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Prelude to World War I Rivalries Faith in Science and Technology
Economic Political Faith in Science and Technology Science Many advances during this time Technology Greater mass production
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Prelude to World War I Causes of the War Militarism Imperialism
Rival Alliances Reinsurance Treaty Entente Cordiale Triple Entente
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Prelude to World War I Causes of the War The Balkans Central Powers
June 28, 1914: Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand Central Powers Allies
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Course of the War Initial Movements Germany France Russia
Schlieffen Plan France Able to halt the German advance Russia Initial success but later defeat
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Course of the War Stalemate Industrialism and Innovation
More lethal weapons Propaganda and Total War Major Turning Points Lenin comes to power U.S. enters the war
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Course of the War Aftermath of the War The Paris Peace Conference
Treaty of Versailles The Cost
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Instability Following the War
Rise of Dictators Russia—The Rise of the Soviet Union Bolsheviks Mensheviks Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin
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Instability Following the War
Rise of Dictators Germany—The Rise of the Nazi Party Weimar Republic Nazi Party Adolf Hitler Italy—The Rise of Fascism Benito Mussolini Lateran Treaties
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Instability Following the War
Shifts in the Post-War World China—The Struggle for Power Sun Yat-Sen Kuomintang Party Chiang Kai-shek Mao Zedong
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Instability Following the War
Shifts in the Post-War World Japan—The Rise of Militarism Military state Fascism Mandate System and Colonial Rule Middle East Pan-Arabism
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Developments in Science and Art
Great Scientific Leaps Scientific Experiments and Theories Pierre and Marie Curie Albert Einstein Science Transforming Transportation Airplane Automobile Railways
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Developments in Science and Art
Great Scientific Leaps Mass Consumption Mass production Artificial and synthetic materials
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Developments in Science and Art
Postwar Art Literature Misery and gloom were common themes Painting Expressionism Cubism Architecture Media
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The Great Depression Causes of the Depression
Financial Devastation of World War I Failure of the Federal Reserve Protectionism Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
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The Great Depression Costs of the Depression Unemployment
Growth of Government
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