Global Conflict 1914 - 1945

May1914

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June 28, 1914

transformations of the long 19th century were filled with promise. revolution promised efficient production, cheaper goods, faster communication and travel.

effects of industrial revolution were unequal, allowed some countries to control others through vast overseas empires.

August 1914

Gavrilo Princip assasinated the Archduke Franz Ferninand

1918

first world war erupted

many suffered through the great world war. trench warfare, gas weapons, artillery, left a generation of men dead. economies of major world powers and their colonies destroyed. referred to as war to end all wars, as it didn't seem like it could ever happen again.

1939

(horrors of ww2)

ww1 soldiers children/grandchildren fought in the even worse ww2

brief period of peace

ww1 caused resentful defeated powers, squabbling winners,fractured global economy, war reperations, individual and societal trauma

nationalism rose. treaty that ended ww1 created League of Nations. first international political form, was made and failed.

1945

slaughter of chinese civilians by japanese army, delibrate starvation of Ukraine and Byelorussia by the Soviet Union, italian use of gas on Ethopian civilians, concentrated combing of spanish cities by italian and german fascists (spanish civil war), allied fire bombing of german and japanese cities, nazi extermition camps (12m deaths)

authoritirarianism rising again

Musollini wanted to expand fascist empire, League of Nations didn't take action to help Ethopia in fear of italy siding with hitler's germany. musolini declared himself emperor of ethopia. the league's failure gave militant powers confidence they would not be stopped.

ww2 ends