World War I, the Treaty of Versailles, and the Great Depression

  • The Triple Alliance Formed

    The Triple Alliance Formed
    Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary where these countries that made this alliance. They knew that they can attack anyone because the countries they have made the alliance with has to fight with them.
  • Triple Entente Formed

    Triple Entente Formed
    The Triple Entente was an alliance of France, Britain, and Russia.
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    On June 28th Franks Ferdinand and his wife sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
    Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Which was the beginning of WW1.
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    WW1

    11 million people were killed that were soldiers, 20 million were wounded with about 38 million people in total. Poland, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Estonia where all formed after ww1.
  • Russia Mobilizes

    Russia Mobilizes
    Russia with its big military prepares to fight against Austria-Hungary in favor for it's allies.
  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia
    Germany declares war on Russia in all means to the alliances.
  • Germany declares war on France

    Germany declares war on France
    Germany two days after declaring war on Russia declared it on France.
  • Germany invades Belgium

    Germany invades Belgium
    Germany sent their troops to Belgium.
  • Britain declares war on Germany

    Britain declares war on Germany
    Great Britain a day later from france declared war on to Germany.
  • The Schlieffen Plan

    The Schlieffen Plan
    The Schlieffen Plan was the German army's plan for war against France and Russia .
  • Start of the Battle of Marne

    Start of the Battle of Marne
    French and British forces against Germany.
  • Germany declares a war zone around Great Britain

    Germany declares a war zone around Great Britain
    Germany deployed their ships so any ships were at a state of attack.
  • Sinking Of Lusitania

    Sinking Of Lusitania
    The Lusitania was sunk by a German U boat. This was a major cause for America to enter ww1.
  • Start of the Battle of Verdun

    Start of the Battle of Verdun
    The Battle of Verdun, fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916, was one of the largest and longest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies.
  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    The Zimmerman Telegram
    This was a message sent to Mexico to convince them to attack America. Germany promised land to give from America back to Mexico.
  • U.S. Enters World War 1

    U.S. Enters World War 1
    After the sinking of the lusitania the U.S. entered WW1 to help the other European Countries. Usa officially declares war.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    On June 28th, 1919 The Treaty of Versailles has been signed to officially end WW1. Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war. And Germany's military power was reduced by alt to this.
  • Rise of Hitler

    Rise of Hitler
    Hitler Joins German Workers Party which slowly got him up the ranks. After hitler listening to a speech as he was leaving a man stood up and started arguing so hitler argued back at the man. Anton Drexler saw Hitler and reportedly whispered: "He's got the gift of the gab. We could use him." A few days later he got a postcard that he has been accepted into the group that's how he slowly started to rise into power. Then the nazi party was formed and the rest is History.
  • Young Plan

    Young Plan
    it was a program for settling German reparations debts after World War 1.
  • The Dawes Plan

    The Dawes Plan
    The Dawes Plan Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation and to return Weimar’s economy to some form of stability.
  • The Stock Market Crash

    The Stock Market Crash
    On Black Tuesday Americans lost billions of dollars from the crash of the stock market. Lots of people went to the banks to take out all the money they had this resulted in many banks shutting down. This caused the most economical country to collapse in an instant.