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Triple Alliance
Alliance between Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. -
Herero Wars
Germany fights local Africans in modern day Namibia to conquer land for their imperial nation. -
Naval Race
The competition between Germany and Great Britain contributed greatly to world tension. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife are killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. -
Gavrilo Princip
The Serbian nationalist assassinates Franz Ferdinand -
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WW1
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Lusitania Sinking
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Zimmerman Telegram
A telegram intercepted by the British, showing an attempted alliance between Germany and Mexico to fight the United States. -
Rise of Hitler
Hitler's rise to power began in Germany in September 1919 when he joined the political party known as the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, later renamed the National Socialist Party. After climbing the political ladder, he was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty used to punish Germany for causing the mass destruction of northern Europe, intended to create peace. -
Young Plan
The Dawes Plan was an attempt in 1924 to solve the World War I reparations problem that Germany had to pay, which had bedevilled international politics following World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. -
Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan was an attempt in 1924 to solve the World War I reparations problem that Germany had to pay, which had bedevilled international politics following World War I and the Treaty of Versailles. -
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Great Depression
The era of mass economic issues worldwide.
