World War 1, the Treaty of Versailles, and Great Depression Timeline

U.S Annexes Hawaii

Apr 4, 1898

The US purchase of Hawaii gave them full acesse to the sugar supply and the Naval base they had built to help them through WW1.

Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferinald and wife Sophie

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke of Australia Hungry and his wife the Dutchess of Hohenburg killed

World War 1 Starts

Jun 28, 1914

Starts in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Germany gives Austria Hungry a blank Check

Jul 5, 1914

Great Britian Enters War

Aug 4, 1914

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

Germany resumes unrestricted warfare

Feb 1, 1917

Zimmermann Telegram

Mar 1, 1917

US Enters the War

Apr 6, 1917

US entrence into the war is a major turning poin which led the Allies to victory.

Militarism

Apr 6, 1917

Congress provided a sum of $3 billion to build a million man army. The US entered the war because of Germany's Submarine Warfare. The US joining the war caused Britian to up their military also.

Allies leading in the War

1918

The Allies which included; Britain, France, Russia, and Italy; were winning against the Central Powers which included; Germany, Australia-Hungry, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. The US joining the Allies is what peaked them to sucess.

War Ends

Nov 11, 1918

40 million casualties
20 million deaths
21 million wounded
Finland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungry, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia formed during the war.

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Agreement signed to end the War and prevent any more wars. Germans agreed to pay their reparations.

Dawes and Young Plan

Feb 11, 1929

Start of the Great Depression

Oct 29, 1929

Great Depression is orginally started when the Stock market crashes. Ends in 1939.

Rise of Hitler

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler is appointed Chanceller.