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Militarism
The previous limit by legislation of 24,000 men was expanded to 60,000 regulars in the new army bill on 2 February 1901, with allowance at that time for expansion to 80,000 regulars by presidential discretion at times of national emergency. -
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
In an event that is widely acknowledged to have sparked the outbreak of World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Emperor Franz Josef and heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is shot to death along with his wife by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on this day in 1914. -
Britain being an imperial nation.
At this point in time, the British Empire was one of the biggest in terms of number and land amount. They were the scariest to be going up against in a war. -
World War I officially starts
On 28 July, the Austro-Hungarians declared war on Serbia after a huge diplomatic swing following the assassination of the Duke. -
States declare neutrality, uphold alliance with Britain
resident Woodrow Wilson pledged neutrality for the United States, a position that the vast majority of Americans favored. Britain, however, was one of America’s closest trading partners, and tension soon arose between the United States and Germany over the latter’s attempted quarantine of the British Isles -
Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico in the event of the United States' entering World War I against Germany. -
United States enter the War
The main reason the United States entered World War I in 1917 was the unrestricted attacks German submarines were making on American ships and ships containing American passengers. Additionally, Americans were enraged at a telegram British intelligence intercepted in which Germany sought an alliance with Mexico. Huge impact as we were strong in numbers and had advances in weapons and planes. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
During the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20 and sank in 18 minutes. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
On this day, Germany had put on strict restraints on the operation of the nation’s submarines that the German navy was persuaded to suspend U-boat warfare altogether. The German Navy Commanders didn't listen and continued to fight in warfar. -
Effects of WWI
Major losses on both sides from the war. Over 28million KIA, MIA, or WIA. Creating 9 new countries once the Treaty was signed. These 8 included; Finland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia -
Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Made Germany people feel as if they were quitters, and almost as if they did not deserve to lose. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. stock prices that began around September 4, 1929, and became worldwide news with the stock market crash of October 29, 1929. Between 1929 and 1932, worldwide GDP fell by an estimated 15% -
Rise of Hitler
Although Hitler's reign started years before, in year 1924, major effects didn't start taking place until this year. Hitler seized to power after the economic crash in 1929. He also grew in the electoral lead in the 1930's
