This topic, along with Germany 1918-1945, forms the basis of the examined Paper 1 content of the GCSE History course.
We study the following major topic areas and questions:
The Paris Peace Treaties
- What were the aims of the 'big three' Allied countries (Britain, France and USA) after the end of the First World War?
- How harsh was the Treaty of Versailles on Germany?
- What was the reaction to the treaty in Germany?
The League of Nations
- Why was the League of Nations founded?
- What were the aims of the League of Nations?
- What was the structure and membership of the League of Nations?
- What were the successes for the League in the 1920s?
- What were the failures for the League in the 1920s?
- Overall, was the League doomed to failure from the start?
