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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. This set off the chaing of events that led to WWI -
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Trench Warfare
Each side dug atleast 12,000 miles of trenches in the ground with cave bunkers to protect them from aerial attacks -
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Alliances
Over a period of time, countries in Europe agreed to be allies which means if one country was attacked, allied countries were bound to defend them. -
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Militarization
Germany's military had increased the most during this time period. Both Britain and Germany navies grew greatly in this time period as well. Also, in Germany and Russia, the military started to have a larger influence on public policy and changed many of it's dynamics. -
U-Boats
Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare. It was a great advantage for them and substituted surface commerce raiders -
Zimmerman Telegram
Arthur Zimmerman of Germany wrote a coded messasge to Mexico proposing an alliance against the United States. -
Bolshevik Revolution
Vladimir Lenin seized power of the Russian Revolution. Communist party took over Soveit Union. -
Treaty of Versailles
Signed in Versailled Palace near Paris by 32 countries claiming that they would not fight any more wars after WWI. Ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied powers. Britain, US, and France made most of the decisions for the countries. -
League of Nations
Attempt to bring world peace by connecting the countries in a group creating a peaceful world order which was based in Switzerland because they were neutral -
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Rise of Facism
Central dictatorship that believes that one race or nation is highly superior to another, the fascist regimes are very often violent. Facist leaders promised to solve econimic problems and unemployment. Famous facists were Hitler in Germany, Franco in Spain, and Mussolini in Italy -
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Great Depression
Unemployment rose to high levels, and everyone in the world was losing money and becoming poor due to the war, the countries spending large amounts of money on the war led to them becoming poor. -
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Spanish Civil War
Major conflict in Spain between Nationalists and Republicans after it was economically ruined by the Great Depression. -
Fall of France
Hitler's strategy caught allies off guard, and Germany was occuping France within a six week period. -
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Battle of Britian
Germany wanted to take over the English Channel. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii using a combination of air planes and naval ships, this attack caused many U.S. deaths which prompted the U.S. to join WWII. -
Battle of Midway
Widely known as the most important naval battle of WWII. US Navy defeated Imperial Japanese Navy -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
Japanese wanted to defeat America after Battle of Midway but ended up being defeated again -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Russia took over the German army and was considered the turning point in WWII -
D-Day
160,000 allied troops landed on the coast of Normandy, France to fight Germany -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day marked the official end of Hitler's war. After six years of suffering nothing would be the same again. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan day effectively ended WWII. The initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made then the official surrender document was signed in September.
