The Second World War and the Non-Aligned Movement
Contemporary World (10)With reference to the Second World War and the Non-Aligned Movement, answer the following:
- Explain briefly three reasons for the Dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles.
- State any three consequences of the Second World War.
- Mention any four chief architects of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Answer
(a)
- Demanded annexation of German territories and creation of many states.
- Germans felt humiliated and helpless.
- Sowed the seeds of bitterness and conflict.
- All the German colonies were forcibly taken away and was divided into two parts for the benefit of Poland.
- Burdened with huge war indemnity which could never be paid.
- This humiliation gave rise to the spirit of revenge and Germany started looking for an opportunity to do away with the Treaty.
- This was not possible without aggressive policy and armaments. War became inevitable.
- Germany had to pay 33 billion dollars.
- It had to cede large territories to France, Belgium, Poland, and Denmark.
- Italians felt they won the war but lost the peace.
- Allies deserted her and she received no valuable addition to her territories.
- Germany was crippled.
- Danzig was internationalized.
(b)
- Defeat of the Axis powers.
- Formation of the UN.
- Cold war/rise of communism.
- Germany was defeated and divided into four zones.
- Nazism came to end.
- Japan lost all territories acquired or seized by Japan were taken away.
- Italy defeated and surrendered.
- France was liberated/Germany army in Paris surrendered.
(c) The four architects of NAM are:
- Jawaharlal Nehru of India,
- Joseph B. Tito of Yugoslavia
- Nasser of Egypt
- Sukarno of Indonesia
- Exam Year: 2020