Total War WWI & WWII

By ttammy32

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assassination

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Assassination
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated is Sarajevo. His death is the event that sparks World War I

  • Mutual Defense Alliances

    Mutual Defense Alliances
    Over time, countries throughout Europe made mutual defense agreements that would pull them into battle. These treaties meant that if one country was attacked, allied countries were bound to defend them. Before World War 1, the alliances existed: Russia and Serbia, Germany and Austria-Hungary, France and Russia, Britain and France and Belgium, and Japan and Britain.

  • Germany invades Belgium

    Germany invades Belgium
    Before the Germans declared war on France, they needed a free passage across Belgium. The German govt. demand this and sent a letter to the Belgian govt for a right of free passage. Belgium was a neutral country, so they don't support one side over the other. They refused to cooperate, then germany would forcefully occupy the country.

  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution
    By 1917 the bond between the tsar and most of the Russian people had been broken. Govermental corruption and inefficiency were rampant. The tsar's polices had spread dissatisfaction even to moderate elements

  • Destabilization of Europe

    Destabilization of Europe
    A consequence of WWI was the destabilization of Europe. The economy across Europe broke down.

  • Political takeover of Germany

    Political takeover of Germany
    Germany was taken over by Hitler and the Nazi party and its aggressive foreign policy.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in the United States. The dropped a large bomb on the harbor. The United States entered the war.

  • Japan Surrenders to the United States

    Japan Surrenders to the United States
    Japan agrees in principle to unconditionally surrender on August 14, 1945. They eventually surrender on September 2, 1945, ending World War II.

  • New Technology

    New Technology
    New technology was developed during the war to fight disease. It resulted in sharply lower mortality rates and soaring population growth.

  • Beginning of The Cold War

    Beginning of The Cold War
    After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were the world's strongest nations. They had very different ideas about economics and government. The war began in Europe after World War II.