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Europe creates problems by spliting into 2 alliance's
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Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated on June 28, 1914, by a Serbian nationalist. the assasination is what started WWI
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the Archduke assassenation sparks Austria-Hungry to declares war on Serbi
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Germany declared war on Russia.
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Germany applied the Schlieffen plan
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The war turned into a standstill. while military technology started to evolve
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USA stays neutral until USA declairs war on Germany
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Russian's sign peace treaty with German's
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thier were more casualities than you think, thier were 9,720,450 WWI Military casualities
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The total cost of WWI altogther was 186.3 billion dollars in damages
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the treaty of Versailles is signed which ended WWI. Germany was forced to pay for the damage and soon after lost their military.
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The day the stock market crashed.
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Hoover says the worst is over
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Food riots erupt in the United States.
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While campaigning for president of the United States, Franklin Roosevelt promises Americans A New Deal.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president for the first time, but many hope that Roosevelt will end the Depression.
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almost all of the banks that had been shutdown when the Depression started are open again.
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Thousands of young men go to camps to work on projects such as building parks, building roads, and fighting forest fires.
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Brings electricity and jobs to Americans living in the southern part of the United States.
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puts Americans to work doing different types of jobs such as writing, acting, building bridges, and building airports.
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The Social Security Act is signed. The Act grants money every month for senior citizens.
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German dictator Adolf Hitler begins his quest to build an empire by invading Poland.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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Congress declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy respond by declaring war on the U.S.
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The U.S. Navy fights Japan in the Battle of Midway and wins the most important battle of the Pacific campaign
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Allied troops invade Italy at Salerno, Calabria, and Taranto. Italy signs a secret armistice
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100,000 Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy, France to fight the German forces
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on D-Day thier were over 10,000 casualties.
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After four years of German occupation, the Allies liberate Paris. French and U.S. troops force Germany to surrender.
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A B-29 bomber drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. 40,000 people are killed and Emperor Hirohito announces days later that Japan will surrender.
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After agreeing to unconditionally surrender weeks earlier, Japan formally surrenders to the Allied forces. World War II comes to an end.
