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The new German nation and countries forming alliances and pagues with each other across Europe.
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European Nation states that imperialized Africa and become the most advanced part of the world, creating a global trading system.
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Expansion driven by developments in science, agriculture, technolohy, communication, transportation, and military weapons.
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Bring culture in the form religion would make these regions less "backwards"; Colonies would attract Europe's surplus population; European emigrant actually preferred areas not controlled by their home countries in North and South America
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This theory viewed imperialism as a monopolistic for of capitalism.
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A dperession that affected mostly Europe and The United States.
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Bismark formed the Three Emperors League which brought together Germany, Austria, and Russia, but the league would collapse because of Austria and Russian rivalry in the Balkans.
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Resulted in Russia significant loss of terriotry and a new tension arose between Germany Russia.
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Materials that came from colonies in Africa, India, and China. These materials consisted of things like diamonds and silk.
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Germany and Austria signed the Dual Alliance where they would protect each other if either country was attacked by Russia.
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New Alliances led to the Franco-Russian alliance of 1894 and a new tension arose between Britain and Germany.
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Triple Alliance Entente Britain, France and Russia was now posed against the Triple Alliance of Germny, Ausria and Italy
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Britain concluded agreements with the French in 1902 known as the Entente Cordaiale.
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Both Serbia and Austria-Hungary wanted to expand into the a Balkans. This led to tension between Russia and Germany.
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A second crisis in Morocco occured in 1911 when Germany portested French occupation of the region; Germnay Sent the Panther gunboat to protect German interests; Negotiations allowed France to stablish a protectorate in Morocco and gave Germany some land in the French Congo; Increase of British fear and hostility toward Germany and a closer alliance with France
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A war that broke out in Europe form tensions and was faought all around the world.
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Archduke Ferdinand dies by assassination; Austrian heir to the throne was killed by a Bosnian nationlism would spur the outbreak of war; Serbia's involvement with the plot provoed outrage in Europe; Germany agreed to supoort Austria in an attack on Serbia and war was declared in July but did not begin until August.
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A Russian Revolution overthrew the tsarist government of Nicholas II.
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Stikes worker demonstrations erupted, the tsar abdicated, the government fell to the members of the reconvened Duma.
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The Social Democratic party had been working agianst the provisional government; Vladimir Lenin Demanded that political powers got the soviets which were councils of workers and soldiers controlled by the Menshevik wing, a group of orthodox Marxist
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Vladimir Lenin took power over Russia.
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Revolution against the current Tsars.
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Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Yugoslavia formed the LIttle Entente, and allaince designed to prevent the revision of the Paris Treaty
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Talks held by every nation in the war except the soviet union and Germany
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A league that would join together like a modern day U.N.
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Germany agreet to accept defeat and sought peace, and included a creation of the league of Nations
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rose up (in response to the threat of Bolshevism) as a fascist- a term used to describe right wing dictators that arose between wars.
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A socialistic in platform but democratic and non-revolutionary
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Numerous post-war economic problems brought on because of the numerious casualties of war.
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The reparations and debt structure of the peace made all European nations uncertain.
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The Bolshevik gains in Russia Resulted in the Communist Party in the Soviet Union; Communist leaders sought to spread their idealogy around the world
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Fascist marched on Rome led to Mussolini becoming Prime Minister.
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Facist movements were nationalistic
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United States had become less dependednt on European production and was a major competitor.
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Unions played a greater role in government because of wartime prodcution.
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Fear of Communism and resolve to stop it spread became a major force in United States and Europe ( Red Scares)
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a new secrete police
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Divided the political left; created a vacuum of power for right wing politicians; Led to rise of Fascists and Nazis
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Had a right wing view that was oposite of Leon Trotsky
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A left wing man that spoke for agricultural collectivization, rapid industrialization, and new revolution in other states
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Bolsheviks took control of all major industries and financial and transportation
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manipulated the group called continuation of Lenin;s NEP and slow industrialization
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made international trade, capital investment, and day to day business difficult
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payments of international debt (huge blow to French Economy
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An idea that was used by Adolf Hitler
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coalition ministry, National Government, which consisted of Labour, Conservative, and Liberal ministers
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arrived on the political scene around the time French occupation of the Ruhr sent inflation soaring, enemployment spead thoughout Germany
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An ideal used by Adolf Hitler
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A rapid movement to industrial the country
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10% tax on imports except those from British Empire
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all left wing parties in France was formed as a means of pressing social and political reform.
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a new party structure completely subservient to Stalin