The Evolving International System

By oso cariñoso

  • Franco-Prussian War

    Franco-Prussian War
    When Germany executed a swift offensive using railroads to rush forces to the front.

  • World War I

    World War I
    Symbolizes the tragic irrational- ity of war.

  • Germany

    Germany
    Was forced to give up territory, pay reparations, limit its future armaments, and admit guilt for the war.

  • Germany and Japan

    Germany and Japan
    Stepped into that vacuum, embarking on aggressive expansionism that ultimately led to World War II.

  • Nazi Germany

    Nazi Germany
    Under Hitler had re-armed, intervened to help fascists win the Spanish Civil War

  • Germany

    Germany
    Invaded Poland, leading Britain and France to join the war against Germany.

  • The United States

    The United States
    The United States joined World War II against Germany

  • The Cold War, 1945-1990

    The Cold War, 1945-1990
    The United States and the Soviet Union became the two superpowers of the post–World War II era.

  • The Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan
    The Marshall Plan U.S. financial aid to rebuild European economies responded to these fears, as did the creation of the NATO alliance.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    The Korean War broke out when communist North Ko- rea attacked and overran most of U.S.

  • The first summit

    The first summit meeting between superpower leaders took place in Geneva, This thaw in relations led both sides to agree to reconstitute Austria, which had been split into four pieces like Germany.

  • The Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall
    Crises in Berlin in 1947–1948 and 1961 led to armed confrontations but not war. In 1961, East Germany built the Berlin Wall separating East from West Berlin. It symbolized the division of Europe by what Winston Churchill had called the “iron curtain.”

  • Massive pro-democracy

    Massive pro-democracy
    Massive pro-democracy demonstrations in China’s capital of Beijing.

  • Cold War

    Cold War
    The beginning that the cold war had left a power vacuum in its region including iraq and his neighbor Kuwait in an aggressive grab for control on middle east.

  • Russia

    Russia
    Russia and the other former republics struggled throughout against economic and financial collapse.

  • Gulf war

    Gulf war

  • Serbian

    Serbian
    Forces overran two un-designated safe areas in Eastern bosnia

  • Koscovo

    Koscovo
    Declared Independence
    bringing protests from serbia and its allies.