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Cause: Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
A Serbian national assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, who was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. -
Cause: Tension
There was tension between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Serbia. Other factors were involved in this conflict: rivalry and alliances led to a conflict between 32 nations in Europe. Two alliances were formed: the Allies and the Central Powers. -
WWI: Germans VS. Russians
Russians came in to defend Serbia and protect itself from Austria. Russia mobilized against Germany, which would potentially bring defeat to Russia. Germans demanded that Russia should stop mobilization; however, Russia defied their demand. Germany declared war on Russia on August 1. -
WWI: Japan joins
Japan wanted the Jiaozhou territory from Germany without compensation and demanded for the German navy to remove their warships from Japanese and Chinese waters. As a result of Germany's defiance, Japan sided with the Allies and took the fortress of Qingdao, the Marshall Islands, the Mariana Islands, Palau, and the Carolines. -
Consequence/Cause: Decline in European power
WWI caused many economic problems, such as inflation and debt. They lost their investments overseas and their foreign markets. They started to lose control on their colonies. This led to fascism in Italy and Germany, in which the ideologies sparked WWII. -
Consequence/Cause: Germany undoes the Treaty of Versailles
Germans resented the terms imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. It blamed WWI on Germany and made them pay for reparations. As Hitler came into power, he blamed the unfairness on Jews, communists, and liberals. They abandoned peaceful agreements and led campaigns that sparked WWII. -
WWII: Germany invades Soviet Union
Germany built the largest invasion in history, with 3.6 million soldiers, 3700 tanks, and 2500 planes. Germans captured the Russian heartland and put Leningrad under siege. -
WWII: Pearl Harbor
The Japanese wanted to destroy Americans within the Pacific by bombing Pearl Harbor with six aircraft carriers in Hawaii. The US joined the second world war, declaring war on Italy, Germany, and Japan. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor/videos/japanese-attack-pearl-harbor -
Effect: Creation of UN
The superpowers created the United Nations that was a supranational organization that maintained world peace. Its goal was to maintain international peace, security, and friendly relationships among nations. -
Effect: The Cold War
The Cold War was a result on tensions from WWII. It was characterized by ideologies and cold propaganda. The Chinese joined the Russians by turning towards communism. The Soviet Union formed an atomic bomb, which hinted at nuclear warfare. http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history/videos/cold-war
