World War Stuff

  • 2 Causes- WW1

    2 Causes- WW1
    1. Militarism -"Arms Race" for many countries -Many doubled armies size
    2.Alliances
    -Countries entered conflict purely because of alliances
    -As alliances became more involved, it became global
  • 2 Events- WW1

    2 Events- WW1
    1. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (heir to the throne of Austria and Hungary) and his pregnant wife Sophie
    2. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and WW1 begins
  • 2 Causes- WW2

    2 Causes- WW2
    1. Treaty of Versailles- Put Germany into debt and made them pay for most of WW1. 2.Failure of the League of Nations- Meant to keep world peace, instead failed
  • 2 Events- WW2

    2 Events- WW2
    1939 Germany Invades Poland- Germany attacks against Poland and succeeds
    1944 DDay- US,lead by Eisenhower, attacked France to reclaim it from Germans. Succeeded, then Germany retreated
  • 2 Effects- WW2

    2 Effects- WW2
    1. 2 Global superpowers emerged- US and Soviet Union
    2. Founding of United Nations