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The German Empire signed an agreement with Austria-Hungary and Italy. -
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was founded, led by Lenin. -
A revolution demanded the end of autocracy, but the tsar repressed it with brutal repression (Bloody Sunday). Workers and peasants formed Soviets, forcing him to create the Duma, but he lather dissolved it and restored autocracy. -
The German Empire offered to help Morocco against France, who wanted to establish a protectorate in the region. -
The Algeciras Conference settled the Morocco crisis: Morocco stayed independent, but France and Spain controlled its police and trade. -
Alliance between France, Russia, and the United Kingdom, created in response to the growing threat of the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy), marking the division into opposing power blocs that would lead to World War I. -
The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary increased tensions in the Balkans. -
The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary increase tensions in the Balkans. -
Because of an uprising in southern Morocco, the Germans sent gunboats to the port of Agadir under the pretext of protecting German trade interests. France had Great Britain's support, but ceded Kamerun to the Germans -
The First Balkan War broke out: Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria formed the Balkan League and attacked the Ottoman Empire to expel it from the Balkans. The Ottomans lost almost all tehir territories. -
The victors of the First War face off, Serbia
defeats Bulgaria. -
he heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne is assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a member of a Serbian nationalist group. This event triggers a series of alliances and declarations of war, leading to the start of World War I. -
In response to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, prompting the intervention of other nations due to alliance treaties, thus beginning World War I. -
Following Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia, Germany declares war on France, escalating the conflict and bringing World War I to a global scale. -
Italy and Bulgary entered the war after the Ottoman Empire in 1914 -
One of the largest and bloodiest battles of World War I between Germany and Britain. It resulted in over a million casualties and was a symbol of the horrific trench warfare that defined much of the conflict. -
The Germans launched a new offensive on the Western Front but were stopped by the French. -
Amidst the hardships of war, discontent with the Tsarist regime led to mass protests and strikes. Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne, leading to the establishment of a provisional government. However they also decided to remain commited to their allies in the war. Popular discontent grew, and the Soviets began to demand the dismissal of the government. -
In March 1917, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated after mass protests and a military rebellion, leading to a Provisional Government in Russia. -
Elections were held for the Constituent Assembly, convened by the provisional government. Only counts with the 25% of support so they proclamed a dictatorship. -
The US joins the First World War -
The Bolsheviks, with the support of the Soviets, had created their own armed militia, the Red Guards, and prepared for an insurrecation on 25 October of 1917. -
In the treaty of Brest-litovsk with Germany, Russia accepted territorial losses in exchange for peace. -
In 28 of June, the treaty of Versailles imposed the terms of peace with Germany, while other treaties were signed with Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. -
An armistice was signed on 11 of November 1918, bringing the war to an end. Germany and the Central Powers loose and allies won. -
In January 1919, a conference (only the winners) was held in Paris to estabilish the terms for peace. -
The Red Army won the war. The conflict had contributed significantly to the hardening of the Soviet Regime. -
The URSS (unión de repúblicas socialistas soviéticas) were created instead of continue with the name of Russia