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Creation of the Triple Alliance
The Triple allience is formed! The Allience contains: Italy, Austia-Hungery and Germany. This was created a bigger army for the Triple Enente to fight later on -
Rise of Kaiser Wilhelm II
This was the year when Kaiser Wilhelm 11 forced Bisrmarck to resign and Kaiser became ruler of Germany. This threanted many allinences with Germany -
Alliance of Russia and France
Russia and France created and defensive allience. This meant that Germany, if they were to declare war, they would declare war on both countries and then Germany would be in a Two-Front War -
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European militarism
This is time peroid when most european countries were taking up arms and creating powerful armies. This is call militarism and by 1914 all the great powers had large standing armies. -
Creation of the Triple Entente
The Triple Entente is formed! It contained: France, Russia and Britian. This power was like the Triple Allience. It did not bind Britian to fight with France and Russia but it did ensure that Britian would not fight against them -
Austria annexing Bosnia and Herzegovina
This was the set up for the assasination. Austria took over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sebian leaders were angered and they swore to take back Bosmia and Herzegovina. In reponse, Austria swore to crush any Serbian attempts to take it back, this would lead to trouble -
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
The name tells all. The Archduke Ferdinand was assasanated and killed. Austria took this assassnation as and excuse to punish Serbia. Sebia tried to negotiate with Austria but it was no use. Serbia had an allie who was Russia. Russia leapt to action and prepared troops. It had begun -
The first declaration of war (the first day of World War I!)
This was the first decleration of war of WW1, it would only go downhill from here. -
Great Britain declares war on Germany
This was when most of Europe was plunged into war. This was the last decleration of was before the battle lines were drawn -
The battle lines are drawn – Central Powers and Allies
The sides are formed and the two great powers stood, ready to fight. One side stood the Central Powers. They were called this because they were in the heart of Europe. They contained Germany, Austria-Hungery, Bulgaria and The Ottoman Empire. On the other side stood The Allies. They contained Britian,Russia,France, Italy who joined and Japan who joined within weeks.
