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U.S Takes Over Hawaii
On January 17th, 1893, Queen Lili'uokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown by anti-monarchial insurgents, composed mainly of U.S. citizens. Hawaii was annxed to the U.S. in 1898. -
The Assasination Of Franz Ferdinand And His Wife
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo when they were mortally wounded by Gavrilo Princip. -
Germany's Blank Check
Germany's 'blank cheque' to Austria-Hungary, 1914 On 6 July 1914 the German government in effect gave unqualified back to anything that Austria-Hungary might undertake against Serbia following the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. The only rational explanation for the blank check to Austria-Hungary is that Germany was seeking to provoke a war. -
Growth In Armies
At the start of WW1, the involved countries all began to grow their armies in large ways. -
WW1 Begins
World War 1 started on July 28th, 1914. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
On the afternoon of May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. Within 20 minutes, the vessel sank into the Celtic Sea. Of 1,959 passengers and crew, 1,198 people were drowned, including 128 Americans. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note) was an internal diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office early in 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States entering World War I against Germany. The proposal was intercepted and decoded by British intelligence. -
Germany's Resumption Of Submarine Warfare
Following Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare on February 1, 1917, during the First World War, countries tried to limit or even abolish submarines. Instead, the London Naval Treaty required submarines to abide by prize rules. -
America Entering The War
American involvement had a major effect on the diplomatic process that ended the war. Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, issued early in 1918, were instrumental in encouraging a large faction in Germany that wanted to bring an end to the war. United States entry into the war was the biggest factor in bringing it to an end in November of 1918 -
Rise Of Hitler
Adolf Hitler's rise to power began in Germany in September 1919 when Hitler joined the political party known as the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – DAP (German Workers' Party). The name was changed in 1920 to the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party, commonly known as the Nazi Party). This political party was formed and developed during the post-World War I era. -
The Treaty Of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919 in Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
The Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan (as proposed by the Dawes Committee, chaired by Charles G. Dawes) was an attempt in 1924 to solve the World War I reparations problem that Germany had to pay, which had bedeviled international politics following World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. -
Alliances Are Formed
The Allied powers that consisted of the US, France, Britian, and the Soviet Union were formed on 12 October, 1940 in Versailles, France to counter for the vast power the Axis Powers had.
