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Cause of WWI (1)
Militarism and the alliances established between different nations led to the war as countries were expected to help defend the nations they had created alliances with, and with the "arms race" with Britain, France, and Germany to build bigger armies and navies, all major nations began to move toward the idea of expanding their armed forces as well, which would come into play as they became involved in the battles led through their allies. -
Cause of WWI (2)
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was a main cause to the war as a Serbian-nationalist terrorist group (Black Hands) committed the murder in protest to Austria-Hungary having control of Bosnia, a territory that Serbia wanted to take over. The assassination led to Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia, forcing Russia to become involved in accordance to the country's alliance with Serbia, resulting on Germany to declare war on Russia in consequence. -
WWI Event (1)
The U.S. had entered WWI when Congress authorized a declaration of war against Germany mainly due to the country resuming unrestricted submarine warfare in European waterways (Feb 25th). The U.S. positioned themselves on the side of France and Britain. -
WWI Event (2)
American forces positioned themselves to attack on offense at St. Mihiel, whilst the Germans decided to pull back their troops before the battle. However, the American soldiers were able to take 15,000 prisoners during the attempted retreat, the battle also serving as a training ground for many of the raw American soldiers fighting their first combat. -
Cause of WWII (1)
The Great Depression played a role in causing WWII in how it caused economic suffering throughout the world, with many people out of work and struggling to find necessities for survival, creating unstable governments and worldwide turmoil as many countries experienced strong fascist and communist movements prior to the war. -
WWII Event (1)
During the war, the Holocaust served as a systematic persecution and execution of the Jewish population by the Nazi Party. The Nazi regime believed that they were "racially superior" to the Jewish people whom they saw as an inferior race that was "unworthy of life." The Nazis would also target other groups under this mindset, and would later establish the "Final Solution," which called for Nazi policy to murder the Jews located in Europe. -
Cause of WWII (2)
The rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party into power contributed to the cause of the war as Hitler resented the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles, talking of peace as he began to rearm Germany in order to expand the empire. Hitler began by taking over Austria in 1938, conquering Czechoslovakia in 1939 when the League of Nations sat idly. -
WWII Consequence (1)
Due to the policy of the Nazi's "Final Solution," over six million Jews were exterminated in concentration camps along with other groups that were targeted by German forces (gypsies, Catholics, etc.), causing the destruction of a majority of human life during the war, as well as destruction of European cities and industrial centers. -
WWII Event (2)
Because the Japanese continued to fight after the war in Europe ended, U.S, President Harry S. Truman called for the dropping of an atomic bomb to prevent more casualties in Hiroshima (Aug. 6th) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9th), killing hundreds of thousands of Japanese citizens in its wake. -
WWII Consequence (2)
Because of the war, the standing of women's rights progressed as the governments of every country drafted men to serve in battle, leaving behind many jobs in industry, agriculture, and business for women to take over and gain a sense of independence as time passed. However, after the war many women refused to give up their jobs, and the government was forced to allow women to work and increase equality in pay.
