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The Major Alliances
There are 2 major Alliances during WW1. The Dual Alliance which was between Germany and Hungary. The second was the Triple Alliance. It was made up of Germany, Hungary and Italy. it was made encase France was ever to attack Germany. -
Imperialism
Imperialism is when a military is landed in another colony to soon take over. Hitler did this, He took over many colonies and country's. -
Nationalism
Nationalism was a form of patriotism. It was a significant cause of WW1. Gave country's the most confidence thus they wanted to take over. -
Archduke Ferdinand assassinated
On this famous date Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were both assassinated. The murder of these two caused one of the worst wars in human history, World War 1. -
World War 1
The archduke was assassinated and that sparked a chain of events when led to World War 1. Belgium was close to Britain. If Germany controlled Belgium it would be a serious threat to the British. Germany had attacked France through Belgium and then Britannia declared war on Germany shortly after. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
Germany agrees to support Austria-Hungary on their conflict with Serbia. After the archduke was assassinated Austria was outraged. -
Militarism
Militarism wasn't the only cause of war. Nationalism also plays a big role. Militarism is a belief that A nation should have a Army always ready to defend. -
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/world-war-i/resources/global-effect-world-war-i
A recent list of the hundred most important news stories of the twentieth century ranked the onset of World War I eighth. This is a great error. Just about everything that happened in the remainder of the century was in one way or another a result of World War I, including the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, World War II, the Holocaust, and the development of the atomic bomb. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
On may 7, 1915 Germany was responsible for sinking a boat carrying over 173 tons of war munitions for Britain. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
Unrestricted machine warfare was introduced in early 1915. Germany won over the bay from British isles in a war zone. -
Zimmerman
The Zimmerman telegraph was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany. -
US entry into the war
by 1917 German had changed drastically, German navy helped defeated the British with submarine warfare. The British needed help from the US -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
In late 1923, with the European powers stalemated over German reparations, the Reparation Commission formed a committee to review the situation. Headed by Charles G. Dawes (Chicago banker, former Director of the Bureau of the Budget, and future Vice President), the committee presented its proposal in April 1924. Under the Dawes Plan, Germany’s annual reparation payments would be reduced, -
The great depression
As consumer confidence vanished in the wake of the stock market crash, the downturn in spending and investment led factories and other businesses to slow down production and construction and begin firing their workers. For those who were lucky enough to remain employed, wages fell and buying power decreased. Many Americans forced to buy on credit fell into debt, and the number of foreclosures and repossessions climbed steadily. -
Rise of Hitler
Hitler went from being homeless and became a fiery speaker on the beer-hall circuit and was willing to risk the humiliation of low turnout by organizing rallies in large spaces he took over Germany and many other countrys
