained control of German-owned 'North Schleswig' in 1919? Denmark
Who gained control of the German-owned states of 'Eupen', 'Morsenet' and 'Malmedy' in 1919? Belgium
Who gained control of German-owned 'Alsace-Lorraine' in 1919? France
What happened to German-owned 'Estonia', 'Latvia' and 'Lithuania' in 1919? They became independent states
What were the five key terms of the 'Treaty of Versailles'? Guilt for the war Armed Forces Reparations German Territories League of Nations
Who was the British Prime Minister in 1919? Lloyd George
Who was the Prime Minister of France in 1919? Georges Clemanceau
Who was the American President in 1919? Woodrow Wilson
What was the most important treaty signed in 1919, and who was it with? The Treaty of Versailles Germany
What youth subculture was responsible for much of the violence at Notting Hill in 1958? Teddy Boys
What was the largest immigrant group to Britain before 1945? Irish
What did the '1962 commonwealth immigrants act' do? Restricted immigration to people who had a valuable skill or could do a job in a shortage area
What were the years of the second world war? 1939-1945
What were the traditional expectations for women in the 1930s? Stay at home to cook, clean and look after the children
What year was the 'commonwealth immigrants act' passed? Was this a conservative or Labour decision? 1962 Conservative
What was the name of Enoch Powell's inflammatory speech on the problems of mass immigration and when was it delivered? River of Blood 1968
What was the name given to the coalition government formed by Winston Churchill during the second world war? Government of National Unity
What was the name of the boat which carried migrants from Jamacia to London in 1948, symbolising the start of mass migration to Britain? Empire Windrush
What were the five giant evils? Poverty Ignorance Disease Idleness Squalor
What did evacuation in the second world war expose? poverty within cities
Why did Britain need immigrants after the second world war? shortages of skilled workers
In what year was there mass migration from Kenya? 1967
What was the 'Phoney War' Where war had been declared but there was no actual fighting
What year was the 'Summer of Violence'? 1958
Who was asked to write a report on the problems affecting British Society? William Beverage
What did the '1965 Race Relations Act' and the '1966 Race Relations Board' do? Made it illegal to discriminate against any person because of their race
What year was there a large migration from Uganda? 1972
What does the term evacuation mean? removing vulnerable people from dangerous areas
What year was William Beverages' 'five giant evils' report published? 1942
Which two companies in Britain actively recruited West Indian workers in the 1950s? NHS London Transport
What did the '1968 commonwealth immigrants act' do? Restricted immigration to 1,500 a year
Where was the 'Paris peace conference' held? The Palace of Versailles on the outskirts of Paris
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