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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Believed to be the trigger of the first World War -
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World War I
More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war. -
Chlorine Gas
First use of chlorine gas by the Germans -
US Declares War
United States Congress declares war on Germany -
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
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25 countries became dictatorships 1929-39.
Mass unemployment and poverty caused great anger = people put in power/accept right-wing, dictatorial governments who told them their country was superior. -
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The Great Depression
A stock market crash caused many americans to either lose their jobs or have their pay heavily cut. 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed and nearly half of the country’s banks had failed. -
Stock Market Crash
Stock prices continued to rise, and by the fall of that year had reached levels that could not be justified by anticipated future earnings. On October 24, 1929, the stock market bubble finally burst. -
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Unemployment at 8.9%
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Unemployment at 16.3%
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Unemployment at 24.1%
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Roosevelt Elected
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbent Republican President Herbert Hoover in a landslide to win the presidency. -
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Unemployment at 24.9%
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Unemployment at 21.7%
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Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Act of 1937 established a “cash-and-carry” policy for warring nations that required them to pay cash for “nonwar” goods and transport those goods on non-US ships. -
Start of World War II
Germany invaded Poland, setting off the Second World War -
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World War II
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US Joins WWII
