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Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie
As the car came abreast he stepped forward from the curb, The gunman drew his automatic pistol from his coat and fired two shots. The first struck Sophie, the wife of the Archduke, in the abdomen. She was an expectant mother. She died instantly.The second struck Archduke near his heart. The second bullet struck the Archduke close to the heart. -
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WORLD WAR 1, TREATY AND GREAT DEPRESSION
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Germany gives Austria-Hungary blank check assurance
in 1914 that Wilhelm II gave Austria before the first WW to do they do think fit and guaranteed that the German Reich will be on their side regardless of what Austria does. -
Militarism WW 1
An increase in military expenditure and an increase in military and naval rivalry led to a belief that war was coming. -
Nationalism
Many years before the war, the Europeans had a firm belief in their cultural, economic and military supremancy of their own nations. -
Imperialism
Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries. Imperialism was another reason that led to World War 1. -
Alliances
The six major powers of Europe were split into two alliances. -
World War 1 begins
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China and off the coast of South and North America. The War went until November 11, 1918 -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Less than a year after World War I began, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the RMS Lusitania, a British ocean liner en route from New York to Liverpool, England. -
Zimmerman Telegram
British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico, von Eckhardt, offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause. -
Germanys resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany returns to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare it had previously suspended in response to pressure from the United States and other neutral countries. -
US entry into War and impact on it
There were things such as the sinking of the Lusitania that turned American opinion closer to wanting to go to war. The continued sinking of merchant ships that likely led Wilson to appeal to Congress for a declaration of war. THe United States still had a strong army that hadn't been deterred by the years of fighting and their weapon helped the allies win ww1. -
Effects of World War 1
The Social side changed after the war. With men that joined the war, women had to take over businesses. People also chose republics over monarchies and the desire for better standards of living were openly vented. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the Peace Settlement between the Allies and Germany at the end of the First World War. The German authorities had little choice but to accept the terms of the Treaty. The Treaty basically blamed Germany for the first World War. -
The Dawes Plan
he Dawes Plan was an attempt following World War I for the Triple Entente to collect war reparations debt from Germany. When after five years the plan proved to be unsuccessful, the Young Plan was adopted in 1929 to replace it.
The main points were :
1. The Ruhr area was to be evacuated by Allied occupation troops.
2. Reparation payments would begin at “one billion marks the first year, increasing to two and a half billion marks annually after five years" (Merrill 93)
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The Great Depression
There were five things that were considered to be the cause of the great depression. The stock market crash, bsnk failures, reduction in purchasing across the board, the drought conditions and the american economic policy with Eurupe. -
The Rise of Hitler
By January 1933, Hitler and his (Nazi) party controlled Germany. Hitler became a dictator, a leader with complete control. The Nazis acted quickly against all who opposed their rule. They outlawed all other political parties. People who opposed the new regime were often murdered.
