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The members of this during World War I were: German Empire, Kingdom of Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and the Austria-Hungarian Empire.
They dissolved after losing the war. |
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They included the United States, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, Canada, and Greece.
These countries formed an alliance during World War II. |
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| German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman sent a telegram to Mexico from the Germans, saying that if they join the German cause then Mexico can get some of the United States land. This telegram was a major event that sent the United States into the war. |
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| The points that were in Woodrow Wilson's speech, which became the basis for a peace agreement. Germany and it's allies made a truce as a result. |
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| This said that Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war. The Treaty of Versailles had a part in it too. |
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This dealt with both the League of Nations (26 clauses) and Germany's punishment (414 clauses).
The document had a total of 440 clauses. |
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| Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
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| The assassination of him and his wife led to World War II starting. It was the leading event. |
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| This led to Europe being divided into two "antagonistic power blocs," which meant that Europe was feeling hostile toward a group of countries that were going for the same purpose. |
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| Gandhi used this as a way to persuade many people, including the famous Martin Luther King Jr. |
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| Also known as "Night of the Broken Glass" and it was said to be the start of Hitler's attack against the Jews. It was just the beginning of the Holocaust. |
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| This conference was when Britain, France, and Italy got together to tell Hitler that he could acquire Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland so that war could be avoided. |
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| Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact |
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| This was signed in 1939 between Germany and the Soviet Union. It set forth a one-front war when the war was to be started by Germany. |
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This was said to be the "culmination of a prolonged period of national political unrest."
It was the starting battle of World War II. |
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| This was a surprise attack made on the United States by Japan. It officially brought the United States into World War II. |
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| American and British military snuck onto this beach and made a surprise attack on Hitler and his forces, on June 6th 1944. |
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Germany and its allies invaded the Soviet Union, which became known as this battle.
Taking Stalingrad was important to Hitler because it would create both safety and a trading route for Germany. |
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| This battle is known as the most important battle of the Pacific Campaign during World War II because it helped to destroy Japan's Navy. |
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| Japanese Internment Camps |
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The United States took in Japanese people living in the states and put them in these camps as a safety precaution.
The U.S. was scared that there were spies for the Japanese. |
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| These trials was when the Nazi Germany military/political leaders were brought to trial against the crimes that they were being prosecuted with, in front of the international Military Tribunal. |
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