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World Conflict in the 20th Century
How did developments related to WW I help lead to WW II?
History Benchmark D
Connect developments related to World War I with the onset of World War II
Developments relating to World War I
• Forces Behind the Outbreak of War– Nationalism• Each ethnic group has right to have own
country/territory
– Militarism• Glorification of military power• Build of armies, weapons and infrastructure
• Outbreak of World War I–Alliances• Triple Alliance• Triple Entente
–Assassination • Austria-Hungary -- Archduke Ferdinand &
wife
• New kind of War–New weapons (WMD)•Machine guns, submarines, airplanes•Chemical weapons
–Trench warfare
United States enters War
• Neutral at first• German submarines attack American ships– U.S. enters war 1917
• Nov. 11, 1918– Germany, Austria-Hungary & Ottoman Empire
surrender
The Legacy of World War I• Collapse of empires– Austria-Hungary– Ottoman Empire (Turkey)– Germany– Russia
• Treaty of Versailles– Loss of land– Disarmament– War Guilt
• League of Nations
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