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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
He got killed and so this caused tensions between European powers to flare up leading to conflict. -
Germany Invades Belgium
This marks the start of the war. -
America Enters World War 1
The entering of American troops was a moral blow to the Germans, and turned the tide of the war. -
The Armistice and end of the war looking near.
Before the Allied powers can invade Germany, there is signed an Armistice that marks the end of conflict on the Western Front. -
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party seizes power in Germany.
They took over Germany and had a very aggressive foreign policy. That and prosecuted many people. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland and Britain and France declared War on Germany 2 days later. -
The Overwhelming of Western European states.
German Blitzkrieg overwhelmed that of Holland, Belgium, and France. Paris falls to German occupation. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski.
The United States dropped Atomic Bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was the final blow to the Axis powers and ended World War 2. -
Weakening of European Powers.
European powers lost a lot of lives and lost power. -
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Cold War
United States and Soviet Union rose to power. These global powers were very different and fought to prevent the spread of the other's ideology.