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Germany's Blank Check to Austria-Hungary
On July 5, 1914, in Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany pledges his country’s unconditional support to Austria-Hungry in whatever action them plan to take in their conflict with Serbia. A long-running competition thrown into crisis by the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife of Austria , by a Serbian nationalist during an official visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia, the previous June 28. -
WWI begins
There were many events that led to WW1 to begin. This includes when the archduke and his wife were killed. WW1 began in July 28, 1914. One of the reasons why Great Britain entered the WW1 was , was primarily a reaction to Germany invading Belgium. In 1839 Britain promised to defend Belgium continuation under the Treaty of London. And at that time Belgium was a neutral country. -
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist . It occurred during an official visit by the archduke and his wife to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. The death of archduke and his wife sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I by early August. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
On May 7, 1915, a little bit less than a year after the World War I started across Europe. A German U-boat torpedoed and sank the Lusitania It was a British ocean liner, that went from New York to Liverpool, England. It had more than 1,900 passengers and crew members on board, and more than 120 Americans. -
Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare
In 1917, the death-dealing threat of the German U-boat submarine raises its head again. Germany returns to the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare it had previously suspended. Germany was suspended because they pressured the United States and other neutral countries. German navy commanders, decided to push for a more aggressive use of the submarine. They convincing first the army and eventually the government. That the U-boat were an essential component of German war strategy. -
Zimmerman Telegram
On January 16, 1917, British code breakers intercepted an secret message from Zimmermann intended for Heinrich von Eckardt, which was the German ambassador to Mexico. The missive gave the ambassador a set of instructions, in what was told: if the neutral United States entered the war on the side of the Allies, Von Eckardt was to approach Mexico’s president with an offer to build a secret wartime alliance. -
Nationalism
In 1914 the British army was made up of professionals and then volunteers. The British placed people to help persuade people into the armed forces . They used a poster of Lord Kitchener’s with intimidating finger pointing at the British population that ‘Your Country Needs YOU’ -
US entry into the war and her impact on it
On April 2, 1917 the U.S.A. entered the war. US joining the war made the Allied stronger.The US had supplied weapons to the Allies exclusively during the war, that was worth of several billion dollars. Another impact US had on the war was that the entry of the US broke the stalemate that had existed for most of the war and led to the Allied victory. -
Alliances
During the WWI the nations divided into two groups The Central Power and Allied Powers. Central power included Germany,Austria-Hungry, Turkey and Bulgaria. Allied were France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and U.S.(since 1917). The Allies had more countries on their side ,but still there was a balance since Germany and Austria-Hungry were two very powerful countries. -
Effects of WWI
After the WWI there were many causalities. In every country there were thousands of people that died during the war. In some countries it reached millions. Also after the war new countries formed , the Treaty of Versailles was signed creating nine new nations: Finland, Austria , Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Poland , Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. After the war many of young soldiers had disillusionment. They didn't know what was the purpose of life and should they start doing. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles had a great impact on the Germans. The whole war was blamed on the Germans. Germany had been limited on army, u-boats weren't allowed, air force was limited. A lot of the German's land was taken way and they had a lot of debts to paid to other countries. This treaty affect the whole country. Their were affected financial,politically, and physically. The German's realized by seeing how their people are suffering. -
Militarism
In beginning of the 1920's , America’s population of 90 million gave the military a benefit to have a big army. Only in producing steel, America produced three times as much as Germany and Austria did combined. -
Dawes Plan and Young Plan
The Dawes Plan of 1924 was formulated to take Wiemar Germany out of hyperinflation. So to return Wiemar's economy to some form of stability, Because the German's realized that they won't be able to pay all the debts signed by the Treaty of Versailles. The Young Plan was an attempt by former wartime allies to support the government of Wiemar Germany as well as the Dawes Plan did. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression affected many people. U.S. stock market underwent rapid expansion. The production had already declined and unemployment had risen. The market collapsed and created low wages, the proliferation of debt, a struggling agricultural and and large bank loans. On October 29, 1929, Black Tuesday hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. And that day billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. -
Rise of Hitler
After the fifteenth years of shame ,Germans lacked confidence in their weak government, the Wiemar Republic. The weakness of the country conditions provided the chance for the rise of a new leader, Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler and his party, the National Socialist German Workers' Party, or also known as the Nazi. Hitler was a powerful speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans that really want a change. He promised a better life and a new and glorious Germany. -
Imperialism
Imperialism is an unequal relationship that is found in the forms such as empires and forced upon other countries and individuals. Europeans kept a close watch on their access to markets and raw materials. Britain and France used it take land from Germany after the Treaty of Versailles was signed.
