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Nationalism
The strong belief that the interests of a particular nation are of primary importance and the belief that a people who share a common language, history, or culture should constitute an independent nation. -
Imperialism
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force -
Rise of Hitler
Adolf Hitler's rise to power began in Germany when he joined the political party known as the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei – DAP (German Workers' Party.) -
Alliances
The members of the original Entente Alliance of 1907 were the French Republic, the British Empire and the Russian Empire. Italy ended its alliance with the Central Powers, arguing that Germany and Austria-Hungary started the war and that the alliance was only defensive in nature; it entered the war on the side of the Entente in 1915, Japan was an important member. Belgium, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, and Romania were all also affiliated members of the Entente. -
Militarism
the desire of government/people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany pledges his country’s unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary chooses to take in its conflict with Serbia, a long-running rivalry thrown into crisis by the assassination -
WWI begins
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914, it triggered a chain of events that resulted in World War 1. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. -
US entry into the war
The American entry into World War I came in April 1917, after two and a half years of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson to keep the United States neutral during World War I. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
The lethal threat of the German U-boat submarine raises its head again, as Germany returns to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, it had suspended in response to pressure from the United States and other neutral countries. -
Zimmerman Telegram
Its a message from the German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany. -
Effects of WWI
Some of the countries that came of WW1 are: alabania, romania, bulgaria, greece, turkey, and hungary. The enetente military lost 36% of their people, the entente civilians 20%. -
Treaty of Versilles
Its was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
The Dawes Plan was an attempt to solve the World War I reparations problem, which had international politics following World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was triggered by the crash of the stock market,wwo months after the original crash in October, stockholders had lost more than $40 billion dollars.
