1910-1920

MEXICAN REVOLUTION

CHINESE REVOLUTION

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR

BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION

• Many disgruntled peasants blamed the Czar for the current economic ruin and for the deaths of soldiers in WWII
• In 1917 a group of female protestors persuaded the soldiers sent to stop the riot, to join them

THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION

• After Czar Nicholas the II was removed from power a provisional government made up of the elite took power
• Despite promises this government was unable to severe involvement in the war
• This is the start of the rise of the Bolshevik party

THE BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION

• The Bolshevik party favored workers and peasants rather than elites
• Support for the provisional government fell after failed attacks
• With support from the working class the Bolsheviks were able to win vital elections that took place that September

WORLD WAR 1

CAUSES

• Direct cause was the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• Indirect causes like the doubling of the French and German armies between 1870 and 1914 were also major causes
• In addition, the world was now global and large countries were capable of making weapons of mass destruction and had the economic stability to do so. the stage was set for a war

TIMELINE

• June 28- Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
• July 5- Kaiser Wilhelm declares support for Austria offers "Blank Cheque"
• July 23-Austria gives Serbia an ultimatum and Serbia agrees to all but one term

TIMELINE

• July 28- Despite Serbias compliancy Austria refused the Serbian reply and Russian troops deployed in a partial mobilization in defense of Serbia
• July 30- As conflict escalated Russia order a general mobilization
• August 1- Germans declared war on Russia and France mobilized their troops

TIMELINE

• August 2- Germany sent a request to Belgium to send troops through
• August 3- Germans entered Belgium despite Belgiums refusal. The British gave Germany a choice either evacuate Belgium or face militaristic repercussions
• August 4- British declared war on Germany

THE WAR OVERSHADOWS …

• The prevention of an Irish Civil War
• The internal French disputes over income taxes and length of military service
• The growing disapproval the Tsar in Russia

WW1 RESULTS IN…

• The fall of Tsar Russia
• Communist revolution in Russia
• The fall of the Kaiser regime in Germany
• The collapse of Austria-Hungary
• The Great Depression
• And of course World War 2

VERSAILLES PEACE CONFERENCE

• The meeting of the victorious powers to determine the repercussion for the countries who lost
• Resulted in the League of Nations
• Placed all the blame on Germany in addition so severe financial penalties

THE WAR RESULTED IN

• Women's Suffrage
• Inflation of American markets went to by 15%
• Eventually The European Union
• Plummeting birth rates
• Modern Warfare (ex. Gas, aircrafts, etc)
• A strong sense of nationalism instilled by the governments via propaganda

FUN FACTS

• The oreo was first created
• Fathers day was first celebrated
• The titanic sank
• Women gained the right to vote in the US
• New Mexico and Arizona adopted as states
• The Panama Canal opened
• The Wizard of Oz first came out in form of a book

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