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asassination of Arch Duke
June 28th 1914 WW1 – Arch duke Franz Ferdinand was assinated by in by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo -
Assasination of Arch Duke
one month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist cause of WW1 -
sinking of lustinia
Germans wanted to destroy all British supplies shipping over water and in that attempt the sunk the Brittan cruise ship Lusitania which had 128 Americans on it Sunk May 7, 1915 -
Zimmerman note
US intercepted a german message which was germany telling mexico to declare war on the U.S - Zimmerman note event of WW1 -
United States troops arrive in France -
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Armistice -
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Paris Peace Conference -
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the League of Nations was instituted at the Paris Peace Conference
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treaty of versiales
one of the causes of ww2 - The treaty put all the blame of World War 1 on Germany. In turn it caused Germany into a huge depression. They lost a lot of money. Germany was not very happy with that. And that's when Hitler was put in charge. -
treaty of versailes
summer of 1919 the treaty of Versailles orced Germany to subdue under the conditions of its consent. effect of WW1 -
Over production
overproduction affected American
farmers as well. Scientific farming methods and new farm
machinery had dramatically increased crop yields.
American farmers were producing more food. the value of food began to drop and farmers couldnt pay off bank loans that kept them in business cause of great depression -
Germany had to pay for reparations of ww1
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uneven of distribution of wealth
By 1929, American factories were turning out nearly half
of the world’s industrial goods. The rising productivity led
to enormous profits. However, this new wealth was not
evenly distributed. The richest 5 percent of the population
received 33 percent of all personal income in 1929. Yet 60
percent of all American families earned less than $2,000 a
year. Thus, most families were too poor to buy the goods
being produced. cause of great depression -
Americans were buying less
as more workers lost their jobs,
families bought even fewer goods. In turn, factories made
further cuts in production and laid off more workers cause of great depression -
Selling of their stocks
They started selling their stocks, believing the prices would soon go
down. By Thursday, October 24, the gradual lowering of stock prices had become
an all-out slide downward. A panic resulted. Everyone wanted to sell stocks, and
no one wanted to buy. Prices plunged to a new low on Tuesday, October 29. A
record 16 million stocks were sold. cause of great depression -
chain reaction high tariffs
Many countries that depended on exporting goods to the United States also
suffered. Moreover, when the United States raised tariffs, it set off a chain reaction.
Other nations imposed their own higher tariffs. World trade dropped by 65 percent.
This contributed further to the economic downturn. Unemployment rates soared events of great depression -
New Deal
March 4, 1933, the new president sought to restore Americans’ faith in their nation event of great depression -
When Hitler came into power in 1933 he began to break the laws of The Treaty of Versailles
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High tariffs
U.S. Congress placed high tariffs
on imported goods so that American dollars would stay in the United States and pay
for American goods. This policy backfired. Conditions worsened for the United states. event of great depression -
Workers are laid-off
By 1933, one-fourth of all American workers
had no job. event of great depression -
Germany invaded Poland , and the War began.
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WW2
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Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7, 1941.The Japanese attacked the United States without warning.The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. events of WW2 -
governments reduced spending
Governments all around the world reduced their spending, which led to decreased consumer demand. Construction came to a standstill in many nations. As a consequence of government actions, the real Gross National Product of nations like United States and Britain fell by 30.5%, wholesale prices fell by 30.8%, and consumer prices fell by 24.4%. effects of great depression -
Hitler commits suicide, shortly before the fall of Berlin and surrender of German forces in Europe.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The first atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945 at Hiroshima. Three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped on August 9, 1945 at Nagasaki.The Allies demanded unconditional surrender of the Axis. Event of WW2 Event of WW2
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wolrd tare decrease
It led to a sharp decrease in world trade as each country tried to protect their own industries and products by raising tariffs on imports. effect of great depression -
rivarly of US and Soviet Union
Lead to direct rivalry between US and Soviet Union. effect of WW2 -
end of great Depression
The numerous jobs created during the war brought an end to the crisis of unemployment during the Great Depression. Effect of ww2 -
super powers
The us becomes a world super power effect of WW2 -
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