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Causes- Miltarism
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Causes- Alliances
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Causes- Imperialism
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Causes- Nationalism
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Archduke Franz Ferdinard was assassinated by Serbain nationalist Gavrilo Princip
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Period: to
World War I
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Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Germany declared war on Russia.
This also started the Schlieffen Plan. -
U.S declared war on Germany
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Russians sign seperate peace with Germans
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Effects- Damage was about 100 trillion U.S Dollars
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Effects- 15 million people were killed
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Effects- People got Spanish flu from being stuck in trenches
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People had too much confidence in the economy
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Factories produced more goods than they could sell.
Farmers producing too many crops is an example. -
Americans borowed and spent too much
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People also made careless investments
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Black Tuesday
Values of stocks "crashed" -
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THe Great Depression
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Food riots started in city across the United States.
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Adolf Hitler became leader of the Nazis and dictator of Germany.
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Social Security Act was established
Benefited retired, disabled, or disemployed citizens -
Effects- Many businesses and factories closed
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Effects- People bought and invested less
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Effects- Unemployment rates were very high
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Effects- People became homeless
People lived in hoovervilles -
Causes-The Prussian Militarism
It was the force that made Germany so powerful, and made it possible for a man like Adolf Hitler to gain total control of it. -
Causes-Adolf Hitler
He started the greatest and cruelest war in history, in his planned attempt to vastly expand Germany and to dominate the entire world. -
Causes- Appeasement
Britain and France could have stopped Hitler when Germany was weak, but their desire to totally avoid violence just helped Hitler rebuild Germany's military strength until it was too late to stop him. -
Hitler launches invasion of Poland
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Period: to
World War II
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France signed an armistice with Germany
Agreeing to German occupation of northern France and the coast. -
Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa
Consisting of an attack army of 4 million men spread out along a 2,000-mile front in three massive offensives -
Pearl Harbor is attacked
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D-Day General Dwight Eisenhower launched an invasion of Normandy
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Effects- Decolonization
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Germany surrendered unconditionally
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Emperor Hirohito surrenders (V-J Day)
