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Franco-Prussia War breaks out
VideoFranco Prussia War
This war was also referred to as the War of 1870. This war was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. This war was the outbreak of tension between these two. The German were also involved and through the leadership of Prussia they had a fast and overwhelming victory. -
Wilhelm the Second becomes emperor of Germany
Wilhelm the SecondWilhelm the Second was the last emperor of Germany and King of Prussia. He ruled from June 15, 1888 to November 9, 1918. He led Germany on a bellicose “New Course” that showed his support for Austria-Hungary in the crisis of July 1914. This crisis led to World War 1. Oftentimes he would make tactless pronouncements on sensitive topics and he wouldn’t talk to the ministers first. -
Queen Victoria dies
Queen Victoria died in 1901. She was eighty-one years old and she had been the queen for almost sixty-four years. She died at her estate, Osborne House. When she died, she was surrounded by her family, children and grandchildren. Her son, King Edward the 7th, became the king once she passed away. Also there was her grandson, Kaiser Wilhelm the 2 who led the Germans against Britain in World War 1.
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The Entente Cordiale,
[The Entente Cordiale,](http://http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/ententecordiale1904.htm)8 Apr 1904-On April 4, 1904, France and the Britain signed a series of agreements that formed an Entente Cordiale, a "Cordiale understanding," between the two countries. Basically, each country promised not to obstruct each other in their colonial interests abroad. For example, the French promised not to obstruct British activity in Egypt while Britain agreed to allow France the right to "provide assistance and preserve order" in Morocco. -
The Anglo-Russian Agreement.
.The Anglo-Russian Agreement. 31 Aug 1907-pact in which Britain and Russia settled their colonial disputes in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. It delineated spheres of influence in Persia, stipulated that neither country would interfere in Tibet’s internal affairs, and recognized Britain’s influence over Afghanistan. The agreement led to the formation of the Triple Entente -
Turkish-Italian War
Turkish Italian WarThis war was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Italy. In total, there were twenty-thousand deaths. The war started after Italian imperialist ambitions and once it reached a boiling point, the Italians wanted to take the Ottoman Empire’s provinces. Even though this was not a big war, it was a major step toward World War 1 -
Anglo French Naval Agreement
Anglo-French Naval AgreementThe Anglo French Naval Agreement put the Royal Navy in charge of France’s northern coast defense. This agreement promised that Britain’s French coastlines would be protected from the Germans. In return, the French agreed that they would protect the Suez Canal. Britain and France concluded this military agreement in 1912. -
.Woodrow Wilson sworn in as US president.
.Woodrow Wilson 4 Mar 1913-was the 28th President of the United States, in office from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913. Running against Republican incumbent William Howard Taft, Socialist Party of America candidate Eugene V. Debs, and former President Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt. -
The Second Balkan War
The second balkan war The Second Balkan War 1913-On June 1, 1913, Serbia and Greece formed an alliance against Bulgaria, and the war began on the night of June 29/30, 1913, when King Ferdinand of Bulgaria ordered his troops to attack Serbian and Greek forces in Macedonia. The Bulgarians were defeated, however, and a peace treaty was signed between the combatants on Aug. 10, 1913. Under the terms of the treaty, Greece and Serbia divided up most of Macedonia between themselves, leaving Bulgaria with only a sma -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary assassinated,28 June 1914-Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. The killings sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of WWI by early August. On June 28, 1919, five years to the day after Franz Ferdinand's death, Germany and the Allied Powers signed the Treaty of Versailles, officially marking the end of World War I. -
Austria's ultimatum to Serbia
After the murder of the heir to their thrown, Austria delivered a harsh and direct ultimatum to Serbia with a list of demands that were over the top. Austria hoped that Serbia would reject the demands so that they could start a limited war on Serbia. -
Serbia’s Response
Serbia, allies with Russia responded with the backing of their ally responded, poking at only a few of the terms but giving into most of the demands. Meanwhile Austria went to their ally Germany to be sure that they would have their backing if Russia was dragged in. Germany gave Austria the backing and encouraged the war hungry attitude. -
War on Serbia
Because Austria was just looking for a reason to start a war with Serbia, they took the poking at of a few of the demands as their excuse to declare war. Not thinking that Russia would be involved in any way other than with words. They were sadly mistaken. -
Russia enters the war
Because Russia is an ally with Serbia, when war was declared Russia entered the war to help their ally. -
Germany enters the war
After Russia entered the war on the Serbian side, Germany honored the promise they made to Austria and entered the war on the Austrian side. A train wreck of allies aiding allies was to follow, bringing multiple nations in and creating World War 1.video
