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Militarism is when the government believes in the principle of maintaining a large military establishment and to be prepared for anything unexpected. Propaganda was used to make stronger and bigger militarizes all around the world. The United States as well as other countries grew in size.
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Imperialism is extending a country's power through diplomacy, in other words a nation which has tons of power and uses this to their advantage to control smaller countries. One example is our very own, the USA. We are a very powerful country which picked on smaller countries and islands like Puerto Rico and Cuba. This was also a benefit because we received resources that we ourselves couldn't obtain.
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World War I, although started with only two countries fighting at first later on expanded to almost the entire world. Countries started pairing up and forming alliances to become stronger and win the war. The first alliance was The Triple Entente which included Britain, France, and Russia. The second alliance was The Triple Alliance which included Germany, Austria Hungary, and Italy.
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Nationalism is a patriotic feeling. During the war each country had their way to express Nationalism. One of these examples was when Austria Hungary was driven from the Balkans in order to form a 'greater Serbia'.
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The killing of Archduke Francis and his wife by Gavrilo Princip was the tipping point to war. This event caused World War I to break out.
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Germany promised to help Austria Hungary with whatever action they would choose to take against Serbia. In this they offered them a 'blank check'.
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There was lots of events that led up to World War I and it officially started July 28, 1914. It was known to be the War to end all wars.
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The sinking of the Lusitania happened when a German submarine was conducted as warfare against the United Kingdom. This ship sank in 18 minutes.
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The Zimmerman telegram also known as the Zimmerman Note was a form of secret communication. It was written by Arthur Zimmerman to the German Ambassador, It proposed a Mexico- Germany alliance.
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Germany's resumption of unrestricted warfare cause them to go into World War I.
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The USA entered war on April 6, 1917. They chose to enter because of Germany sinking American Merchant boats. The impact it had included economical and social changes. We came out of war as a leader in military and industry.
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The Treaty of Versailles was a very important treaty that brought World War I to an end. It ended the war between Germany and the Allied powers.
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The effects of World War I was one, lots of death. On the positive side, America came out as a leader in military and industry.
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This was a plan to get out of debt. Debt repayment, and reparations after the war.
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The Great Depression began after the stock market crash in October 1929. This wiped out millions of investors in New York, Wall street. This crash caused 15 million Americans to become unemployed.
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The Rise of Hitler began when he first joined the DAP. He really began to rise when Germany was in desperate need of a strong new leader. He was the perfect option.
