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Russo-Japanese war
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. -
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Austria-Hungray Annuexes Bosina
The Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary announces its annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, dual provinces in the Balkan region of Europe formerly under the control of the Ottoman Empire. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, occurred on 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo when they were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip. -
Austra-Hungray declares war on Serbia
Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo. Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
Russia mobilize army
Reacting to the Austrian attack on Serbia, Russia begins full mobilization of its troops. Germany demands that it stop. -
Germany invades Belgium
the German Schliffen Plan called for a massive stoke through neutral Belgium to avoid the French fortifications along the French-German border. -
Start of the battle of Marne
The Battle of the Marne was a First World War battle fought from 5–12 September 1914. It resulted in an Allied victory against the German Army. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Lusitania played a significant role in turning public opinion against Germany, both in the United States and abroad. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun, fought from 21 February – 18 December 1916, was one of the largest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies. -
Start Of The Battle Of The Somme
The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. -
Zimmerman Telegraph found
The spring of 1917, the European nations engaged in a conflict that became known as World War I. While armies moved across the face of Europe, the United States remained neutral. -
Russian Czar Nicholas II abdicates
The Russian Tsar, Nicholas II, signed his enforced abdication in favour of Grand Duke Mikhail, who effectively declined power. -
U.S. Enters World War 1
the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. -
Russian civil war
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war in the former Russian Empire immediately after the Russian Revolutions of 1917, as many factions vied to determine Russia's political future. -
October Revolution
The October Revolution, officially known in the Soviet literature as the Great October Socialist Revolution, and commonly referred to as Red October -
Schlieffen plan put into action
The Schlieffen Plan was the operational plan for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilise her forces near the German border. The execution of the Schlieffen Plan led to Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4th, 1914. -
Fourteen Points proposed
In this January 8, 1918, speech on War Aims and Peace Terms, President Wilson set down 14 points as a blueprint for world peace. -
Russia signs a Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed between the new Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia and the Central Powers Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire -
France loses Alsace & Loraine to Germany
France had lost Alsace and Lorraine only 43 years ago in the Franco-Prussian War where the soon to be German state had given the French a lot of reasons to want revenge. -
Kasier Wilhelm II abdicates
With Germany actively seeking an armistice and revolution threatening, calls for Kaiser Wilhelm II to abdicate grew in intensity. -
Armistice Signed
At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies -
Treaty of Versailles signed
World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919. Negotiated among the Allied powers with little participation by Germany, its 15 parts and 440 articles reassigned German boundaries and assigned liability for reparations. -
Stalin takes over russia
Starting in the late 1920s, Joseph Stalin launched a series of five-year plans intended to transform the Soviet Union from a peasant society into an industrial superpower. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday sometimes called the Bogside Massacre[1] – was an incident on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland. British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians during a protest march against internment.
