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Alliances
Germany, Austria, and Hungary formed the Triple alliance in 1882, which concluded that if any one country was attacked the others went to defend them. In 1907 the Triple Entente Britain, Russia, and France formed an alliance to counteract the Triple Alliance. -
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria Killed
Franz Ferdinand was shot by Gavrilo Princip, a member of a group trying to break Austria's South-Slav provinces so it can form Yugoslavia. -
Gallipoli Campaign
Land based strategy of the Allies which intended to allow Allied ships to pass through Dardanelles, capture Constantinople, and knock Ottoman Turkey out of the war. Two landings were attempted, but were suppressed by Ottoman troops. Trench warfare took hold, and casualties mounted. In December, it was decided to evacuate after failing to have any success. Started 25 April 1915, ended Jan 9 1916) -
Battle of the Somme
July 1- November 18 1916. Joint operation between British and French forces intended to achieve victories over Germans. Faced carefully laid out German forces, advanced seven miles over 141 days, with nearly a million men dying on each side combined. -
Treaty of Versailles
Ended war between Germany and other allied powers. This treaty forced many problems upon Germany, forcing her to disarm, make substantial territorial compensations, and pay reparations to Entente powers. This weakened Germany, and caused Germans to be angry at other Europeans. -
Rise of fascism
Italian fascism, the Japanese militarism and invasion of China, and Hitler/the nazis rise to power were all causes of WW2. -
The Great Depression
1929-1939. The Great Derpression destroyed the economies of Europe and the US. This allowed the Nazi party to rise to power in Germany, and a military government to form in Japan. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Hitler invades Poland and takes it over, as a result Britain and France declare war on Germany. Marked the beginning of the war that will become WW2. -
D-Day
The largest amphibious assault in history, where Allied forces landed on a fifty mile stretch of beach. This allowed the Allies to break into mainland Europe and threaten Hitler's power. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped over Hiroshima
The US became the first and only nation to use nuclear weapons in wartime. The bomber Enola Gay dropped the bomb over the city, and destroyed the city along with killing thousands. This, plus the atomic bomb over Nagasaki forced the Japanese surrender
