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Nationalism- Congress of Vienna
IN Britain, Austria, russia,and Prussia made the decision of new Europe which ultimately divided Italy sand Germany. Thanks to nationalism Italy reunited in 1861 and Germany reunited in 1871. -
Imperialism- Under British Rule
By 1900 British rule had control in over 5 continents while France had much control of Africa. Because of industrialism Countries needed new areas for market to make profit. Germany entered late so only had control of small parts of Africa. -
Militarism- Drednought
As Europe grows further apart its armies grow larger in size. Armies in German and France had more than doubled their size in less than 50 years. Dreadnought was an effect battleship introduced by the British in the 1900s.Germans soon followed along with their own attack battle ship, making plans to attack France through Belgium if Russia made an attack on Germany. -
The Two Alliances
Six major powers of Europe, Britain, France, and Russia formed the triple entente, while Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy joined in the triple alliance. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
on June 28, 1914 Franz Ferdinand and his wife were gunned down by a Serbian nationalist. -
WWI Begins
The war originated in Europe and started in Bosnia after the Archduke and his wife's assassination. The war started on June 28, 1914 and ended on November 11, 1918. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary could rely that Germany would support whatever action was necessary to deal with Serbia in effect offering von Berchtold a 'blank check.'Jan 7, 2013 -
Sinking of The Lusitania
Nearly a year after the war started a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British boat The Lusitania. This killed 1,198 people. Of those people 128 of them were American. This outrage ultimately lead to the U.S. declaring war on Germany. -
Zimmerman Telegram
In January of 1917 British code breakers broke down the letter written by German secretary Arthur Zimmerman.The letter was proposing a Mexican German alliance. By march 1st the scandal had been published front pages of newspapers. -
Germany's Resumption of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Early into the year 1917 Germany announces the renewal of unlimited submarine warfare in the atlantic. Germans would send a torpedo into any boat said to be in warfare waters, including civilians. -
US Entry into the War and Her Impact
The U.S. enter the war as a result of Germany's ship attacks and their attempt in making an alliance with Mexico. Once the U.S. entered the war it had a large impact on the diplomatic side that ended the war. Woodrow Wilson's fourteen loins played a large role in encouraging Germans to also want to end the war. -
Effects of WW1
The total number of casualties in World War I, was around 40 million. There were 20 million deaths and 21 million wounded. The deaths includes 9.7 mil. military and 10 million civilians. The Entente Powers lost about 5.7 million soldiers while the Central Powers lost about 4 million. Six new countries were formed as a result of the war; Poland, Austrian, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Estonia. After the war people started to question religion, scientific findings, even their way of life. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on june 28, 1919. The treaty was the fighting force to end the war. The Treaty of Versailles is a document that states Germany must take responsibility for causing the war. Because of this statement, Germany experience major set backs. Germany lost territory, economical and political power, and was further weakened when The Rhineland was demilitarized. -
Dawes Plan
in 1923 the german reparation commission formed a committee. In April of 1924 the committee presented a plan under the name of the Dawes Plan, the pleader of the group. The plan was for Germany’s annual reparation payments to go down, increasing over time as its economy improve the full amount to be paid was not discussed. -
Young Plan
Mid 1928 another committee was formed to devise a final settlement for the german reparation problems. In 1929, the committee lead by Owen D. Young presented a plan that reduced the total amount of reparations demanded of Germany to 121 billion gold marks. The Young Plan also called for the establishment of a Bank for International Settlements in order to control payments. -
The Great Depression- Stock Market Crash
The Stock market crash of 1929 was the biggest push towards economical collapse. Continuing into 1933 nearly 15 million Americans were unemployed and nearly half of banks had failed. -
The Rise of Hitler
Hitler began his rise to power in September of 1919 when he joined the German Worker's Party. By 1921 he had become the leader of the Nazi association. Not to soon after he became a german citizen and in 1933 was elected as chancellor of the coalition government
