1.Weimar repblic-democracy 

2. inflation made money worthless

3.Global depression made crisis worse. 

1.German public ready for change.

2. the nazi party, a German brand of facism emerged. 

Nazi party took control of government in 1933 by crushing all oppostions.

Hitler took comand of economy and created jobs

Hitler secured more power though.

Wing propaganda

burning books

creating hitler youth 

finding scapegoat for german problems-jews

promating nationalism with his "aryan" race ideas

Hitler annoced plan to re-arm in 1935

German troops enter the rhine land in 1936

Axis powers in 1936

Germany annexed Austria in 1938

Owned millions of acres of land. 31 million serfs

Nobility owned 2,500 acres 200 serfs=1% of population

clergy 28% of population 

serfs were 90% of population could be bought/sold freed in 1861

Began with peter the great

intellectuals formed=nobles

which discussed how to make Russia better

four major groups formed. Westerns, slavophile, populists, and marists

Unites people

Leader symbolies government

Leader encourages popular support throught sorce and will 

Exercise absolute authority

Dominate government only one party has power 

Government sets the goals of the state

Government glorifies the aims of the state

Government justifes government actions.

Governemt:

Demands loyalty

denis basic liberites

the individual is not important

Government controls important aspects of society such as 

Education, business, labor, religion, the arts, housing, youth groups

Government makes sure that individuals comply with goals

maybe through police terros,indoctrondtion, censorship, propaganda, persecution 

Recent wars(prussia V Austria empire)

German-Franco (prussian war)

Otto van bismark creates alliances to keep peace in Europe

Imperialism-European nations formed rivalries over colonial lands

Militaries-European nations built large standing army

Nationalism

Machine guns

fired automatically

protected batle lines from enemy rushes

Protected gunner with trench lines

PRevented infantry attacks and rushes from enemy soldiers

Needed railways for transport

expensive

accurate long range weapons

Deadly and harmful

first use of chemical warfare

three types

1. Chlorine ( become "red star")1914

2."white star" 1915

3.Mustard gas 1917

Introduced by the germans

attack quickly,with stealth

Introduced by the british-1917

very expensive

unreliable

Messages were communacations though:

telephone and radio

flashing mirrors

flashing lights

motor c.

couricacles pigeons

human runners

dog messangers

Airplanes first used for reconnaissance missions (surverying enemy territory and activity)

near the end of th war airplanes were uses to shoota nd drop bombs 

zeppelins were introduced by the germans in 1914. used to carry heavy bombs, equipmant used to bomb and shoot down enemies

Designed for the german military, taking new weapons into account

Plan: for germans to attack france quickly before Russia had a chance to moblize troops

Resulted in belgium invasion 

Mainly involved France and britain against Germnay 

Inmobile stalemate resulting in trench warfare

Mainly involved Russia against Germany and Austria-Hungary 

More moblie, so less trenchs

War encompassed (took over) daily life 

to incrase. rationing or food resources

shortages in food, fuel, transportation 

Stalemate became a contest to see which country would consume its resources firtst

attrition of food,fuel, ammunition, human lives

Agreement to stop fighting 

Americans enter war in 1917 for two reasons 

1) sinking of Lussitania

2) Zimmerman telegram

Russia pulled out of WWI in 1918 

Austria-Hungary surrenders in 1918

German navy muninied november 9 1918

Peace treaty signed on June 28th 1919

Treaty punished Germany harshly

1.Stripped Gemany of military power

2. Germany was forced to pay repartions