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Imperialism
From 1870 European colonial expansion turned to Africa , Asia and the Pacific and entered a new phase known as Imperialism. -
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BISMARCKIAN ALLIANCE SYSTEM
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IMPERIALISM
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Triple Alliance
It was an alliance between Germany, Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the name given to the coalition initially made up of the German Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the initiative of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference held between November 15, 1884 and February 26, 1885 in the city of Berlin (German Empire), was convened by France and the United Kingdom and organized by the Chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck, in order to solve the problems implied by the colonial expansion in Africa and resolve its distribution. -
Austria and Russia disappoint for the Balkanic issue
Austria supports Bulgaria independence from
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Bismarks renews the Triple Alliance and sings new deals with the Mediterranean
Deals with Italy, Austria-Hungary, Spain and UK in order
to keep a Status Quo in the Mediterranean coast of
Africa. The same year, the Reinsurance Treaty is signed
with Russia. It is a secret deal that guarantees
Germany neutrality in case of war between Austria-
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PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
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First Moroccan crisis
International crisis over the colonial status of Morocco between March 1905 and May 1906. This crisis was about to trigger a war between France and the United Kingdom against the German Empire. -
Bosnian crisis
State of severe international tension caused by the annexation by Austria-Hungary of the Balkan provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. -
Second Morroco crisis
Was a brief crisis sparked by the deployment of a substantial force of French troops in the interior of Morocco in April 1911 and the deployment of a German gunboat to the Agadir, a Moroccan Atlantic port. -
First World War
The biggest war up to the date, in extension: 16 countries took part.
The contenders:
-The Central Powers(Germany,Austro-Hungary and Ottoman Empire)
-Allies or Triple Entente(France, Russia, United Kingdom and Serbia) New weapons were used (toxic gases, submarines or
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IWW
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Battle of Ypres
It was the first battle in which deadly gas was used for military purposes.
The German forces launched asphyxiating chlorine gas against the Allied troops, although this was not decisive for the result of the battle, since, despite the fact that said gas caused the instant death of tens of thousands of Allied soldiers, it took the Germans several days to find out the result, enough time for the Allies to rearm the area. Since that battle, the First World War will be fought with gas masks. -
The Battle of Verdun
It was the largest and longest battle of World War I on the Western Front between the German and French armies. The battle took place in the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse, in northeastern France. -
End of First World War
On 11 November Germany signs the armistice, the world is over. -
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INTERWAR PERIOD
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Treaty of Versalles
At the Paris Peace Conference the defeated countries signed treaties and had to reduce their armies, pay war reparations and make territorian concesion wich shaped the new map of Europe. -
Mussolini founded the National Fascist Party
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Creation of the USSR
A treaty between Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Transcaucasia (modern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan) formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The newly established Communist Party, led by Marxist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, took control of the government. -
Crash of 29
The crash of 29 was the most catastrophic stock market crash in the history of the United States stock market, taking into account the global scope and the long duration of its aftermath and that gave rise to the 1929 crisis also known as like the Great Depression. -
Nazism in Germany
Hitler was was named Chancellor of Germany -
Second World War
1 of September Germany invaded Poland
3 of September United Kingdom and France dlecaredwar against Germany.
The contenders:
-Allies: Western powers liderated by United Kingdom and France.
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IIWW
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Pearl Harbor
Japan attack US Pacific Fleet(hawai). This attack brought The United States into the war. -
New allies in IIWW
During the war both sides gained allies, such as the Soviet Union, Japan and the United States, giving the war a global caracter. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a war between Soviet and German troops for control of Stalingrad, present-day Volgograd, in what is now Russia. It began on August 23, 1942 and ended on February 2, 1943, after the Germans surrendered to the armies of the Soviet Union. -
Normandy Landings
Were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
End of Second World War
Russian army entered in Berlin(Germany) and two days later Hitler committed suicide.
In Agoust atomic bombs were drooped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japanese and allied delegations signed the unconditional surrender of Japan, ending World War II
