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Alliances of the countries caused choosing sides and domino effect once one country was attacked.
Many countries had alliances with each other before and during WWI. There was the Triple Alliance including Germany, Austria-Hungar, Italy and Turkey. And then there was the Triple Entente including Great Britain, France, Russia, and later the United States. This caused tension once attacks were going on and caused more fights then needed. Once one country was attacked everyone on their side would join in. -
Serbia Resents Austria sparking WWI.
Serbia resented Austria Hungary because of their control over Bosnia. Archduke Ferdinand traveled to Serbia with his wife. While there the Serbians took this opportunity to attack and kill. Their operation was successful. This was the beginning of WWI because AH declared war on Serbia after the assassination. -
The sinking of the Lusitania brought the U.S. into WWI.
Germany was attacking using submarine warfare. They placed an attack on the Lusitania, a British ship. This had significance with the U.S. because more than 120 Americans were killed in the attack. This caused the U.S. to change their opinion about not entering the war. They did not enter immediately after the attack but made them on high alert. -
The Zimmerman Telegram offered an alliance for Germany and Mexico to ensure safety to Germany in case of war and for Mexico to gain back territory they lost to the U.S.
The Zimmerman telegram was a coded telegram written by Germany and sent to Mexico. Germany was asking for an alliance between each other to help each other if the United States were to join the war. Germany promised Mexico they would help fight to gain back the territory they hd once lost to the United States. The details of the telegram were told to the United States and this caused outrage to the Americans and making them ant to pursue the war even more. -
Russia had to drop out of WWI in 1917 because of the start of their own revolution.
The revolution started when Russia was not ready to join WWI but did so anyway. They were not equipped to join because their technology could not hold up with the rest. Russians lost faith in their Czar and sought to overthrow him because of the way he was running their government and ruining their economy. -
Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate and replace government temporarily.
The first stage of the Russian Revolution was to get the czar to abdicate and was replaced with a temporary government. The Duma established a temporary government. But the Bolshevik's were waiting to take over power with Lenin as their leader. -
Vladamir Lenin took over Russia from the temporary government during the revolution
Lenin took the government over in Russia during the revolution. Many people thought Lenin did a good job at leading with the ideas and efforts of the revolution. But many people were disappointed and sought for his government be put to end. He created the Soviet government during his reign. The White Army were the opponents of the Bolshevik's, which was led by Lenin. -
War debt in the Treaty of Versailles caused damage to Germany's economy.
When creating the Treaty of Versailles the countries involved in it placed all the blame on Germany. They made Germany pay $30 billion in reparations for the way. This caused Germany's economy to suffer and caused resentment from Germany. Because of all the debt many countries in Europe suffered economically. -
The League of Nations was a result of WWI but later failed.
Everyone wanted to keep lasting peace after WWI. They did not want alliances because of there role in WWI. They created the League of Nations to instill peace for everyone. It was established to negotiate disputes rather than fighting. 40 nations joined including the United States. Later the United States refused to join and the league failed without them. -
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 in the U.S. led to the Great Depression.
The economy in the United States was at the highest it had ever been. The stock market was booming and everyone was living a lavish life. But soon the boom was sent to an immediate halt of the 1929 Stock Market Crash. There was overproduction because of lower demand of goods after this. Also during this time the central banking system raised interests rates. This sent the U.S. economy into a downfall living millions unemployed and in debt. This was the start of the Great Depression. -
The economy downfall in the U.S. caused great uproar in the economies of many other countries.
The United States stock market crash not only left their economy disastrous but left the countries connected also in despair. The U.S. had been loaning money to Germany because of them having to pay reparations after WWI but not being able to because their economy had already been left in despair. The U.S. had also been loaning money to Great Britain after the war. This caused the downfall of money other countries because of their ties and not receiving money from the U.S. -
The New Deal was created by Roosevelt to boost the economy back up again.
Roosevelt was elected in 1933 and acted quickly to stabilize the economy in the U.S. To do this he created the New Deal. It was a set of programs to hep the economy recover. It provided millions of jobs for people and helped those peoples families survive. By 1937 the economy had recovered greatly but many New Deal programs are still in use today. -
The Munich Agreement which gave into Hitler's demands.
Many people thought Germany deserved the Sudetenland because of everything taken away from them after WWI. The agreement was between Great Britain, Germany, France, and Italy to give back the land that was Germany's and that Hitler wanted. Hitler later broke this agreement and took over Czechoslovakia and people now saw what Hitler was trying to do. -
Hitler invades Poland starting the war.
Hitler's aggression was growing more and more. He had broken the Munich Agreement and invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia. He wanted more and more and everyone saw what his rise of power was doing. Great Britain were the only ones in the war powerful enough to do something on the Axis side. Chamberlain said he would not fight until Hitler invaded Poland. Hitler did so and Chamberlain joined in starting WWII. -
The Battle of Midway was a turning point for the war.
The Battle of Midway was the battle between the USA and their allies fighting Japan. The USA was able to defeat Japan in the Pacific Islands. This was a turning point for the war because it allowed the USA and its allies to be on the offensive front. This allowed them to take more over from their side and defeat many more battles. -
The Yalta Conference was to decide the fate of everyone after WWII.
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the three world leaders when the war was finally coming to an end. Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill were the leaders. They met to agree on what to do after war and require Germany's full surrender. They set up the Germany into four zones to be run by the three of them. Later we know the USSR does not follow what they agreed on and them and the USA broke out into the Cold War sometime after. -
Victory in Europe was the defeat of Hitler and one big step to the war being over.
Victory in Europe also known as VE Day was the final defeat of the Nazi's. It was the day when the Nazi soldiers put down their guns and surrendered. This was a big step to the final surrender of Japan and the end of the war. The people of Europe were finally free again and could start rebuilding what they had lost. -
Manhattan Project created atomic weapons.
The Manhattan Project was created to learn how to create an atomic bomb to help end the war. It was a secret project and experiment. The first bomb was tested on July 16, 1945. People did not support the relationship because it would bring about a new age of fighting that can be extremely deadly. It was also used to kill thousands of innocent people. The upside was ending the war quickly with no more fighting from Japan. It was a guaranteed win. -
The Cold War was a time of tension after WWII between the US and USSR.
The Cold War started after the war when Stalin wanted Germany for himself and to them to be Communist, and the USA wanted them to be a democracy. Germany was divided and split up, Berlin was the divided capital. The USA took over the western side and made them into democracies. Stalin took over the eastern side and turned them into communist. This divide of Germany caused tension and conflict between the USA and USSR for a long period of time. They still struggle with their relationship today. -
The Marshall Plan created by President Truman to help European countries repair.
From the lessons learned after WWI, Truman decided to help Germany and other countries recover after the WWII. Instead of placing all the blame on a country and making them pay. This was to help these economies grow and repair after the war. It was also created to keep the peace among everyone instead of not helping out where help is needed like WWI.
