WW1-WW2

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  • Austria declares war on Serbia

    Austria declares war on Serbia

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand believed to be the act of Serbian Nationalist. Austrians turned anger toward Serbia

  • Russia mobilizes against Austria

    Russia gathered its vast army to support their ally, Serbia. This caused a chain reaction in other European powers who mobilized in the future
  • Germany declares war on Russia

    Germany declares war on Russia

  • First Battle of the Marne

    First Battle of the Marne

    Germany wanted to conquer France and Western Europe. The allies defeated Germany and forced them to retreat

  • Lusitania sinks

    128 Americans were killed when the Germans sank Lusitania, causing US anger against the Germans http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/u-boats-sink-the-lusitania-in-1915

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Germany was forced to sign a treaty in order to avoid attack. The signing of this treaty took away land from Germany and forced them to pay for the damage of the war. German losses led them to extreme economic chaos. Later, Adolf Hitler grew up under this depression caused by WW1

  • Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party

  • Beginning of Holocaust

    Beginning of Holocaust

    The Nazis considered the Jews "inferior" and killed about 6 million Jews until 1945.

  • Germany invades Poland

    start of WW2
  • Japan bombs pearl harbor

    Japan bombs pearl harbor

    Causes US to declare war on Japan and enter WW2