• WWI was a global war centered in Europe that began on July 28 1914-November 11 1918
•  It involved all the world's powers, which were assemble in two opposing alliances: The Allies(based on the Triple Entente of the UK kingdom, France and Russia) and the central powers(originally the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy; but, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the agreement, Italy did not enter into the war). These alliances both re-organized (Italy fought for the Allies) and expanded as more nations entered the war
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• Causes: 

• War between Austria and Serbia, because it involves expanding its allies. Serbia to get help from Russia and France. Germany sided with Austria to declare war on France. When the Germans through Belgium to attack France, Britain helped Belgium and France declared war on Germany with a pad August 4, 1914. Within a week, the five countries involved in the arena of war Austria-Serbia. Then there was a massive war. 
• World War I was divided into two hostile blocks, namely Block States or Allied (Allied) and the Central Powers (Axis). Block States consisting of the countries that joined the Triple Entente, while the Central Powers consist from countries that joined the Triple Alliance. The battle occurred on two fronts, the west and east. Germany against France and Russia on the western front in the eastern front. German plan to destroy the French on the western front before facing Russia in the east. In September 1914, Germany had reached the river Marne and threatened Paris. However, this plan failed because getting fierce opposition from France. Besides Germany to face Russia was headed Prussia.
•  France can hold Germany in the river Marne, England can still mastering the English Channel, and Russia can survive in Prussia. Finally, the original war is direct flash, now a passive war. Military forces both sides took their respective positions in the trenches that extend as far as 78 km from the North Sea to the Swiss border. While the slow war, both sides are trying to strengthen itself outside Europe by expanding the territory. Britain and France attacked the German colonies in Togoland, Cameroon, and East Africa. In Asia Pacific, the Japanese took over the German colonies in the Marshall Islands, Mariana, and Karolina
• States forces occupied Macedonia and Serbia, Britain succeeded in occupying Yerussalem. Together the Arabs, British under General Allenby successfully urged Turkey and captured their fortifications from Baghdad to Aleppo. Turkey no longer withstand attacks States. Finally, Turkey had signed the Treaty of Sevres in 1920. Meanwhile, the peoples of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Croatia and the Slavic break free and form an independent state after the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. 
•  The Germans persist desperately backwards withstand the onslaught of the Allied onslaught. The spirit of the German forces began to fall and the German people suffer from hunger. Meanwhile, in Germany its own domestic uprising of the people. The communist movement in Munich can topple empires Wilhelm II, forming a republic. Finally, Germany on 11 November 1918 signed a ceasefire agreement in accordance with the terms required by the States. World War I ends after Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. 

• Hidden amongst the crowd were 6 teenage  terrorists plotting to kill the archduke. 
• Each of the men was given bombs, pistols, and phials of poison (to kill themselves so they wouldn’t give the others up) in their pockets 
• At 10.05 a.m. the procession passed Mehmed basic. He became scared and did nothing, as did second in line Cabrinovic.
• As the car passed Cabrinovic he threw his bomb towards the car, forgetting about the 10 second time lapse the bomb exploded beneath the car behind injuring several officials
• Cabrinovic drank the cyanide, however, it was old and did not work. The police took him into custody

• Austria Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum with 10 points 
• One being to allow Austro Hungarian forces to investigate and stop Anti Austria activities within Bosnia. 
• When Serbia asked for time to think about the ultimatum Austria Hungary declared war on them.

• The causes of the defeat of the Central Powers, among others: 

• Italian who originally participated in the Central Powers had turned to attack because they want the areas occupied Austria. 

• What was the impact?

 * Economic

• Economic Affairs : chaotic world economy , many states are changing the economy system to overcome the difficulties , such as :

•  Political : changes occur world political map :

• What was WWII?

1. Largest war in human history. 
2. Involved countries, colonies, and territories around the entire world. 
3. By the end, over 70 million were dead. 
4. It lasted from 1939 until 1945.

• Causes:

1. WW1 and Treaty of Versailles
2. Appeasement
3. Rise of Totalitarianism

1. Allies collect $ to pay back war debts to US
2. Germany pays $57 trillion (modern day equivalent) 
3. Germans are bankrupt, embarrassed, guilt ridden, and angry. 

• Desperate people turn to desperate leaders

1. No right to vote
2. No free speech
3. Government controlled economy
4. Often a police state

• Totalitarianism

1. USSR: Communist Dictatorship
2. Germany & Italy: Fascist Dictatorship
3. Japan: Military Dictatorship

• What did Hitler Want?  Militarism- soon after becoming chancellor he begins rearming Germany breaking the Treaty of Versailles
• Rhineland- moves troops into the Rhineland territory again breaking the Treaty of Versailles
• Lebensraum- “living space”

1. Austria - annexed peacefully in 1938
2. Sudetenland – territory in Czechoslovakia

• Given to Germany by Great Britain and France

1. Hitler then invades the rest of Czechoslovakia

• Then Hitler invades Russia. 
• Germans use “blitzkrieg” to overwhelm other armies. 

1. Blitzkrieg means “lightening war” in German.
2. Surround with tanks and troops in trucks 

1. Two hours = most US navy destroyed and 
2. 2,000 sailors killed

• Japan surrenders after US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

1. Within a month 1 million Allied troops were stationed in Europe.
2. Germany is surrounded with the USSR to the east

• Germany surrenders in 1945 after Hitler commits suicide.