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Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy -
Russia and France
Alliance since 1894 -
Wright brothers
First flight -
Triple Entente
France, Great Britian, and Russia -
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Trouble with Balkans
Ultimately led to the conflict because of the way the great powers handeled it. -
Serbia wanted Slavic State
Serbianwanted to takw Balkans fron Austria-Hungary amd make in part of Serberian kingdom. They were supported by Russia. -
Assasination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
Visiting the Bosnian City in Saravejo with his wife, Black Hand orgNization tried to bomb car. Later that day Gavillio Princep Shot them both. He WAS the heir to Austria-Hungary throne. Austria Hungary fovernment saw this as an oppritunity tpmattack Serbia. Emperor William 2 gave full support. -
War on Serbia
Austria-Hungary declared war and was fully supported by Germany. -
Partial Mobilization of Russian troops
Czar Nicholas 2 gave orders to PARTIALLY mobilze tropps to Austria-Hungary. Generals saidnthey could only fully mobilize troops beuase that was the plan from start and didn't want to create chaos. -
Full Mobilization of Russiam Troops
Czar Nicholas 2 gave full mobilization order to Russian trrops for Austria-Hungary -
Germany decalred war
Germany declared war on France. General Alfred Von Schliffen cams up with plan. The plan was to invade France then defeat france then knvade and defeat Russia. -
Great Britain declares war
on Germany. Great Britain in alliance with Russia and France. All great powers were officially at war on this day. -
Ottaman Empire goes to War
With Germany -
Battle of Tannenburg
Russia was defeated by Germany -
Battle of Marne
Germans crosssed Marnes river. DES xaught them and pushed them way from paris they were 10 miles away. this is the begining of Stalement which eventually became Trench Warfare -
Batte of Masurian
Russia was defeated by Germany and were no longer a threat to German terrotory -
War declared on Ottaman empire
Triple Entente -
Airplanes
they came into play nd bomns were shot off of them -
Poison gas
Created by Fritz harber. it was Chlorine gas. He also created the Harber-Bosch process which was amonia Nimtrate and produced more food. -
British ship sunk
By Germans. 1100 civilians and 148 americans died -
italy betrayed alliance
Italy attacked Austria betraying the Triple Aliance for cuts of the land if the Triple Etente won -
Elimination of Serbia
Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria eliminated Serbua enabling Germany to move back to offense om the western front -
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Unrestricted submarine warfare
German gov suspended it than unsuspended it -
Battle of Verdun
Germany wanted France to "bleed white" germany lost 430K France lost 540k the wars 2nd bloodiest battle -
Battle of Jutland
German and Britsh navy both lost -
War became world conflict
Urging other contries to fighg. Japan seized German islands, Australia seized Germans New Guinea (1902) -
Bread revolution in Petrograd
10 thousand women marched through Petrograd to lower prices of bread. a Strike in all factories then happened two days later, March 10th. -
provisional government established
By LEgislative body, Duma. which consisted of middle class representatives mainly. This governmant urged Czar Nicholas to step down Because no one supported him. -
Czar steps down
Czar Nicholas steps down ending 300 years of the Romanov dynasty -
Germany Ships Lenin
Lenin is shipped to Russia to overthrow the Provisional government by promising pesants land and Bolshieks promised to end war if government could be overthrown -
Bolsheivic's seized government
Lenin turned government to congress of Soviets by seizing the winter palace, the seat of the provisional government. the real power was in the Council of people's and he was the head of this Council. -
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Civil War
The communist were red and the anti comunist were white. Siberia helped the white also Ukraine and Baltic regions. Communist regained control the independent nationalist governments. -
Lenin signs treaty
Treaty of Brestlitovsk was signed with Germany and gave up Baltic, Finland, Ukraine, and Poland -
Royal family Killed
Czar and his wife and kids were taken in to caaptivity to Ekaterin burg. and killed July 16 and burnt in aq mikne shaft -
War was lost
German troops were informed they lost the war By General Ludendorff. He demanded the government asked for peace -
League of nations
Woodrow Wilson wished that there be an international peacekeeping organization. On this day conference excepted the idea. -
Peace Settlements
allied nations met in Paris to make final settlement on the war. Britain wanted Germany to pay for the war. french wanted security and revenge. Germany was stripped of all weapons and had to give land and money. a buffer state was created between Germany and France, Rhineland. -
Comunist in total control
the communist regime had changed Russia in tro a centralized state dominated by a party.
