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Militarism
Militarism is a philosophy or system that emphasizes on military power. A German historian defined militarism as "domination of military man over the civilian an undue preponderance of military demands, an emphasis on military considerations”. Militarism is where a person who wants complete military control over the
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Nationalism
Nationalism is like patriotism but to the extreme. Nationalists didn't care about anymore or another country, just their own. This lead to many people not liking alliances or wanting to take control of others. Thinking that they were greater than the other country. -
Imperialism
Imperialism is the thought or act of taking control over other territories or countries and place them under that countries rules. For example, France had lots of territories in Africa controlled and under French rule. -
Alliances
There was many alliances during the WWI. In Europe there was three main alliances. There was the Triple Alliance, this alliance consisted of Germany, Austria Hungry and, Italy. Then there was the Triple Entente which was, Russia France and the United Kingdom. These were the main alliances in Europe. But there was America who was alliances with the United Kingdom as well. These were the main alliances in the World War. -
Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
Germany went to Austria-Hungary and gave them a blank check. This showed in a way that Germany would not back Austria-Hungary in their war. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie
This is what in some ways started the first World War. The assignation of the Archduke and his wife sparked the war. Many accused the Serbian Government for the attack. This is what sparked the whole World War 1. -
WWI begins
The war essentially started in Sarajevo which some people call the beginning of the war. The first battle of the war was on Sep 6-10, 1914 -
Sinking of the Lusitania
Only less than a year after the war the first civilian casualty without a military prescience. This was the sinking of the Lusitania. There was 1,900 people aboard the boat but only 800 people survived. out of the victims 120 of them were Americans. This made lots of Americans angry and wanted the United States to join the war effort even more. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
After multiple sinking of civilian ships the Germans agreed to stop unrestricted submarine warfare. It didn't last long. The Germans sunk another ship which ended the treaty. Germany said that they would shoot any ships in the British Isles basically declaring the area a war zone. -
Zimmerman Telegram
The telegram was a message for Mexico, the message from Germany was trying to convince the Mexicans to attack the United States as a surprise attack and a revenge attack on the land lost in Mexican American War. But Great Britain intelligence intercepted the telegram and warned the united States. But the attack never happened. -
US entry into the war and her impact on it
When WWI broke out the United States declared that they would be neutral throughout the war. That didn't last, throughout the war innocent civilians that were Americans died. With ever ship and American that died the people wanted to join into the war even more. It got the point that the United States join. -
Effects of WWI
The effects from WWI were devastating. Many people died in the war and new countries formed.
41 million lives were estimated to be lost in WWI
It was the first war to be fought in the air
WWI had one of the greatest Naval battles in War history
Some of the main countries formed from the war was,
Austria
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
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Treaty of Versailles
WWI officially ended with this treaty on June 28, 1919. The people had no choice on what the treaty had. They couldn't send any delegates. It made a lot of the Germans depressed because they had to accept the blame that they had started the war and had to reduce their military power. -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
The plan was to pay off the dept that Germany owed and to create a sable economy in Germany. This helped Germany get back up faster and have an easier time repaying. First was to remove troops from the area to gain the peoples trust. Then they started working which all worked out. In the end Germany was able to repay the dept. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was an event were the stock market had crashed in the United States. It lead many families with no income or jobs. Many people became poor and needed money. The nation's factories, mines, and utilities fell more than half. This lead to not enough product to sell which started a chain reaction them the government created a program called Easy Money which started great but in the long run caused the economy to crash. -
Rise of Hitler
At the en everything seemed fine and all was good. Then there was a rise of power in Germany, and that was Hitler. He wanted revenge, he created his party and overtook the current ruler. He then declared war on other countries. This was the start of WWII -
Bilography
Wilde, Robert. “Understanding the Major Alliances of World War I.” ThoughtCo, www.thoughtco.com/world-war-one-the-major-alliances-1222059.
“Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/archduke-franz-ferdinand-assassinated.
History.com Staff. “Lusitania.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/lusitania. -
Bilography
History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/infographics/world-war-i-by-the-numbers.
“The Dawes Plan of 1924.” History Learning Site, www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/weimar-germany/the-dawes-plan-of-1924/. -
Bilography
“Nationalism as a Cause of World War I.” World War I, 5 Mar. 2018, alphahistory.com/worldwar1/nationalism/.
“Militarism as a Cause of World War I.” World War I, 21 Jan. 2016, alphahistory.com/worldwar1/militarism/.
“World War One - Causes.” History, 28 Dec. 2017, www.historyonthenet.com/world-war-one-causes-2/.
“Germany Gives Austria-Hungary Blank Check Assurance.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-gives-austria-hungary-blank-check-assurance.
