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Creation of the dual alliance
Otto Von Bismarck created the alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary because he wanted peace and he thought to get that you would have to isolate France -
conflicts over morocco
In 1905 and later in 1911 Germany and France almost fought over who would have control over Morocco in Northern Africa. Majority of Europe supported France, therefore Germany backed down. -
Austria annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans. As a result the Serbian leaders who attempted to rule these areas were infuriated and over the next years tension between Serbia and Austria swelled -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was in Bosnia because of military manoeuvres by the Austria –Hungary. Him and his wife were assasinated.
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WAR DECLARATION
On the 28th of June, 1914, Austria declared war on Serbia. -
Germany declared war on France
Just two days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen, for a two-front war. -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany invades neutral Belgium, going along with the chlieffen plan to knock-ot France.Britain responds by declaring war on Germany. -
Russia invades East Prussia
As well as being the natural course for the Russians to take upon the declaration of war with Germany, it was also an attempt to focus German military eyes on the Eastern Front, as opposed to the Western Front, where France was increasingly under the strain of her own German invasion. -
The Great Retreat
where German troops retreat back to the river Aisne; the German commander, Moltke, replaced by Falkenhayn. -
Turkey joins the Central Powers
Britain and France declare war on her. -
South-West Africa surrender
The german forced South-West Africa to surrender. -
The United states declares war on Germany
The US declared war on Germany in response to the nations declaration of war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour. -
First Battle of Passchendaele
The allied planned to capture Passchendael village was based on wrong information about the result of the previous attack on 9th of October -
The Red Scare
When it happen, the US was scared that communists would try to change the government here. When they saw people wear red, they would think that was a communists. -
Germany and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a separate peace treaty that the Soviet government was forced to sign after almost six-month-long negotiations at Brest-Litovsk between Russia and the Central Powers marking Russia's exit from World War I. -
Hungary declares independence from Austria.
The Hungarian Declaration of Independence declared the independence of Hungary from the Habsburg Monarchy during the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 -
Paris peace conference
The peace conference was a meeting of the Allied victors following the end of WWI -
Treaty of Versailles
It was one of the peace treaties at the end of WWI, it ended the state of war between germany and the allied powers. -
Palmer raids
Thousands of people were arrested, but some were never charged or tried for crime -
Treaty of trianon
it was a treaty between the allies and hungary. Hungary lost 72% of its land and 64% of its population -
national origins act
It was written to limit the number of immigrants that enter the United States -
End of prohibition
The 21st amendment replaced the 18th amendment.
