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Imperialism
Imperialism was one of the four contributing factors to the cause of WWI. Great Britain stood alongside Spain, Portugal, the Dutch Republic, and France, just as one of the five European colonial powers. The British Empire used imperialism and took a place in India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong, Egypt, parts of North Africa, islands in the Pacific and Caribbean, and concessions in China. -
Alliances
In 1914 the nations: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed an alliance and stood against the three nations of the Triple Entente: France, Russia, and Great Britain. -
Nationalism
Nationalism was an intense form of patriotism. Those with nationalist tendencies celebrated the culture and achievements of their own country and placed its interests above those of other nations. -
Militarism
Militarism built up tension and fear among the Great Powers of Europe. Britain at the time was the largest empire in the world, and it also had the largest navy. Kaiser William II of Germany hated and envied Britain for having a stronger navy than his. So he increased the German navy and built many warships. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, died on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo. They were both shot dead by Gavrilo Princip. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
In July of 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm II pledged his country’s unconditional support for whatever action Austria-Hungary needed to take to aid its conflict with Serbia. -
World War I
WWI was one of the biggest wars known to man. World War I began in Serbia and spread across Europe. But one thing that helped spark the flame was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June of 1914. Unfortunately it triggered a chain of events that led to World War 1. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915 the British ocean liner 'Lusitania' was torpedoed by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. The ship sunk into the Celtic Sea where 1,198 people were drowned. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
'Unrestricted submarine warfare' was first introduced in World War I in 1915. Germany declared the area around the British Isles a war zone in which all merchant ships would be attacked by the German navy. -
US entry into the war and her impact on it
The US entered into World War I in 1917 on April 2nd. President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to demand a declaration of war against Germany. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication brought from Germany in January of 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico because of the United States entering World War I against Germany. -
Effects of WWI
In WWI 16 million people died, and there were over 41 million civilian casualties. New nations such as Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia were brought up after the war. And of course there was disappoint because of the casualties and good men and women giving their lives for this war. But a good impact of the War was that it helped the United States make political, economic and social changes. The United States emerged from the war as a world military and industrial leader. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles had a major effect on the Germans. The Germans were not allowed to send any delegates, and had to accept whatever was decided. They also had to accept the blame for starting the war and their military power was reduced. -
Rise of Hitler
Adolf Hitler's rise to power began because he joined the political party known as the 'Deutsche Arbeiterpartei' on September 1919 in Germany. -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
The Dawes Plan was an attempt to solve the World War I amends problem that Germany had to pay. An impact this plan had on Germany's Weimar Republic was dramatic. It was formulated to take Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation and to return Weimar's economy to some kind of stability. -
The Great Depression
The cause of The Great Depression would be because 9,000 banks failed, and during the following months of the numerous bank fails the stock market crashed.
