Causes and Consequences of WW1

By Jacob Escover
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    Events leading up to WW1

  • German becomes a unified nation

    German becomes a unified nation

  • Germany formed the Three Emperors' Alliance

    Formed an alliance with Russia and Austria-Hungary.

  • France allies with Russia

    The French also provided money and other assistance to help Russia build railroads and modernize its army.
  • Russian-Japanese war starts

    Russian-Japanese war starts

    Russia and Japan went to war over Manchuria and Korea—another area of rivalry between the two nations

  • U.S took control of investments in Latin America

  • Russia's Trans-Siberian Railroad is completed

  • The Russian-Japanese war ended

  • The Triple Entente was formed

    Britain did this since they were worried about Germany's growing power.

  • Korea turned into a Japanese colony

  • Russia supports in the Balkan Wars

  • Russia supports in the Balkan Wars

  • German passes Britain in industrial power

  • World War 1 Starts

    World War 1 Starts

    An international conflict that almost every nation in Europe took part in. Nearly 8.5 million soldiers and 13 million civilians died in the war
  • Serbian nationalism led to the murder of the Austro-Hungarian throne

    Serbian nationalism led to the murder of the Austro-Hungarian throne

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austrian-Hungary has the support of Germany.

  • Germany experiments with new tech

    They start to use poison gases
  • The U.S joins the allied forces near the end of the war

    The U.S joins the allied forces near the end of the war

    The reason for the U.S joining is the Germans sunk a ship killing 128 Americans. This happened 2 more times.

  • Germany attacks the town of Verdun

  • Planes where being used

    They were directing artillery fire and dropping bombs on military and civilian targets.

  • Russia withdraws from the war

    Russian government collapses due to lack of resources.

  • US enters the war

    The US supports the Allied nations with troops and food.

  • WW1 ends

  • Germany signs an armistice

  • Treaties were made with Bulgaria

  • Treaties are made with Germany

  • Treaties with Austria

  • Treaties with Turkey

  • Treaties with Hungary

  • Armenia goes through a genocide

    Armenia goes through a genocide

    The genocide reduced their population in the Ottoman Empire from 2.13 million to 387,000.