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Also known as the Austro-Prussian War finalized with a Prussian victory that lead to Austria being excluded from Germany.
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Italy fought for their indepdence, so they sent soldiers from both the north and south to fight. They finally unify under victor Emanuel as king.
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Also known as the war of 1870 was between the Second French Empire and the German states lead by the kingdom of Prussia.
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Germany welcomed Napoleon, and he increased German nationalism by restricing German rights. Prussia then leads to the way of German Unification.
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The first time there was a widespread wave of Jews immigrating from Eastern Europe to their new land, Ottoman Palestine.
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The Triple Alliance was a military alliance betwen Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. This alliance was an agreement that had the aim of stopping anyone that might threaten them.
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Regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period.
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A Jew was unfairly accused and put in jail. This was also one of the first sparks of Anti-Semitism.
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The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's plan for war against France and Russia.
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The Triple Entente was the alliance formed between Russia, France, and Great Britain, since there was already the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
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Austria-Hungary was trying to establish itself as a dominant power and wanted to do so more by expanding its territory and therefore its strength.
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Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian assassin; this is said to be the major reason for the start of World War I.
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Fragile peace between Europes Great Powers collapses. Assasination lead to a the devastating First World War.
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About a month after the assasination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Austria declares war on Serbia for doing this and essentially starting World War I.
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Austria-Hungary and Germany had an alliance, and Russia and Serbia had an alliance, and when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany had to do the same to Russia so they wouldn't declare war on Austria-Hungary first.
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The Ottoman Empire and Germany signed a secret alliance treaty so the Ottoman Empire's army will be stronger and Germany will have a safe passage into Great Britain.
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Great Britain declares war on Germany because Germany attacked France through Belgium and Great Britain had an alliance with France.
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The Germans use submarines to sink a British cruiseliner called Lusitania, and killed many innocent people.
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Germany captures Warsaw from Russia to shrink their territory size and gain more power and soldiers for fighting in the war.
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The Zimmeran Note was a military alliance request from Germany to Mexico, but it was intercepted by Great Britain.
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The sinking of Lusitania really aggravated the US and they officially declared war on Germany.
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Russia leaves the war because of their new revolution that is just starting.
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Germany signs an armistice that officially ends World War I. Germany, the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and Austria-Hungary all collapse because of this war.
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The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties signed by Germany that took them out of the war and ended it completely.
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Lenin was the ruler of a United Russia (USSR), He survived three strokes that made him incapable to speek before passing away in 1924.
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The Stock Market Crashing in New York creates a world-wide economic crisis that leaves Germany with 6 million unemployed by the June of 1932.
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Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, which further lead to the destruction of Europe.
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World War II was a 6 year long war with the majority of world nations including all great powers at the time.
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The Imperial Japanese Navy did a suprise attack to the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which then lead to the United States fighting in World War II.
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Towards the end of World War II the United States dropped atomic bombs, Nuclear Warfare, on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese Cities, which lead to the deaths of at least 129,00 people. (August 6 and 9)
