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Nationalism
Nationalism also began in the 1800's starting mainly with Europe. Countries began to be overly confident and began to believe that they were the best and held no wrongs. They took pride in everything that was their's. This, of course, made them think they were better than everybody else, which also contributed to the war. -
Imperialism
Imperialism started in the 1800's with Great Britain. Britain was the imperial power over multiple countries, and that continued strongly in the 1900's. Other countries also held imperial power, so that really made countries butt heads over who had more power. Countries kept expanding which put tension everywhere, leading to a war. -
Alliances
Alliances were formed which ensured that if one country went to war, the allied ones would have to fight and support as well. This led to conflicts leading to the war. At this time, the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were among the first ones. -
Militarism
In the early 1900's, military power was a big deal. The more powerful the army, the more powerful you were. This lead to an arms race, each country trying to be more powerful than the other. This also lead to a world war. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and His Wife
This triggered the war. The archduke and his wife were murdered and Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbian Government for it, thus causing an outbreak. On July 28th, Austria-Hungary began the war on Serbia. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
On July fifth, Germany promised to support Austria-Hungary unconditionally, meaning no backing out, war or not. Germany thought that they'd go into war right away and win, but it didn't turn out that way. So when they saw that this was a rookie mistake to make, and tried to back out, it was too late. -
World War I Begins
World War I began. As a result of the blank check, Serbia, Russia, Belgium, Great Britain and France were up against Germany and Austria-Hungary. -
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World War I Effects
World War I left Europe in deep debt. Because of the war, over 9 million people lost their lives, and 7 million left with disabilities. The war also spread many diseases, adding an additional 25 million deaths. Czechoslovakia, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Estonia were formed as a result of the war. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Germany bombarded the RMS Lusitania, killing over 1,100 passengers aboard. About 120 of them were Americans, which is what swayed the US into joining the war against Germany eventually. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
On this day, Germany said that they basically have unlimited submarine warfare, and can use it whenever in war-zones. This set America off and brought them to break off relations with Germany shortly after. -
US Entry Into the War
The US entered the war after Germany's announcement of unlimited submarine warfare. Also Germany was going to form an alliance with Mexico, so America quickly joined the Allies. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty ended the war and many things for Germany. Germany basically had to take the blame for the war, they lost a lot of land, lost a lot of military power, and got dismembered from a few countries. The people of Germany were left embarrassed and humiliated, the loss of all that power made them feel weak. Well that was until Hitler came along later. -
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Hitler's Rise
Hitler was put in charge of German's Worker Party, and started his influence on Germany from there. As he went up and up in status, he began influencing Germany that they were superior to everyone and shouldn't be treated the way they were because of the Treaty of Versailles. From there, he only went up. -
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Dawes Plan and Young Plan
These were created to solve the German debt. Germany owed about $31.5 billion dollars, but they couldn't afford that, and the economy was failing. So these plans were made to help with reparation after the war. -
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The Great Depression
This began after the stock market crash, and left nearly 15 million Americans unemployed. Banks were failing and so were businesses. Wages were low, and consumer product prices had to be even lower. It was a trully depressing time. This was caused by high investments that were over-valued. -
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