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First Assasination that started the war
In 1914 Austria-Hungary's throne was assassinated by Serb nationalist (from serbia). -
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World Conflict
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World War 1 Changes The Map of Europe
*Austria-Hungary: was split apart into separate national states,including Hungary,Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.
*Ottoman Empire(Turkey):They lost their Arab possessions in the Middle East.This terretories were made into french and british colonies.
*Germany:German emperor stepped down from power, germany then became a democracy.That's when Hitler decided to take over.
*Russia: The Communist dictatorship knowns as Vladimir Lennin has all the power and the people can't do anything about it. -
USA decided to enter the war.
The USA decided to entered the war after Germans submarines attacked the American ships bringing supplies to Britain and France. -
Who were the ones first to surrender?
In 1918 Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire decided to surrender. -
Legacy of World War 1
- The Collapse of Empires: President Wilson established nationalism and democracy as the basis of the future peace settlement.
- The Treaty of Versailles: The document that ended world war 1 in 1919.
- League of Nations: The leaguage of nations was the purpose to prevent future wars.
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League of Nations
The League of Nations was an association of countries that was suppose to bring peace. But the US rejected it and Russia was forbid to join. -
Rise of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitlerr (1889-1945) a soldier of World War 1, became a leader of the Nazi Party. -
Mussolini seizes power
Benito Mussolini takes over the power of italy's governement and becomes a dictatorship. -
Hitler's Vision for Germany
*Hitler blamed the Weimar Republic for Germany's humiliation in the Versailles Treaty and he urged Germans to abandon democracy.
*Aryan Race: He believed germans were superior care that deserver to rule the world and he turnednationalist beliefs into a form of racism.
*Anti-Semitism:He hated jews and ended up blamming them for causing Germany's defeat in the war.
*Extreme Militarism:Used violence to defeat political opponets. -
Failure of Appeasement
The Appeasement was suppose to easily stop Hitler.But then Britain and France decided to give in to Germans demand rather than confront Hitler.But Hitler kept making further demands. -
Developments that related to World War 1
Legacy of WW1: Many nations avoid another war at all costs.
Treaty of Versailles: Germans thirsted for revenge then Hitler later promised to return Germany to greatness.
Instability of New Government: WW1 caused the collapse of existing governments.
Rise of Dictatorships:WW1 saw heightened of violence and destructiveness.
Failure of the League of nations: The inability of the League to avhieve international peace forstered instability throughout the world. -
Nazis Come to Power
When the Great Drepression came a lot of people were unemployed so they became nazis supporters. -
Hitler and his Demands of Old Alliances
Hitler made additional territorial demands and invaded Poland.Then Britain and France declared war,Starting World War 2. -
The "Twenty-Year" Crisis
New countries were created, and old ruling families lost their power.