Becoming a World Power
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- World War I began because of a tangled network of alliances and rivalries among European powers.
- World War I began in 1914 and turned into a stalemate between the Triple Entente and the Central Powers.
- The entry of the United States into the war forced Germany and Austria-Hungary to surrender.
- The Treaty of Versailles failed to resolve many of the European issues.
- The Great Depression pushed Japan and Germany to embrace militarism and prepare for new wars.
- Nazi Germany began World War II by invading Poland, followed by France and other European countries.
- Japan attacked the United States, bringing the country into the war. The United States, Russia, and Britain defeated Germany and Japan.
- Both wars were extraordinarily violent, with tens of millions left dead, and the balance of power shifted toward the United States and the Soviet Union.
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