Causes Of World War 1

Causes of World War 1

Period: Jan 1, 1871 to Dec 31, 1914

End of Franco-Prussian War

May 10, 1871

Franco-Prussian War (wiki)

The Three Emperors' League

Jan 1, 1872

Three Emperors' League

Dual Alliance

Oct 7, 1879

Dual Alliance

The Three Emperors' Alliance

Jan 1, 1881

Renewal of the Three Emperors' League

Triple Alliance

May 20, 1882

Triple Alliance

Reinsurance Treaty (Gearman, Russia)

Jun 18, 1887

Reinsurance_Treaty

Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes German Emperor

Jun 18, 1888

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Bismark Resigns

Jan 1, 1890

bismarck_otto_von

Franco-Russian Alliance

Period: Jan 1, 1892 to Jan 1, 1894

Franco-Russian_Alliance

Austro-Russian Agreement

Sep 15, 1897

Fashoda Incident

Jan 1, 1898

Fashoda_Incident

German Naval Law

Mar 28, 1898

German Naval Law

Second German Naval Law

Jun 12, 1900

Anglo-Japanese Alliance

Jan 30, 1902

anglo japanese alliance

Russo-Japanese War

Period: Jan 1, 1904 to Jan 1, 1905

Russo-Japanese War

Entente Cordiale

Apr 8, 1904

entente cordiale

First Morrocan Crisis

May 1, 1905

Moroccan-crises

algeciras_conference

Jan 16, 1906

algeciras_conference_1906

Anglo-Russian Entente

Jan 1, 1907

Anglo-Russian-Entente

Triple Entente

Jan 1, 1907

Triple_Entente

Bosnia Crisis

Oct 1, 1908

austria-hungary-annexes-bosnia-herzegovina

Second Moroccan Crisis

Jul 1, 1911

Second-Moroccan-Crisis

First Balkan War

Oct 1, 1912

First_Balkan_War

Second Balkan War

Jun 29, 1913

Second_Balkan_War

Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand

Germany's 'Blank Cheque' to Austria-Hungary

Jul 6, 1914

Germany's Blank Cheque

Austria-Hungary's ultimatum to Serbia

Jul 23, 1914

austrian ultimatum

Russia mobalization

Jul 30, 1914

time line of WW1

Germany declares war on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium

Aug 3, 1914

Britain declares war on Germany

Aug 4, 1914