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Stephen Austin Encourages Texas Revolt
The significance was that the revolt stared the war between Mexico and Texas, which led to the defeat of Santa Anna and the freedom of Texas from Mexico -
Santa Anna wins the Battle of the Alamo
The significance of this battle is that it sparked the desire for many to get revenge on the Mexicans after their victory at the Alamo, the Texas army filled ranks quickly and started a turning point for Texans trying to break free from Mexico, it was a battle cry "Remember the Alamo!" -
United States annexes Texas
The significance of this event is that it led to the angering of the Mexican peoples which led to the Mexican-American over a border dispute. -
Juarez helps draft the Plan of Ayutla
This is significant because the plan was aimed at overthrowing Santa Anna and instating a Fedreal form government. -
Begining of the La Reforma
The significance of the La Reforma was that it called for the beginning of a revolution in Mexico in which equality would be installed. -
Porfirio Diaz gains power
The significance of this event is that under Diaz, there was order and progress, there was uneasy peace, but Mexico progressed, railroads, and banks were built and the economy was stableized, and foreign investment grew. -
Triple Alliance formed
The significance of the alliance formed by Bismarck is that it left France isolated and without allies -
Kaiser Wilhelm II takes control of Germany
The significance of this event is that Wilhelm forced Bismarck out of office and led to the demolition of Bismarck's reforms and plans -
Kaiser Wilhelm II flexes militarism by constructing massive fleet
The significance of this event is that it showed Wilhelm's militaristic love, and that he was eager for war -
Karl Marx's views favor the Proletariat
The significance of this is that it appealed to widespread population of Russia, and resulted in the creation of the Bolsheviks and Mensheviks -
Rise of Nationalism in Europe
The significance of this event is that it was one of the three things that propelled Europe into war -
Triple Entente formed
The significance of this event is that this alliance between the French, British, and Russian peoples was made to counteract the Triple Alliance -
Francisco Madero calls for armed insurrection
The significance is that its what started the rebellion against Porfirio Diaz, and leaders all around Mexico joined him. -
Emilio Zapata's meeting with Francisco Madero
The significance is that it led to Zapata going against Madero because he would not aid the impoverished people and Zapata issued the Plan of Ayala, which called for more equal land distribution -
Madero's Assasination
This is significant, because it what allowed Huerta to take over the Mexican government. -
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New weapons of war
the significance is that it made killing easier and more efficient than the traditional bayonets and swords -
Western front
The significance of this is that most of the fighting and dying was here, and it ended up as a stalemate -
War Propaganda Bureau initiated by David Lloyd George
the significance of this event is that it started the use of propaganda in the Grat War -
Balkans as the "Powder Keg" of Europe
The significance of this is that this area was too high strung, and because of it, war throughout the world erupted -
Pancho Villa wins a major battle over Huerta with Carranza
The significance of this event is that it led to Huerta's downfall -
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The significance of this event is that it is what led to the Invasion of Serbia by Austian forces which let off a chain of invasions which started the world war. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
The significance is that the invasion led to Russia mobilizing to invade Austria which led to all countries allied to oblige to their treaties and attack each other, starting the world war. -
Schlieffen Plan put into action
The significance of this plan is that it is what initiated Britain to go to war with Germany, and this plan almost allowed Germany to succeed in defeating France. -
Nations take sides with Allies and Central Powers and the war officially begins
The significance is that it drew some of the last neutral countries into the war, also, it marked the beginning of the ends of millions of lives -
Trench Warefare on the Western Front
The significance of this is that it introduced a new kind of warfare which would shape the views of Europe for many years to come -
Germany attacks Russia on the Eastern Front
The significance of this event is that this was the second line in the Great War and also where Russia lost significant numbers in men and terrain. -
Germany declares its unrestricted submarine warfare
The significance of this event is that it had angered the US government and pushed congress to the brink of declaring war -
Provisional Government takes over Russia
the significance of this event is that it completely expunged all of what was theft of the Czarist government -
Europe enters a state of Total War
The significance is that it shook the economy, factories were seized by the government and were told what to do and what to make -
Soviets begin to form in Russia
Th significance of this is that the soviets had more influence than the provisional government, and they disliked continuing the war, this dislike is what made it easy for Lenin to take contriol -
Lenin takes control of the soviets In and around Petrograd
The significance of this event is that with lenin in control, it would be the beginning of a new government, communism. -
Boshlevik Red Guards take control of Petrograd
The significance of this is that it was the end of the Provisional Government and the beginning of Communist Russia -
Rationing initiated
The significance of this event is that it ended up limiting the independence and freedom of the people -
Wilson creates his Fourteen points
The significance of this is that it had many solution to many problems, including Self-Detirmination which called for all peoples to be free which stirred nationalism in many places of the world -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The significance of this event is that it is what officially made Russia no longer a part of the war -
Spanish Influenza breaks out in England
The significance of this event is that this virus spread from England throughout the world causing a pandemic, and caused more deaths than the war, 20 million people died from the spanish flu -
German line broken
The significance is that it signified the beginning of the end of the Central powers, the Germnas were forced to retreat, and were defeated -
Armistice signed
The significance of this event is that it officially ended all fighting between the Central powers and the Allied forces -
Emiliano Zapata's death
The significance of this is that it stopped all fighting in Mexico and let Carranza take power -
Georges Clemenceau as part of the Big Four
The significance of this is that Georges Clemenceau sided against Woodrow Willson in order to strip Germany of everything it had -
Treaty of Versailles signed
The significance of this event is that it ended World War I, and created these countries: Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Czechoslovakia, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It also put all blame on Germany and decreased the size of their army to 100,000 men. -
League of Nations formed
The significance of this event is that it is the first attempt at forming worldwide peace -
The War-Guilt Clause
The significance of the War-Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles is that all blame was put on Germany, and they had to pay for all damages done and lost much of its land -
Obregon Gains Power
The significance is that Obregon made reforms at this time that are still in place today. -
Communist Party becomes dictator
The significance is that the Communist party were the only ones weilding power and thus they molded Russia to what they wanted it to be -
Stalin takes control of Russia as Dictator
The significance of this is that it started Stalin's Totalarian dictatorship over russia, peoples freedoms were limited
