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Imperialism
In the 1880s Machine guns had become an popular weapon in europe which gave it a huge advantage over less-developed countries that were still using arrows and swords to fight. this resulted in many countries mostly in africa being taken over and divided into colonies. This is an example of imperialism which is the idea that larger contourites should rule over smaller countries. -
Nationalism
Nationalism is the belief that a nation or state's interests are primarily important. Nationalism was big during both of the world wars and had huge influence on them. Country's wanted what was better for them and this helped cause both of the world wars. -
Militarism
Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong military in order to defend its people. Many countries have used Militarism including the United States. Militarism first began in the U.S. on February 2nd 1901 when the limit on U.S. troops was increased from 24,000 to 60,000 men and 80,000 men at times of national emergency. -
Alliances
After being ignored by Germany when requesting an alliance Russia pursued another alliance in Europe and came to an agreement with France. After this alliance was created Britain was concerned that is allance would leave their african colonies defenceless to france and India defenceless from Russia. So Britain decided to solve this problem by creating an alliance with france. This marked the formation of the Triple Entente. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip on june 28,1914. This assassination was the biggest contributor to the start of World War I. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany agrees to support Austria-Hungary in its conflict with Serbia. With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by a Serbian nationalist War was about to erupt in Europe. -
WWI begins
WWI started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Which caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. Because Russia had an alliance with Serbia Russia declared war on Serbia and asked there ally France to join as well. Germany declares war on Russia as well as France because of their alliance with Austria-Hungary. Germany then invaded Belgium (which was a neutral country in this war) which caused Britain to declare war on Germany. -
The Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7 the Lusitania neared the coast of irland when a German submarie U-20 sunk the ship which lead to the death of 1119 people on bored including 114 Americans. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany's resumption of submarine warfare had a big impact on World War 1 because it was one of the major reasons why the United States entered the war. Germany wanted to scare America out of the war by allowing unrestricted submarine warfare. However it provoked America which led to it joining the war. -
Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram sent from Germany to Mexico proposing that if America were to enter in WWI then Mexico would attack America in hopes to regain lost territories such as Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado back from America. Mexico deemed that this would not only be impossible nor even desirable to attempt such an attack mostly because America had a far stronger military compared to Mexico. -
US entry into the war and her impact on it
The U.S. troops joined the war-weary Allied forces on the western front. The American troops were arriving at 10,000 a day at a time when Germany could not replace the troops that they had lost. This increase of troops greatly increases the allied strategic position which eventually led to an allied victory on November 11, 1918. -
Effects of WWI
WWI had took the live of millions of people on both sides of the war. The total number of military deaths resulted in 10,822,343 with 6,431,799 of those being Entente Powers and 4,390,544 being Central Powers. World War I has to this day the seventh highest total death count in history. Because of the war Austria-Hungary was cut up into the four new nations Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. The Ottoman turks also had so surrender much of its land to Europe leaving them with only -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty between Germany and the Allied Powers. As a result of this Treaty German and its allies had to accept responsibility for the war. They were also forced to give up substantial territory and pay £6.6 Billion which equates to about $442 Billion U.S. dollars today. These provisions enraged Germany and Von Brockdorff-Rantzau said "We know the full brunt of hate that confronts us here. You demand from us to confess we were the only guilty party of war; such a co -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
The Dawes plan gave Germany short-term economic benefits lessening the effect of the war reparations. The plan brought an increase in foreign investments on the German market. But when America broke out into the Great Depression Germany also suffered. The Young plan was an attempt to support Germany though the reparations lessening the amount that Germany had to pay each year to $473 million each year over 59 years. -
Great Depression
The depression started in the U.S. when the stock market crashed prices began to drop this day was known as Black Tuesday. This event took place because of economic imbalances and structural failings. The Credit Boom was one factor that caused the stock market crash. In 1920s bank credit and loans were rapidly growing. People were borrowing money to buy shares because they believed that the economy was strong. -
Rise of Hitler
Hitler Began to gain power in Germany in September 1919 when he join the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei political party. This party changed its name to Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei more commonly known as the Nazi party. This party developed throughout the post World War I era and it was opposed to the Treaty of Versailles. It pushed for extreme nationalism and wanted all German speaking nations to be one country. Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30th 1933. -
Works Cited
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"Militarism." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2016. -
Works Cited Part 2
"Outbreak of World War I." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.
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