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Triple Alliance
The German Empire signed an agreement with Austria-Hungary and Italy. -
First Morocoo crisis
Germany offered help to Morocoo against France. -
Bloody Sunday
Massacre of peaceful demonstrators in St. Petersburg -
The Algeciras Conference
Morocoo became a Franco-Spanish protectorate. -
Triple Entente
France allied with Russia and with Britain and these three powers signed a mutual aid pact -
Annexation
The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary -
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Balkan Wars
Russia, Austria-Hungary and other small powers want balkans, and this led to a battle. -
Assassination in Sarajevo
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. -
War Declaration
Austria-Hungary, encouraged by Germany, accused Serbia of the assassination and declared war. -
Germany declared war on France
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Battle of Verdun
The Germans launched a new offensive at the Western Front but were stopped by the French. -
The United States joined the war
The US joined the first World War in April, 1917. -
First political conflict in Russia
First conflict between the provisional government and the Soviet after the February revolution -
The February Revolution
There was a large demostration in Petrograd, followed by a general strike and riost in the barracks. -
Abdication of the tsar
Tsar Nicolas ll abdicated in March 1917 -
Red Guards
The Bolsheviks had created their own armend militia and prepared for an insurrection. -
Russian revolution
The Russian revolution broke out -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty between the bolsheviks and powers of the first world war. -
The end of the war
An armistice was signed on 11 November 1918, bringing the war to an end. -
Conference in Paris
A conference in Paris to establish the terms for the peace -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty imposed the terms of peace with Germany. -
Civil War of Russia
White Army confronted the Red Army. After 3 years, the Civil War finished with the victory of the Red Army. -
USSR
In 1922, was created the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.