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The Great Depression was the deepest and the longest lasting economic downturn in the history of the western industrialized world.
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The effects of World War 1 on the U.S. were wide-ranging covering the political, economic, and social impact the Great War had on the United States.
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In 1917 the lethal threat of the German U-boat submarine raises its head again as Germany returns to the policy.
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The great powers of Europe split into 2 main teams. The Triple Alliance which involved Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy. Then there was the Triple Entente which involved Britain, France, and Russia.
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After 1907, there was an increase in military influence on policy making. At this time the German Army was called a "State within the state."
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Nationalism is what actually started the break out in World War 1.
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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro - Hungarian throne, and his wife. This event happened on June 28th 1914. They were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip. Princip was one of the 6 assassins. coordinated by a member of the black hand secret society.
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This event remains one of the most controversial decisions in modern history. Historians have interpreted the blank cheque in several, often contradictory ways.
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After the death of Archduke and his wife, barely one month later World War 1 had begun.
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Britain was one of the most expanded empires in World War 1, that means it's one of the most important and powerful countries.
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Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Royal Navy blockaded Germany.
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The Zimmerman Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign office in January of 1917. That proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.
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Mexico into an alliance against the United States, as his reasons for declaring war. On April 4, 1917, the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary on December 7, 1917.
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This Treaty was signed on June 28th 1919. This Treaty also ended the state of war between Germany and the allied powers.
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Hitler joined the political party known as the DAP. The name was changed in 1920 to NSDAP. This political party was formed and developed during the post World War 1 Era.
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the main points of The Dawes Plan were, The Ruhr area was to be evacuated by foreign troops. Reparation payments would begin at one billion marks the first year.
