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The rise of Nationalism
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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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World War 1
The start of WWI through the Great Depression, to the end of WWII -
The building up of the Military and Aliances
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Austria declared war on Serbia
This sparked all of the alliances to slowly begin to fight other nations. -
Germany declared war on Russia
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Invasion of Belgium
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US declared war on Germany
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Russians sign armistice with Germans
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Treaty of Versallies
In November, 1918, Germany and the Allied Powers signed an armistice to end the war. -
Spanish Flu
Once the war was over, and the soldiers came home, they bring viruses from the trenches. -
The Roaring 20's
American factories were supplying most of the world's manufactured goods -
Life is "good"
Americans were borrowing and spending too much, and people were getting credit. People were also making careless investments. -
The rise is on for overproduction
Factories and farms wer producing faster than they could sell, which made their prices go down. -
Black Tuesday
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was the worst crash in the history of the US, and signaled the years of struggle to bring the economy back up. -
The Great Depression
US economy is at an all time low. It was hard to find a job, almost everyone lost everything after the banks closed. -
FDR's New Deal
a variety of programs designed to create relief, reform, and recovery for the US. -
The Social Security act
Benefits for retired, disabled, and unemployed. -
Adolf Hitler becomes a problem
During the Great Depression, Germans wanted a strong leader to help with their economic problems--Adolf was the leader of the Nazi party and dictator of Germany from 1933-1945. -
League of nations fails
Flaws in the plan leads to problems. Every counntry does not join, League had no power. -
War begins again
After Gemany invades Poland, France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. This event brings the world out of the Great Depression. -
Blitzkreg
Gremans launch their attack on Poland and begin World War II. -
The fall of France
France signs a armistice with Germany, agreeing to German occupation. -
Operation Barbarossa
consisting of an attack army of 4 million men spread out along a 2,000-mile front in three massive offensives. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan boomed a base in Hawii, this brigns the US into WWII. This also ends the the Great Depression. -
Social Security
Ap program that continues to this day, was intronduced by FDR to help protect against another Great Depression. -
The comeback
After Black Tuesday, it took 27 years to get the stock market back to the way it once was. -
V-E Day
This day signals the end of the war in Europe. It would be some time before the war ends in Japan -
Gremany is split between the east and west
East is all for democracy, west is all for communisum. "Iron curtain". -
V-J Day
Emperor Hirohito surrenders after multiple nuclear attacks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
The United Nations
After two World Wars, the world finally decided to create the United Nations to help promote world peace and equality.
