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Militarism
An arms race has began, and by the end of it Germany had the biggest increase in military buildup. Britain and Germany had built up their navies also in this time period. The increase of militarism cause distrust and tension which helped push all the countires involved into war. -
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Imperialism
Competition amoung European countries over the raw materials certain areas could provide, caused tension. The compeition and desire for a greater empire led to confrontation that helped push forward a war. -
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Nationalism
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Archduke Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, was assassinated in Sarajevo. This was an event that sparked World War l. -
Germany gives Austria-Hungary Blank Check.
Germany promised to give their support to Autria-Hungary after the assassination of Archduke Franz, if they decided to take action against Serbia. Even if it means Russia, who had great Allies like Britain and France, would intervene and start a war. This was a step closer to the oncoming World War l taken by Germany. -
World War 1 Begins
Germany invades Belgium which resulted in the start of the war. -
The sinking of the Lusitania.
A German submarine sinks the passanger liner Lusitania, which carried 1,198 passangers and 128 of them were americans. This created international outrage, espically in the United States. -
Germany limits their submarines.
Due to the outrage of the sinking of Lusitania Germany promised to suspend unrestricted submarine warfare, to keep the United States out of the war. This severely hindered German effort to prevent American supplies from reaching France and Britain. -
The Zimmerman Telegraph
A message from German foreign secertary, Arthur Zimmerman, was sent to Mexico proposing that they side with Germany incase of war between Germany and the United States. Germany promised the return of Texas if they sided with them. Mexico declines the offer, however, this message pushes American's public opinion to support entering the war. -
The United States enters World War l.
Germany promised to see to the safety of the passengers of unarmed vessels befroe sinking it. This was a promise they didn't keep, which resulted in America's public opion to turned in favor of entering the war. Germany kept going back on their promise and kept sinking US ships, causing the United States to eventually declare war. -
The Treaty of Versailles Signed.
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace treaty that ended World War l. When Germany signed the treaty they agreed to take responiblity for the war, pay reperations, and more. The treaty made Germany mad for they didn't think it was fair to them, they thought it was unfair and unjust. The Treaty of Versailles will make Germany bitter towards the Allies and will contribuite to the next World War. -
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Rise of Hitler
Adolf Hitler's rise to power started when he joined the political party, which was formed posr-World War 1. His rise to power ended a month after he was appointed chancellor, on Janurary 30 1933. Hilter would be the beginning of the next World War. -
Dawes Plan and Yound Plan
The Young Plan was that Germany had to pay their reparations over 25 years. The Young Plan also included the establishment of a Bank for International Settlements, to facilitate the payment of reparations. The Dawes plan said as Germany's government improved, they had to pay more of their reparations. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest economic downturn in history. Cosumer spending dropped and unsold goods piled up, at the same time stock prices continued to rise. Eventually the stock market crashed, starting the Great Depression.
