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Imperalsim
When nations like france and outher powers began seking more land for their empire, rivalries began and these rivilaries where one of the reasons for WW1. -
The British Introduce the Dreadnought
With the expansion of Germanies army and other European armies, the British wanted to compare with the expanding armies so they built the HMS Dreadnought for naval superiority. -
Triple Entente
The Triple Entente was an alliance that linked France, Russia, and Britain just after signing of Anglo-Russian Entente on August 31st, 1907. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia are Assassinated
Due to slavic nationalism that wanted to establish a unified slavic state the Archduke of Austria was assasinated, -
Germany sends a blank check to Austria
Due to the alliance with Austria, Germany decided to send a check so it didnt arouse suspivcioun. -
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WW1
WW1 impacted the world in many ways including total casualties 37 Million New Countries: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Latvia Finland Hungary. -
Britian enters the war
Due to the invasion of belguim ports by Germany. Britian decided to suppourt its allies and declare war on Germany. -
Sinking of Lusitania
The Lusitania is sunk when a German submarine attacked a English ship and killed many civvilans onboard including American. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman telegram was a secret telegram that was sent to Mexico by Germany. The telegrams message was that if Mexico entered the war and attacked America then Germany would give Mexico the land it lost in the Mexican-American war. -
Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This day was when Germany began to do unrestricted submarine warfare. Which meant that if a vessel wherein a war zone, no matter where it was or what it was carrying. The effects of this where that the U.S and ships that carried vital necessities, where not guaranteed safe passage. -
US Enters the War
On this day Congress voted on declaring war on Germany. The entering of the U.S was vital to the success of the allies because most were on the brink of collapsing. -
Treaty of Versailles
This day signified the end of WW1. The signing of the treaty signified an overall cease-fire. The effects of the treaty where that Germany would have to pay major repercussions for the war. This deeply damaged Germany and its economy no longer making it an elite force. -
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The Dawes and Young Plans
This plan came into effect when European allies demanded that countries like Germany pay for their damage. But when Germany could repay its war damages a new plan came into place that stated that as Germany's economy grew so would the payment. But Young said that Germanies debt should be mostly forgiven. -
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The Great Depresion
In the 1920s the U.S 's economy was very stable and many people poured their money into stocks. Then due to speculation many began selling their stocks and caused a crash. This sent America into an economic crisis that would forever change the course of Amerian history. -
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Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power
After Germany suffered an economical fall due to the repercussions of WW1. Hitler rose to power because he got Germany out of their economic slump.
