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REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
The Disarmament Conference from 1932 brought together Britain, France, and Germany to discuss reducing armaments, but failed to make any agreements. Germany had pushed for the conference as a way to revise the punitive Treaty of Versailles from World War I. When Hitler rose to power in 1933, he withdrew Germany from the talks, causing the conference to break up formally in 1934 without achieving its goals. Many historians view the failure of this conference as a step towards the outbreak of World War II.
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The 1932 Disarmament Conference was a meeting of European nations focusing on military policies.
The three major powers at the conference were Britain, France, and Germany.
The 1932 conference was not the first disarmament effort; a prior attempt in 1926 failed due to disagreements.
Germany, a League of Nations member since 1930, sought a revision of the Treaty of Versailles.
The 1932 conference ultimately failed, ending with Germany's withdrawal in 1933 and official closure in 1934.
Historians view the failure of the Disarmament Conference as a precursor to the Second World War.
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REVISION IGCSE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY: DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
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- 2. DEFINITION The Disarmament Conferencefrom 1932 was a gathering of European countries to discuss foreign and military policies.
- 3. Question 1 Name thethree major powers present at this conference.
- 4. Answer 1 Britain, Franceand Germany.
- 5. Question 2 Was thisthe first attempt by the Europeans to secure peace through disarmament?
- 6. Answer 2 No. Aworld disarmament conference met in 1926 but failed to agree on a definition of “armaments” or how they were to be counted.
- 7. Question 3 Germany wasthe driving force behind calls for this conference. Explain why.
- 8. Answer 3 In 1930,now a member of the League of Nations, Germany called for a revision of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
- 9. Question 4 Did the1932 conference achieve anything?
- 10. Answer 4 No. WhenHitler came to power in 1933 he immediately withdrew Germany from the conference and it broke up formally in 1934.
- 11. Important The failure ofthis conference is seen by many historians as the first step towards the Second World War.