II. Europe at War

A. World War I Archduke Franz Ferdinand – Was killed in Serbia in 1914 Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia for the murder July 28, 1914 – Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia Russia sent troops to help defend Serbia

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

B. Alliance System Alliance – Agreement among people or nations to unite for a common cause Before the start of World War I, European nations allied with each other

Allied Powers – France, Great Britain, Russia, and United States Central Powers – Germany, Austria- Hungary, Italy

C. Results of World War I War was won by the Allied Power Bloodiest war at the time with over 22 million people killed Allies blamed Germany for causing the War Punished Germany and made them pay for war damages

D. World War II Germany was very poor after WWI Over 1/3 rd of all Germans did not have jobs Adolf Hitler – Was appointed as the German leader in 1933 Germans believed that they needed a strong leader

Nazi Rally

E. WWII Alliances Allied Powers – Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, United States Axis Powers – Germany, Japan, and Italy

F. Results of WWII The Allies win once again Bloodiest war that the world has ever seen Cost more than 50 million lives Much of Europe was in ruins after the war

G. The Holocaust Holocaust – Organized killing of European Jews by the Nazis during World War II Over 6 million Jews were killed More than half of all Jews in the world at the time

Depiction of Jewish Man Circa 1930