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Austria occupies Bosnia-Herzegovina
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The Dual Alliance - Austria-Hungary and Germany
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The Triple Alliance - Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
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The Berlin West Africa Conference
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Wilhelm II becomes Kaiser of Germany
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Britain adopts the Two-Power Standard
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France and Russia sign the Franco-Russian Entente
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Sino-Japanese War
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Start of the Boxer Rebellion in China
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The Second German Naval Act is passed
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Britain and Japan sign the Anglo-Japanese Alliance
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Russo-Japanese War begins, Britain and France sign the Entente Cordiale
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Start of social, political and military unrest in Russia
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First Moroccan Crisis
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HMS Dreadnought is launched
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Russia and Britain sign Anglo-Russian Entente - completes Triple Entente
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Young Turks revolution in Turkey
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Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Chinese Revolution
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Second Moroccan Crisis
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Abdication of Pu-yi, last Emperor of China
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Formation of the Balkan League and start of the First Balkan War
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Second Balkan War
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assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
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Austrian-Hungarian ultimatum to Serbia followed by declaration of war