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Invention of telephone
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Change of Japan system
In japan, the Meji Revolution (1868-1912) brought about the replacement of the feudal monarchy by a constitutional parliamentary system. -
Imperialism
Europan colonial expansion turned to africa, Asia and the pacific and the entered a new phase know as imperialism -
Education
Education progressed during the period between 1870 and 1914 -
Bismark alliance system
A deal is signed among Russia, Germany and Austria called the Threee Emperors Alliance. It failed because in the Balkans, Russia wanted to gain territories (influence over Bulgaria) UK supported Russia, but Austria-Hungary was against the union of Bulgary and wanted influence over Bosnia Herzegobina, and Germany suppoerted Astria Hungary -
Development of the labour movement
The labour movement gained affiliates when the states recognised freedom of assembly and association and legalised workers association Labour parties emerged, whose aim was to access politival power and promote demographic and social reforms. The first and most important of these was the germany Social Demographic Party.(SPD) -
French colonies
The French empire established colonies in Vietnam and Laos. They also kept concession over some indian ports and China -
Bismark alliance system
germany arranged a deal that would guarantee Russia neutrality in case of a war between Germany and France and neutrality of Germany in case of war between Russia and UK. -
Bismark alliance system
In this year Germany got another deal with Austria-Hungary and Italy, this is called the Triple Aliance. -
Bismark Alliance system
Austria and Russia disappoint for the Balkanic issue (Austria supports Bulgaria independence from Russia) Russia is officially an enemy for Germany -
Germans in Africa
Germans, that got late to the colonial race, were looking for some
colonies in Africa as well so it was not a selfless offer. In 1885 they divided the continent and the fate of their inhabitants for the next 70 years. -
Invetion of the car
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Bismark Alliance system
Bismarks renews the triple Alliance and sings new deals with the Mediterranean deals with Italy, Austra-Hungary, Spain and UK in order to keep a Statu Quo in the Mediterranean coast of Africa. Also this year the Reinsurance Treaty is signed with Russia. It is a secret deal that guarantees Germany neutrality in case of war between Austria-Hungary and Russia. -
Power of Germany under the power of William II
Germany became the second most important economic power in the world under the reing of Williams II -
Second international or socialist international
Labour internationalism was revived by the formation of the Second international or socialist international -
Modernism
emerged between 1890 and 1910. It was a new aesthetic movement knows as Art Nouveau -
Death of Kaiser Federico II and entry of Williams I
With the dead of the kaiser Federico II and the entry of Williams I as the new Kaiser, the treaties will not be renewed, and Russia will sign an alliance with france, Which was Bismark´s great fear -
The four important clashes between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
The policies of these groups began to clash in many parts of the world. Altogether there were four important clashes from 1905 to 1913: two arising out of the Moroccan question, and two concerning disputes in the Balkans. -
First Moroccan Crisis
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Parliament sistem in western europe
Many countries adopted the universal vote for the men while suffragette movements began to arise claiming the vote for woman. This was achieved firstly in Finland -
Electricity
Was used for lighting and to drive engines, especially since the invention of the accumulator and the transformer -
Bosnian Crisis
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Second Moroccan Crisis
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Balkan wars
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Military alliance in 1914
In one block we have the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, and the other block is the Triple Entente, formed by Russia, Grait Britain and France -
the war of movement
Germany pretended a flash war against France, and then attack Russia. The battle of Marne lasted more than desired and Russian army attacked Germany by the eastern front. Otoman empire joined Central powers -
Panama Chanel
The panama chanel was very usseful for trading because the travels are faster. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a serbian native. Austria declared war on Serbia -
Trench warfare
There were no decisive victories. Western front had a 100km trench In 1916 germany attacks France in Verdum (70.000 deads), and Uk attacks Germany in Somme (100.000 deads), so Germany reduces pressure in Verdum -
The war ends
In Russia, explodes the Comunist Revolution and withdrows the war. USA joins the war. The allies attack masively thanks to the USA resources (more than 10000 million US$ and 3,5 million soldiers) Bulgary and Turkey surrender. Weakness of Germany and Austria-Hungary goverments lead to the final surrender of the central powers -
February revolution
The bourgeois February Revolution, deposed Tsar Nicholas II and established a republic -
October revolution
Organised by radical marxists, or Bolsheviks, overthrew the provisional goverment and placed their leader Lenin in power, who was supported by the soviets, or councils of workers, peasents and soldiers -
Communist Party
The Bolsheviks began to call themsleves the Communist party and took Russia out of the war by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany -
nazisn in Germany
The causes that led the Nazism in Germany can be traced to discontent during the Weimar Republic with the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles -
League of Nation creation
the League of Nation is created to promote peace. -
Paris Peace Conference
At the paris Peace Conference, the defeated countries signed treaties and had to reduce their armies, pay war reparations and make territorial concessions whichi shaped the new map of Europe -
Lenin´s goverment
Lenin held all the political power. In 1922 he created a political organisation called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) made up of Russia and other Asian republics -
Fascism
Was the creation of the journalist Benito Mussolini, who founded the National Fascist Party -
Roaring Twenties
The economy went through a period of prosperity known as the Roaring Twenties. It was am era of Industrial development, increase in consumption and the stock market investments -
Stalin´s government
Lenin´s successor began a new era, called ´Stalinism´. A totalitarian political system was established which used state violence to purge society of his opponents. -
The Crash of 1929
Economic prosperity came to an end in 1929. This was the year in which th United States experienced a severe economic crisis caused by excess produvtion in relation to consumption -
The spread of the crisis
The crisis spread from US to the rest of the world, affecting Europe and countries in Asia and Latin America -
The spark
Japan invaded Machuria in 1932, Italy annexed Ethiopia and Albania in 1935 and 1939, respectlvely, and on the pretext of incorporating territories with German populations into its empire, germany annexed Austria and Czech region in 1938 . -
WWII
On 1 September 1939 the Second World War began. The conflict lasted almost six years, until 5 August 1945. Is considered the most important war of the history -
Victorie of the Axis powers
German tactics include blitzkrieg, or lightning war, based on the use of tanks and planes together. These tactics, along with Russia´s neutrality, enabled Germany to occupy practically all of Western Europe until 1940 -
War evens out
During this period of the war, Germany was slowed by Britain in North Africa and by Russia in Stalingard; Italy was invaded by the allies and japan was halted by the US in the pacific -
Allies turn the tide
The allies gained the advantage in the war after a double offensive in Europe -
Tehran Conference
It was agreed that the USSR would annex the Baltic States and eastern Poland -
Normandy landings
The allies freed Paris and entered Germany. In the east, the read army of the Soviets occupies several eastern European countries, while partisan paramilitary units freed Yugoslavia and Albania from the Nazis- -
Yalta Conference
The big Three-Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Stali- agreed that Europe would be politically rebuilt with democratic governments -
Potsdam Conference
The heads of Governments agreed that all German annexations in Europe would be reverted, Germany would be demilitarised and divided as established at Yalta -
End of WWII
In Europe the WWII end because Russia conquer Berlin and also when Japan was defeated by US
