History Revision Notes

China 1900-49 Situation before 1900 q Nominally, authority lies with Manchu emperor Guangxu in Beijing. In reality, authority lies with Empress Dowager Cixi. o Cixi remained in power through: ? Harsh click here for full revision note

Focus Question: "To what extent can it be said that the first world war was caused by ... - Nationalism?" - Nationalist groups in balkans - Black Hand - Birth of Germany click here for full revision note

Part I: Causes 1) Why were the French in Indochina? - Wanted a colony. - Benefits to this: exploitation, trade, etc. 2) What effect did WWII have on the people of vietnam. ? - Japan click here for full revision note

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION NOTES 1905-1914 The unrest in Russia came to a head in 1905. Often called a "Revolution", changes were roced to be made by the Tsar. The focus question is WHY? click here for full revision note

NOTES- MAO ZEDONG RISE 1911 end of Qing dynasty. -Revolution proclaimed. Mao was a student. -leader was Yuan Shikai- died of natural causes 1916. May 4th 1919, riot after treat click here for full revision note

Hitler Timeline    1918  Kaiser Abdicates, republic set up 1919 (January)  Sparacist revolt crushed by Freikorps. 1919 (June)  Germany signs treaty of Ve click here for full revision note

SINGLE PARTY STATES- HITLER Coming to power Conditions of Wienmar Government -How Born- -End of September 1918 it was obvious that Germany could not win World War One -Germany?s mi click here for full revision note

Definition: the desire to acquire colonies. (esp. 1870-1914) After low point in the beginning of the 19th century, there was a revival in Imperialism (New Imperialism) as European powers fought ov click here for full revision note

After founding by Prophet Mohammed (570-632), Islamic civilization experienced a period of rapid expansion for about a 1000 years, but a period of decline set in and by the 19th century many areas of click here for full revision note

The Fourteen Point Program (January 1918 ? Woodrow Wilson) Open DiplomacyFreedom of NavigationFree tradeDisarmamentSelf-determinationEvacuation of all Russian TerritoryBelgium must be evacuated a click here for full revision note