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U.S Annexes Hawaii
The US purchase of Hawaii gave them full acesse to the sugar supply and the Naval base they had built to help them through WW1. -
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferinald and wife Sophie
Archduke of Australia Hungry and his wife the Dutchess of Hohenburg killed -
World War 1 Starts
Starts in Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
Germany gives Austria Hungry a blank Check
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Great Britian Enters War
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Sinking of the Lusitania
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Germany resumes unrestricted warfare
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Zimmermann Telegram
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US Enters the War
US entrence into the war is a major turning poin which led the Allies to victory. -
Militarism
Congress provided a sum of $3 billion to build a million man army. The US entered the war because of Germany's Submarine Warfare. The US joining the war caused Britian to up their military also. -
Allies leading in the War
The Allies which included; Britain, France, Russia, and Italy; were winning against the Central Powers which included; Germany, Australia-Hungry, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. The US joining the Allies is what peaked them to sucess. -
War Ends
40 million casualties
20 million deaths
21 million wounded
Finland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungry, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia formed during the war. -
Treaty of Versailles
Agreement signed to end the War and prevent any more wars. Germans agreed to pay their reparations. -
Dawes and Young Plan
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Start of the Great Depression
Great Depression is orginally started when the Stock market crashes. Ends in 1939. -
Rise of Hitler
Hitler is appointed Chanceller.
