The new states (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What happened to the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War One?
What happened to the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War One?
It was broken up into smaller nations
What is self-determination?
What is self-determination?
Peoples' right to govern themselves
Why were negotiators pressured to reach agreements rapidly after WWI?
Why were negotiators pressured to reach agreements rapidly after WWI?
Countries awaited reparations payments
In which year did Czechoslovakia emerge as an independent nation?
In which year did Czechoslovakia emerge as an independent nation?
1918
What proportion of Czechoslovakia's population was German?
What proportion of Czechoslovakia's population was German?
About one-fifth
Where were Czechoslovakia's German-speaking citizens concentrated?
Where were Czechoslovakia's German-speaking citizens concentrated?
Sudetenland region
What economic advantage did Czechoslovakia gain after independence?
What economic advantage did Czechoslovakia gain after independence?
Inherited much of Austria's industry
Which ethnic groups were brought together to create Yugoslavia?
Which ethnic groups were brought together to create Yugoslavia?
Serbs, Croats, Slovenes & others
How did Yugoslavia perform during the 1920s and 1930s?
How did Yugoslavia perform during the 1920s and 1930s?
Maintained relative stability
Why did Allied powers want to create Poland?
Why did Allied powers want to create Poland?
As a buffer between Germany & USSR
What was the purpose of creating the Polish Corridor?
What was the purpose of creating the Polish Corridor?
Give Poland access to the sea
What was the main ethnicity of people living in the Polish Corridor?
What was the main ethnicity of people living in the Polish Corridor?
Primarily German-speaking