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System of Alliances (Cause)
- The Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
- The Triple Entente of Britain, Russia and France Rivalries between powers occurred. Germany and France fought over Alsace, Russia, and Austrian over the Balkans, and Britain and Germany over their navies and economic power. The Alliances were defensive and any conflict with one another equals more countries involved.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Cause)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, a prince of Austria, was assassinated at Sarajevo. Otto Bismarck, Prussian statesman, states that “One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans.” What he said ended up being right. -
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WWI to WWII
The starting of WWI to the end of WWII -
Germans Fire (Event)
German fire shells are launched with chlorine gas at Allied lines. This signifies the first time a large amount of gas is fired during battle, which resulted in the near-collapse of the French lines. Germans still could not take over the breach. -
US Enters WWI (Event)
Congress agrees to declare war against Germany. US ends up siding with France and Britain -
Treaty of Versailles (Consq.)
It ended World War I, but required Germany to accept the responsibility of the war damages suffered by the Allies. They also lost the war, which angered the Germans even more as well as the huge amount of money they had to pay to pay off the damages. Germany's economy was in ruins, and its population began to starve. -
Nazi Party (Consq.)
Munich, Germany: The Nazi Party was discovered to draw people away from communism and into nationalism. It was also a way to make Germany stronger, and through the popularity "Nazism" was receiving, it, transitions to their leader, Adolf Hitler, who ignites the presence of the Nazis to the world -
Invading Poland (Event)
Germany invades Poland, and through this, it ignites World War II in Europe. This also marks the beginning of Germany's campaign to conquer the countries around it. -
US Declare War (Event)
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US declares war on Japan, entering into World War II. However, Japanese troops took control over the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore. -
Jewish Population (Consq.)
By the time World War II ended, between five to six million of the Jewish population living in Europe were killed due to the Holocaust. Either by concentration camp, death camps, or Nazi soldiers marching to their homes, the majority of the Jewish population were affected. -
Cold War (Consq.)
After WWII, geographical tensions began between powers in Eastern Bloc and Western Bloc. Once again, such nations like the US, France, Britain, and Soviet Union were involved.
