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

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

Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1950

Imperialism

Jan 1, 1850

(Image taken from "The Origins of WWI")

Militarism

Jan 1, 1870

(Image taken from Poasterchild)

Nationalism

Jul 19, 1870

(Image taken from Imgur)

Alliances

Jan 1, 1873

(Image taken from Alpha History.com)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie

Jun 28, 1914

Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary

Jul 5, 1914

(Image taken from Yad Vashem Photo Archive)

World War I Begins

Jul 28, 1914

(Image taken from The Onion)

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

(Image taken from The Tacoma Times)

Zimmerman Telegram

Jan 11, 1917

(Image taken from The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)

Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

Feb 1, 1917

(Image taken from "Unrestricted Submarine Warfare")

US entry into the war and her impact on it

Apr 6, 1917

(Image taken from Flagg, James Montgomery)

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919