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WWI Alliances
During WWI there were many alliances made. There was the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. The Triple Entente was made up of Great Britain, France, the United States, Russia, Italy, and many other countries. They were also known as the Allies. The Triple Alliance or the Central powers was made up of the Ottoman Empire, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. WWI was a giant web of alliances, and that is what made it a world war. -
Militarism
Militarism is a philosophy that places a lot of confidence and importance on a countries military power. This dedication to military power led to the arms race. Militarism dictated public opinion, the media, and the cultrure. -
Imperialism
Imperialism was a major cause of WWI. A lot the larger countries were looking to expand on other countries. France wanted to block British control in West Africa, as well as economic reasons. Italy wanted more land and power. Great Britain wanted to control the money in Egypt, as well as secure ships coming from India. Germany wanted to replace Great Britain as the major global power and wanted to take over the world. The countries had reasons to attempt to secure more land for themselves. -
Nationalism
Nationalism is the extreme patriotic dedication to one's country. It gave citizens inflated confidence in their nation. Nationalism portrayed other countries as aggressive, scheming, and deceitful. It was eventually one of the causes of WWI. After the assassination of the Arch-Duke of Austria-Hungary nationalist pride demanded they declare war, just as nationalist pride caused the Serbian Nationalist to take the shot in the first place. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie
On June 28th, 1914 the Archduke of Austro-Hungaria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie Ferdinand, were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist.
A week later Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This was one of the causes of WWI, as it propelled other countries into choosing sides thus creating the Allies and the Central Powers. -
WWI Begins
World War One began on August 4th, 1914 just days after the Archduke of Austro-Hungaria Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie Ferdinand, were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. In response Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, forcing alliances to be made. Serbia was backed by Great Britain, Russia, France, and many other countries. The British declared war on June 4th, 1914 within days of Austria-Hungary as they perceived Germany as a threat. -
Germany gives a 'Blank Check' to Austria-Hungary
On July 6th, 1914 Germany offered a blank check to Austria-Hungary as a way of supporting Austria-Hungary no matter what their decision is. The decision being how to handle Serbia due to a long-running rivalry, not to mention the Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife by a Serbian Nationalist. -
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Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7th, 1915 a German submarine attacked the Lusitania. Within 20 minutes the ship had sunk with 1,959 passengers and crew aboard. 1,198 died, and of those dead, 128 were Americans. This ultimitly pushed the U.S into joining WWI. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram was a telegram that was intercepted by The United States. It was sent by Germany to Mexico asking them to join WWI in exchange for the US owned New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona. This was not only an effect of WWI, it was a cause for the United States to join. -
Germany Resumes Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
On February 1st, 1917 Germany returned to its initial policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. They originally began restricting submarine warfare in 1914 after a series of attacks on merchant ships left 128 Americans dead. -
The United States enters WWI
The United States entered World War 1 on April 6th, 1917. The United States had a huge impact on WWI: They funded Great Britain and France, they provided food for Europe, as well as gas, horses, and other resources. Rifles and Ammunition were another huge sourceof support that the U.S provided. Not to mention the almost 4,000,000 soilders. -
Effects of WWI
One of the effects of WWI was the 7 million men left permanently disabled. Another effect was the economical balance, the US became the leading industrial power while European countries were left in debt. It caused the downfall of many empires causing new ones to be formed. New weapons were invented during WWI, leaving the world modern warfare. Social life changed, woman started working for the first time in many cases. WWI was a game changer for the world. -
The Rise of Hitler
From 1918-1933 Germany faced a lot of uncertainty over their countries future, between the economy and state of unemployment. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party took advantage of this and exploited peoples fears. He made it so that people were so afraid they believed in him and his promises as a whole, and as a result, he didn't have to steal the office, he rose to power through the vote of the people. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treat of Versailles was the treaty signed to end World War 1.The Treaty of Versailles went very poorly for the Germans. It forced them to take full responsibility for WWI, this included taking full financial responsibility. 10% of German land was lost due to the Treaty of Versailles. All of the overseas colonies that Germany owned were taken away and split between the Allies. This led to 12.5% of the German population living outside of the German borders. -
Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan was the agreement on how Germany would pay back its war debts. The general agreement was that foreign troops would pull out of the Ruhr area: that reperations marks would start at the billion mark, and increase annually until it was 2.5 billion after 5 years. Germany was also to be loaned around $200 million by the United States to rebuild its economy. -
Young Plan
The Young Plan was cut the total payments owed by Germany to the Allies down from £6.6billion to £2 billion. It also gave Germany 58 years to pay this back. This plan eventually failed because GErmanys economy was funded by loans from the United states, and when the Great Depression occured, the German economy crashed as well. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939. It was the worst economic decline in the history of the industrial world. In October of 1929, the stock market crashed, causing Wall Street to fall into a panic that destroyed millions of investors. Following this, many workers were laid off, and by 1933, 15 million Americans were unemployed.
