Cambridge IGCSE® History Option B: The 20th Century Coursebook

By (author) : Paul Grey, Rosemarie Little, Robin Macpherson, John Etty, Graham Goodlad

English

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Introduction; Section A: Core Content: Chapter 1. Key Question 1. Were the peace treaties of 1919-1923 fair?: 1.01. What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles?; 1.02. Why did all the victors not get everything they wanted?; 1.03. What was the impact of the peace treaty on Germany up to 1923?; 1.04. What were the terms of the other peace treaties?; 1.05. Could the treaties be justified at the time?; Chapter 2. Key Question 2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success?: 2.01. How successful was the League in the 1920s?; 2.02. How far did weaknesses in the League's organisation make failure inevitable?; 2.03. How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?; 2.04. How successful was the League in the 1930s?; Chapter 3. Key Question 3: Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?: 3.01. What were the long-term consequences of the peace treaties of 1919-1923?; 3.02. What were the consequences of the failures of the League in the 1930s?; 3.03. How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?; 3.04. Was the policy of appeasement justified?; 3.05. How important was the Nazi-Soviet Pact?; 3.06.