World war 1 recruiting poster

Emily Wolf

  • 27,000 French soldiers are killed

    27,000 French soldiers are killed on this single day in an offensive trhrust to the East of Paris, towards the German borders.
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    WWI AND WWII TIME SPAN.

  • British Liner Lusitania is sunk

    The British Liner Lusitania is sunk by a U-bout witht the loss of 1,198 civialians including 128 american lives, creating a US-German diplomatic crises.
  • America declares war on Germany

    The is the day that America declared war on Germany. Its important because it was supossed to make the world a safer demacracy. 116708 soliders lost their lives and 204002 wounded
  • Adolf Hitler becomes leader

    Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist 'Nazi' Party.
  • Stock Marchet Crashes

    The Stock Marcket Crashes, leading to the Great Depression.
  • Hitler violates Treaty

    Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription. It was a peace treaty so there was no more war but Hitler went against it an introduced military conscription
  • Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription.

    This shows that not only is Hitler a powerful ruler but also that Germany cannot be trusted.
  • Beginning of World War II

    Nazis invade Poland, creating another World War.
  • Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.

    The United States now has a part in fighting in the war.
  • First Atomic Bomb

    The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.