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Triple Alliance
During frenzied nationalism and imperialistic expansion Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Itlay formed the first large and solid alliance. pg.717 -
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Militaristic Growth
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Triple Entente
An alliance between Great Britain, France, and Russia. Nations in the early 19th century decided that they would need freinds to compete. pg 718 -
Assasination of Archduke Francis Ferdenand
Archduke Francis Ferdenand and his wife were murdered by Gavrilo Princip, a 19-year old Bosnian Serb. This helped fuel the start of WW1. pg 719 -
First declaration of war
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia due to the attack on Archduke Francis Ferdinand. pg720 -
Mobilization
Czar Nicholas II calls for partial mobilization against Austria-Hungary. This was an act of war. pg720 -
Full mobilization
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Germany vs Russia
Germany declares war on Russia, after they had issued full mobilization against Austria Hungary and did not back down. General Alfred von Schlieffen called for a two front war against France and Russia. pg 720 -
Germany vs France
Germany declares war on France due to its alliance with Russia in 1894. To attack France Germany had to disobey Belgium's nuetrality. pg 720 -
Great Britain enters the war
Originally Britain had no obligation to help France in their war, but when Germany crossed Belgium's borders Britain decided that was too far and stepped up to help. Great Britain declares war on France. pg 720 -
Battle of Tannenberg
The battle actually took place in Allenstein. The 8th german army destroyed the 2nd Russian army in this battle. Germans used trains to travel quickly and took out the Russian's armies one by one. -
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First Battle Of the Marne
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Battle of Masurian Lakes
After this battle Russians were no longer a threat to the
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Battle of Gallipoli
was a World War I campaign that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula[6] in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916. The peninsula forms the northern bank of the Dardanelles, a strait that provides a sea route to what was then the Russian Empire
This was an allied attack on the Ottoman empire in order to gain a sea route to Russia. The battle ended in a comlpete defeat and many casualties. pg 724 -
Sinking of the Lusitania
100 Americans out of 1100 civilians were killed on a civilian vessel headed towads Great Britain. This outraged the U.S. and caused Germany to suspend their unrestricted warfare policy. pg 724 However eventually in 1917 Germans brought the policy back, which caused the U.S. to become involved in the war. -
Italian betrayal
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Zimmerman Telegram
A message sent from foreign secretay Zimmerman asking for that Maxico side with Germany and fight the U.S. if war breaks out between the U.S. and Germany. -
March of Petrograd
Hungry women marched throughout the city demanding, "peace and brea". this eventually led to the establishment of the provisional government, which urged the Czar to step down. The Czar stepped down on March 15 1917. pg 734 -
U.S. enters the war
The United States enters the war due to the German's unrestricted warfare policy in 1917. Some of it might have had to do with them affecting the United States economy. pg 725 -
Red Guards Seize Winter Palace
Bolshevik Red Guards moved on government positions around the city of Petrograd. They then invaded the Winter Palace, where several government ministers were resident. Within hours, the Provisional Government had been deposed and its members had either fled or been arrested. - See more at: http://alphahistory.com/russianrevolution/october-revolution/#sthash.JCTDf0Sr.dpufThis was a revolutionary attack on Winter Palace by the Bolshevik class in Russia. They took out the Provisional government and replaced it with the Soviets. It turned out though that the Bolsheviks wanted power only for themselves. pg 732 -
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The fight between Communists and Anti-Communists in Russia
The fights dragged on for a few years with the help of Allied aid. Allies never actually stepped onto Russain soil, but provided a lot of material aid. By 1920 Ukraine had been taken back by Communists and the Anti-Communist force was fading. The Czar family was another victim of the Communists. The family was murdered on July 16, 1918. By1921 Communists werein total control. pg 736 -
Treaty of Brestlitovsk
In the treaty Lenin signed over eastern Poland, Ukraine, Finland, and the Baltic provinces. The whole point of the treaty was to make peace and get out of the war so that Russia could focus on its own conflicts. pg 736 -
Battle of Cantigny
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Second battle of Marne
<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_the_Marne' >The Second Battle of the Marne (French: Seconde Bataille de la Marne), or Battle of Reims (15 July – 6 August 1918) was the last major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front during the First World War. The German attack failed when an Allied counterattack led by French forces and including several hundred tanks overwhelmed the Germans on their right flank, inflicting severe casualties. The German defeat marked the start of the relentless Allied advance which culminated in the Armistice about 100 days later. Thus the Second Battle of the Marne can be considered as the beginning of the end of the Great -
Germans accepted defeat
General Ludendorff told German leaders that the war was lost and demanded that they ask for peace at once. On this day the Allied forces reached the Hindenburg line, which was the last fortified force of the Germans. -
German sailors mutiny
Sailors in Kiel mutinied and within days civilians took over military offices and William II left the country. pg 740 -
Armistice
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League of Nations
Paris peace conference accepted the idead of the league of nations.The main goal of this organization was world peace. It also dealt with other issues like labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, human and drug trafficking, arms trade, global health, prisoners of war, and protection of minorities in Europe. The organization was first proposed by Woodrow Wilson. pg 742
