-
France lost Alsace an Lorraine
This was the Franco-Prussian war. This was a war in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France. The war marked the end of French hegemony in continental Europe and resulted in the creation of a unified Germany. -
Period: to
Alliances
Between that dates, european countries became suspicious of each other.
Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria and Italy)
Triple entente (Britain, France and Russia) -
First Moroccan crisis
Was an international crisis. The crisis worsened German relations France and the GB, and helped enhance the new alliance. -
Second morocco crisis
Six years after the First Moroccan Crisis, during which Kaiser Wilhelm’s sensational appearance in Morocco provoked international outrage and led to a strengthening of the bonds between Britain and France against Germany, French troops occupy the Moroccan city of Fez on May 21, 1911, sparking German wrath and a second Moroccan Crisis. -
Period: to
Balkan Wars
In the first one, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Montenegro defeated the ottoman empire.
In the second, Bulgaria and Serbia fought for dominance in the region, and Serbia, and Serbia emerged as the Victor.
As Serbia was becoming stronger, Austria-Hungary looked for support from Germany, while Serbia allied with Russia. -
Assassinated of Franz Ferdinand
When Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, Austria blames Serbia for supporting terrorists. With the mechanism of Alliances, war would start soon. Austria declared war to Serbia, so Russia declared war to Austria. Germany declared war on Russia and France. Britain declared war on Germany after it invaded Belgium to attack the French.
