World War I

By clairegumbrecht

  • Militarism

    Militarism rising, people wanting to be war heroes.

  • Congress of Vienna

  • Period: to

    Belle Epoque

    Imperialism (biterness and revenge)
    Nationalism
    Alliances
    Militarism

  • Defeat of French by Germans

  • Germany joins alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy

  • Central Powers- Triple Alliance

  • The Berlin Conference

    Meeting of super powers to divide up Africa

  • Triple Entente

    Britain, France, and Russia

  • France and Britain sign an entente cordiale

    They have a "friendly understanding", since Russia and France signed an alliance.

  • Several Balkan States Attack Turkey

  • World War I Begins

  • Brinkmanship

    Because of imperialism and nationalism, the situation was like a powder keg: only one spark needed to create an explosion

  • Austria Declares War on Serbia

  • Sinking of Lusitania

  • Bulgaria joins Central Powers

    (they help defeat Serbia)

  • Battle of Verdun

  • United States Enters War

  • Bread Riots in St. Petersburg

    ..they lead to a revolution that defeated the Russian monarchy.

  • Zimmerman Note

  • Fourteen Points

  • Treaty of Brest-Litovsk; armistice ends war

    Ended Russian participation in WWI.

  • Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare

  • Great War Ends

  • Versailles Peace Conference

  • Treaty of Versailles

  • World War II