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Nationalism
Nationalism is having pride in one's country and believing that it is better than another, this helped fuel the war. -
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo
Ferdinand was not well liked in aristocratic circles. Thus, leading to his quick death, set off fire on the outbreak of
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The Naval Battle of Jutland
Fought between Germany and Britain. The battle was inconclusive but resulted in alarmed Germans consigning their feet to harbour.
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USA declared war on Germany
President Wilson declared war on Germany in order to "make the world safe for democracy" -
The Treaty of Versailles
One of the peace treaties at the end of WWI to insure that those conflicts would not reoccur. But Germany was blamed for the war and were stripped of many sole responsibilities that led to their economy collapsing. -
Adolf Hitler
He wanted to gain what Germany had lost in WWI. At the end of WWI, Central Powers (Germany) was defeated by allied powers.He wanted to expand Germany and began taking over other countries but France and Britain did not want another war but sent a letter to Hitler telling him that if his army did not stop invading Poland that they would have to declare war and so WWII began. -
Arenas of Democracy
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPwJIswbDk0] President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers a fireside chat to the American people announcing, "We must be the great arsenal of democracy." -
Big Three Yalta
The Allied powers meet in Yalta to negotiate Soviet dominance in Eastern Europe. The Yalta Conference would result in the dual administrations in Berlin, the break up of Germany, and the prosecution of war criminals. -
German occupation zones
Germany and its capital Berlin were divided into four parts. The zones controlled by Great Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. The three western Allies and the Soviet Union disagreed on many things and as time went on Germany was divided into two separate countries : East Germany , which had a Communist government and West Germany, which was a democratic state . -
Europe left in chaos
Not only physically but economically as well. The US contributed to helping rebuild Europe by giving $13 billion worth of food and goods to Europe.
