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World War I, The Treaty of Versailles, and the Great Depression
Work Cited: "Militarism as a Cause of World War I." World War I. Jennifer Llewellyn, Jim Southey and Steve Thompson., 21 Jan. 2016. Web. 28 Feb. 2017. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot to death on June 28, 1914 by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian. Archduke Ferdinand made a visit to Sarajevo to inspect the imperial armed forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Not to mention June 28th was also the Franz Ferdinand's wedding anniversary. -
Germany's blank check to Austria-Hungary
The "blank check" was an "infamous episode in the history of the first World War." Everyone believes it was the first fatal error that Germany had made. Germany had made a promise of unconditional support of whatever action Austria-Hungary might take to punish Serbia. -
World War I Begins
On July 28th, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Shortly after in August, after hearing the news of Russia's general mobilization, Germany declared war on Russia. Then the war has officially started, Germany's army then launched its attack on Russia, France, through Belgium which violated Belgian neutrality which brought Great Britain into war as well. -
Militarism of World War 1
For those of you that are not familiar with militarism, it is a philosophy that creates great importance on military power. In world War 1, Germany had one of the largest army increases. Not only did Germany Increased their army but Great Britain did as well. It was like a competition in a since, once one nations army increased the others felt like they had to do the same. -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
Less than a year after World War one began, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania. The Lusitania was a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. there were more than 1,900 passengers and crew members on board, and 120 of them were Americans. Nearly two years after the United States entered World War I. -
Alliances that had an influence on World War 1
When I think of alliances durning World War 1 the first thing that comes to mind is 'The Triple Alliance' and 'The Triple Entente'. 'The Triple Alliance' was Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. 'The Triple Alliance' formed May 20, 1882 and it lasted until 1915 just shortly after World War one had begun. 'The Triple Entente' included Great Britain, France and Russia. 'The Triple Entente' formed in 1882 and after a very bumpy road it finally came to an end in 1904 just before World War 1. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
In January of 1917, the British s deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico. The telegram was offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.This message help led the United States into war. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
The idea of Unrestricted submarine warfare was first introduced in World War I in early 1915. when Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone. Multiple attacks then occurred on merchant ships which lead to the sinking of the Lusitania on May 7 of 1917. -
Nationalsim
Believe it or not Nationalism was a big reason for imperialism. Europe was determined to develop a stronger economic and military supremacy. Also, Europe and other nations made it a competition to see who could create the strongest and largest military and navy, or the largest industrial development -
The US entry into the war
Just the Attacks from Germany alone helped justify the need for entry into the war. World War I had many great effects on American. for instance, it led to a changed status for women, in the 19th amendment (adopted 1920) guaranteed women the right to vote. -
American imperialism
In the early 20th century was known as the "age of imperialism," a time when the United States and other major world powers rapidly expanded their territorial possessions. American imperialism is mainly based on American exceptionalism which is the idea that the US is different from any other countries because of their mission to spread liberty and democracy. -
Effects of World War I
The total number of Military and civilian Casualties in the United States in World War I was more than 38 million. 17 million of these casualty were deaths and the other 20 million people were injured. of the deaths about 11 million were military and a little less than 7 million were Civilians. Aside from casualties, there was about 6 new country's formed because of World War I. these countries include Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Estonia. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that brought World War I to an end. It ended the war between Germany and allied powers, notice it was signed exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. The treaty was signed by Germany and the following allied powers: British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, French Premier George Clemenceau, and US President Woodrow Wilson. -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
Dawes plan was to solve the World War I reparations problem that Germany had to pay, which had bedeviled international politics following World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. Young's plan was a new committee, chaired by the American Owen D. Young, to revise the Dawes Plan of 1924. youngs plan went into effect on September 1, 1930. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression is known as one of the longest and deepest economic downturn in the history the Western industrialized world. Because of the Great Depression, around nine thousand banks failed during the months following the stock market crash of 1929. The Depression was actually ended, and prosperity restored, by the sharp reductions in spending, taxes and regulation at the end of World War II. There was about 25% of people that were unemployed durning the Great Depression. -
The Rise of Hitler
In the election of late 1932, the Nazis won 37 percent of the vote, Hitler demanded the right to become Chancellor. Hitler's "rise" ended around March of 1933 after the Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933 in that month.
