L4

• Factors that sparked WW1: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
• Militarism is a policy of the government of investing heavily in military
• Alliances is an association of nations that agreed to help each other
• Triple alliance/Central powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
• Triple Entete/Allied powers: Great Britain, France, Russia
• Imperialism is a policy of extending power and authority of a country over other countries
• Nationalism is a movement wherein people of a country expressed their loyalty to their descent, religion, and language
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife got assassinated by young Gavrilo Princip
• Sophie is Archdukes wife
• Gavrilo Princip is the person who assassinated Archduke, he is a 19 year old hes also a member of the black hand
• On July 28 1914, Austria-hungary declared war against Serbia
• August 1 1914 is when Germany declares war on Russia
• August 3 1914 is when Germany declared war on France
• July-crisis is a month of diplomatic and gorver mental miscalcs
• Western front was the initial months of war
• Schliefen plan was named after General Alfred Grad Schliefen
• The battle of Marne happened on september 6 to 9 1914, this was considered as one of the decisive battles during the war
• Trench warfare strategy is when the soldiers dig long and deep holes on the ground that served a their protection from bullets
• Eastern front was the battleground of the Russians and Serbians against Austria-hungary and ottoman turks
• U-boat was used to fire missile at the enemies warship
• Automatic machine gun that could kill a big number of opponents
• Christmas truce was a ceasefire between the allied forces and central forces
• Factors that sparked WW2: Treaty of Versalles, Great depression, Germanys aim of becoming a powerful country
• There were so many people who experienced poverty due to the Great Depression
• Fascism is an ideology in which the interest of the government is more important that of people
• Totalitarianism was the form of government that prevailed in fascist countries
• holocaust means “burnt offering”
• Appeasement is the granting of wish or demand
• Axis powers: Germany, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
• Allied powers: US, Great Britain, France, USSR, Australia