PDF-Volume 5. Wilhelmine Germany and the First World War

1 1890 1918 The Impact on Popular Morale March 1917 The command economy meant that the state was the public arbiter of hunger It was also a symbol of the problem Bureaucratic imperiousness. and Its Aftermath. U.S. Involvement in the Great War (1914-1920). Timeline of Immediate Causes. 1914. Sarajevo, June 28: . Gavrilo. . Princip. assassinates Austrian Archduke Ferdinand. Vienna, July 23: . By . M. aria. Start of world war 2. World war 2 was also known as the second world war. . It was a global war it lasted from 1939 to 1945.. ADOLF HITLER. Hitler was born there in Germany April 20. th. Further Demoralization and Defeat. World War I (1914-1918). Germany’s defeat is made official on Armistice Day, November 11, 1928. The Treaty of Versailles June 28, 1919. Established the peace terms and signed in Paris.. (Note: “World War I” is an American term. The correct terminology in Canada [and Britain] is “The First World War”). The Old World Order. In 1914, the world was dominated by imperialist empires. Almost all of these empires were based in Europe. As a result, empires like the British, German, French, Italian, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman were in constant competition, particularly in Africa.. aka: the great war. “the causes and results of”. How to start a War!. Economic Rivalry . Nationalism. Germany and Great Britain both had control over weaker nations and their trade this led to economic rivalry- or the struggle for new markets in the world. Section 1: Dictators Threaten World Peace. S E C T I O N . 1. Dictators Threaten World Peace. Why do you think Hitler found widespread support among the German people?. ANSWER. Germany was devastated by the effects of World War I. The nation suffered from severe economic depression. Hitler promoted the Nazi party as a way to restore national pride.. By DYLAN CRANLEY. Countries. Axis Powers (signers of the Tripartite . Treaty) . Germany, Italy. . and Japan. . Co-signers . of the Tripartite . Treaty . Bulgaria, . (March 1st, . 1941) Hungary, . (November 20th, . How did it start?. Uneasy situation in Europe at the time.. European powers competing against each other for dominance (on the continent and in the colonies.. The spark: assassination of an Austrian archduke by a Bosnian terrorist at Sarajevo in June 1914. . SS5H4. U.S. Involvement in. Standards. SS5H4 Describe the U.S. involvement in World War I and post-World War I. . a. Explain how German attacks on U.S. shipping during the war in Europe (1914- 1917) ultimately led the U.S. to join the fight against Germany; include the sinking of the Lusitania and concerns over safety of U.S. ships, U.S. contributions to the war, and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. . . Alliances. . Imperialism. . Nationalism. . (MAIN). Europeans had tried to keep the balance of power established by the Congress of Vienna after the defeat of Napoleon.. in Europe. Michael S. Neiberg. neiberg102@gmail.com. The Horrors of Europe:. Is . Europe Still a . Model for the USA?. “I never dreamed that such cruelty, bestiality, and savagery could really exist in this . Teaching “The Good War”?. Michael S. Neiberg. neiberg102@gmail.com. “The Good War”. The Good War. New Themes in . Teaching World War II. Theme One: . The US Role in the World. Europe in Ruins. Wilhelmine Germany HI136, History of Germany Lecture 3 The Captain of Köpenick On 16 October 1906 an unemployed shoemaker named Wilhelm Voigt dressed as a captain in the German Army. Collecting together a small group of soldiers off the streets he went to the small town of K Lecture 4. The Army and German Society. The garrison was the centre of social life in Imperial Germany.. The German Army was made up of conscripts – every male between the ages of 17 and 45 was eligible for military service..