National 5 History SQA
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84 topics in 21 modules
☑️ Appeasement and the Road to War, 1918-1939 4 topics
- Paris Peace Treaties and the League of Nations, to 1933
- Nazi foreign policy, 1933-38
- British and French appeasement, to 1938
- Final steps to war
☑️ Changing Britain, 1760-1914 4 topics
- Health and housing
- Industry — textile factories and coal mines
- Transport — canals and railways
- Pressure for democratic reform up to 1884
☑️ Free at Last? Civil Rights in the USA, 1918-1968 4 topics
- The 'Open Door' policy and immigration, to 1928
- 'Separate but equal', to 1945
- Civil rights campaigns, to 1968
- The ghettos and black American radicalism
☑️ Hitler and Nazi Germany, 1919-39 4 topics
- Weimar Germany, 1919-1933
- Nazi rise to power
- Nazi control of Germany
- Nazi social and economic policies
☑️ Mary Queen of Scots, and the Reformation, 1542-1587 4 topics
- Mary, from the 'Rough Wooing' to becoming Queen of France, to 1559
- The Reformation in Scotland, to 1587
- Mary's reign, 1561-1567
- Mary in England, 1567-1587
☑️ Migration and Empire, 1830-1939 4 topics
- Immigration to Scotland, 1830s-1939
- Experience of immigrants to Scotland, 1830s-1939
- Scottish emigration, 1830s-1939
- Experience of Scots abroad, 1830s-1939
☑️ Mussolini and Fascist Italy, 1919-1939 4 topics
- Mussolini's seizure of power, to 1925
- Mussolini's social and economic policies
- Opposition to Mussolini
- Foreign policy
☑️ Red Flag: Lenin and the Russian Revolution, 1894-1921 4 topics
- Imperial Russia — government and people
- 1905 Revolution — causes and events
- February Revolution — causes, events and effects
- October Revolution — causes, events, effects
☑️ Tea and Freedom', the American Revolution, 1774-83 4 topics
- Growing tension between Britain and the American colonies, to 1774
- Colonists' moves towards independence, 1774-1776
- The spread of the war
- American victory
☑️ Tea and Freedom’, the American Revolution, 1774-83 4 topics
- Growing tension between Britain and the American colonies, to 1774
- Colonists' moves towards independence, 1774-1776
- The spread of the war
- American victory
☑️ The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1770-1807 4 topics
- The Triangular Trade
- Britain and the Caribbean
- The captive's experience and slave resistance
- The abolitionist campaigns
☑️ The Cold War 1945-89 4 topics
- Reasons for the emergence of the Cold War, up to 1955
- Flashpoints — Hungary, Berlin, and Cuba
- The Vietnam War
- Changing relations between the superpowers, 1968-89
☑️ The Creation of the Medieval Kingdoms, 1066-1406 4 topics
- The Normans and feudal society
- Royal power in the reign of Henry II
- The role of the Church in the Medieval Kingdom
- The decline of feudal society
☑️ The Cross and the Crescent, the Crusades 1071-1192 4 topics
- Knights, castles and warfare
- The First Crusade
- The Fall of Jerusalem, 1187
- The Third Crusade, to 1192
☑️ The Era of the Great War, 1900-1928 4 topics
- Scots on the Western Front
- Domestic impact of war: society and culture
- Domestic impact of war: industry and economy
- Domestic impact of war: politics
☑️ The Making of Modern Britain, 1880-1951 4 topics
- Divided society: poverty, housing; politics
- Liberal reforms 1906-14
- Social impact of World War II in Britain
- Labour reforms: the Welfare State 1945-51
☑️ The Treaty of Union, 1689-1715 4 topics
- Worsening relations with England, 1689- 1707
- Arguments for and against Union
- The passing of the Treaty of Union by the Scots Parliament
- The impact of the Union, to 1715
☑️ The Wars of Independence, 1286-1328 4 topics
- The succession problem, 1286-1292
- Balliol and Edward I 1292-1296
- William Wallace, 1296-1305
- Robert Bruce, 1306-1328
☑️ USA 1850-80 4 topics
- Reasons for westward expansion
- Slavery and the Civil War
- Reconstruction, African-Americans and Southern reaction to defeat 1865-78
- Defeat and demise of the Native Americans of the Plains
☑️ War of the Three Kingdoms, 1603-1651 4 topics
- Political issues, 1603-1625
- The rule of Charles I in England and Scotland, 1625-1640
- Challenges to royal authority
- War and the role of Cromwell, to 1651
☑️ World War II, 1939-45 4 topics
- German territorial expansion 1939-43
- War with Japan, 1941-45
- Life in occupied Europe
- Allied victories in Europe and Japan, 1944-45
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Appeasement and the Road to War, 1918-1939
Paris Peace Treaties and the League of Nations, to 1933
Paris Peace Treaties
- The peace treaties stemmed from the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 that followed World War I, involving representatives from 32 nations.
- The main treaty was the Treaty of Versailles with Germany, generally seen as harsh and vindictive.
- Germany was disarmed, its territory was reduced, and they had to accept blame for the war (the War Guilt Clause).
League of Nations
- The League of Nations was a key provision of the Treaty of Versailles; it was an international organisation created for the maintenance of world peace.
- The organization was based on collective security, meaning the peace was to be maintained collectively by the member states who would stand against any aggressor.
- Main organs of the League were the Assembly, the Council, and the Permanent Secretariat.
- It failed due to several factors, such as the fact it did not have a standing army, its reliance on unanimous decisions, and the initial non-participation of some major powers.
Germany and the League of Nations
- Germany as a defeated power was not initially invited to join the League; it only joined in 1926 after proving itself a peaceful nation.
- The future chancellors who signed the Treaty of Versailles (also known as the "November Criminals" in Germany) faced a significant amount of backlash from German citizens.
Locarno Treaties
- The Locarno Treaties, signed in 1925, were intended to normalize relations with Germany and guarantee its new borders.
- The Locarno Pact was seen as a symbol of reconciliation between Germany and France, and optimism about lasting peace.
Diplomatic Developments to 1933
- The Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928) aimed to outlaw war but lacked measures of enforcement.
- The Great Depression (1929–1933) shifted focus to economic issues and, due to political changes, distorted international relations.
- The Manchurian Crisis (1931–1933) saw the world powers’ inability to resist Japanese aggression in China, undermining the League of Nations.
- Hitler’s rise to power in Germany (1933) and his foreign policy based on territorial expansion signified a serious threat to international peace.
Question: Explain why the League of Nations’ lack of a standing army hindered its response to Japanese aggression in Manchuria, 1931–33?
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