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Austria-Hungary vs. Serbia
Tensions between the self-proclaimed independent Serbia and the European Empire of Austria-Hungary caused many events that led up to World War I. -
German Militarism
By the year 1914, Germany's military increased, such as their navies and weapon increase. This gave Germany an overall advantage in war and gave a lot of confidence. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, along with hs wife, were assasinated by nationalist Bosnians in Serbia. After the first attempt of an explosion failed, they eventually shot both of them. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of the Austria Hungary Empire. This event led to Austria-Hungary to go all out on war with Serbia, thus starting World War I. -
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World War I
World War I was a four year war between the Allied Powers (America, Russia, France, and Britain) and the Central Powers (Germany, Prussia, Bulgaria, and Austo-Hungary). -
Declaration of War
War breaks out between the nations. As Austria-Hungary and Serbia go to war, so do Germany and Russia (As Russia has an alliance with Serbia, and Germany with Austria). Germany then proceded to declare war on not only Russia, but France as well since they were allies to Russia. -
Germany invades Neutral Belgium
Germany's plan to attack France was to go through Belgium in order to avoid France's heavy border patrol. This action caused Britain to step into World War I, as they had an alliance with France and Belgium. It also angered Americans because Germany attacked a neutral country with no army. -
Sinking of the Lustiana
Germany attacks and sinks the American ship Lustiana while it was on it's way to Britain. Lustiana, a passenger ship, was torpedoed as they entered -what Germany claimed to be a war zone- the waters surrounding Great Britain. Thousands of people lost their lives that day, many of those lives American. It angered America even more to think of Germany's harsh actions as they continued to harm more ships, claiming they were contraband. -
Zimmerman Note
Arthur Zimmerman, the German Foreign Secretary, sent a coded telegram to the German Ambassador in Mexico claiming that if Mexico joined Germany against the United States, Mexico would get back all the land that was stolen from them. This angered Americans even more and convinced Congress to go to war in 1917 inorder to protect the U.S. -
End of World War I
The Central Powers were crushed as the Allied forces pushed into Germany's border. Turkey and Austria-Hungary signed an armistice, leaving Germany to theirs. Germany signed their armistice on the 11th of November, marking the end of World War I and the beginning of many ups and downs. -
Paris Peace Conference
A meeting in Paris between over 30 nations was held to talk about the terms of peace after World War I. The Big Four (Great Britain, France, the U.S., and Italy) created the Treaty of Versilles and others. Though President Wilson's ideas of peace were heard, many didn't follow and adopted only one of his ideas-the League of Nations. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles were the terms made for Germany at the Paris Peace Conference. It required Germany to take full responsibility for starting World War I, give up territories and pay reparations to the Allied Forces, and have their army limited, as well as not have an airforce or submarine force. Germany saw this as harsh and little did the leaders at the Paris Conference know, this action will cause one of the biggest wars in history. -
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The Roaring Twenties
After World War I, the wealthy's income increased as new technology was produced. There was more demand for consumer products and the economy was affected by nationalism after World War I. Because of this, falling demand for agriculture products created rising debt. it was one of the reasons why the Great Depression started. -
Dawes Plan
Though Germany was told to pay reparations to the Allied forces, it soon became clear that Germany wasn't financially ready. Many people went on strike as jobs disappeared. The U.S., the UK, Italy, Belgium, and France each sent two finance experts in order to help Germany with payments. French and Belgian would leave the region and the Allies would be in control of the bank. Germany accepted these terms in September. -
The Young Plan
Former wartime allies formed together to help stabalize Germany's economy and government. The Young Plan reduced the reparation amount. However, as the stock market crashed on Oct. 29, it was difficult for anyone to help Germany when they needed to help themselves. -
Black Tuesday
Known as "Black Tuesday", the stock market crashes, marking the beginning of the Great Depression. As people feared losing their money in weak economy, they withdrew their money from banks. This caused banks to fail, and the stock market lost billions of dollars. Black Tuesday caused the loss of jobs and the increase of poor people. -
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The Great Depression
After the stock market crashed, America plummeted into debt, affecting not only themselves, but the countries around them. The Great Depression was ultimately healed with the beginnings of World War II. -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
U.S. legislation raised the tariff rates in order to protect America's business and agriculture to help the economy. It raised the import tax by 40%, which made it harder for Europeans to buy American goods. This mistake caused even greater damage during the Great Depression since America couldn't recieve any money, due to failing overseas banks. -
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi's "help" the Great Depression
Adolf Hitler and his Nazis were elected by Germans as he made promises to restore the economy, provide jobs, deal with Jews, tear up the Treaty of Versailles, and not make Germany pay reparations to Great Britain or France. Many Germans were desperate for anything ad cheered for him because World War I and the Great Depression hurt their country and they were wanting to redeem themselves. Hitler used his experiences and ideas to shape Germany to a great power. -
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The Dust Bowl
It was a period of time were the souther plains suffered from dust stors that ruined many crops, affecting farmers drastically. Many fled to the West into California to find jobs, but many who stayed tried their best to survive. Farmers would ruin the soil with their new farming techniques, causing agriculture to plummet even more. It ended when the rainy season arrived in the fall and they were eventually healed during World War II. -
Hitler Rises to Power
The Nazi's forced the Democratic leaders out of office and took over. They passed the Enabling Act inorder to give Hitler full control to make laws, control the budget, and approve treaties with foreigners. Hitler began his role as a dictator and continued to spread his power into neighboring countries, driving out any who opposed him and all who he didn't approce of. This ultimately led into World War I. -
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The New Deal
The New Deal was proposed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt to help fix the American Economy. The goals were to achieve recovery and institute reform while experimenting with federal programs. This also provided relief and jobs for the unemployed, and created many federal societies such as: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the National Recovery Administration (NRA), and more. Many opposed the New Deal, however, Congress passed it and it helped the economy heal. -
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World War II
The second world war that included the Holocaust and the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, along with many other catastrophies. It was between the Axis Powers (Germany, Japan, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary) and the Allied and European Powers.
