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Franco-Prussian War
The war between France and Prussia lasted between 1870-1871 -
Bosnian Annexation Crisis
The annexation of the provinces that were occupied by the Dual Monarchy . -
Accession of Wilhelm II to the German Throne
The German foreign policy became more bellicose. -
Russo-Japanese War
Russo-Japenese rivalry over Manchuria and Korea reached it's height with the Russo-Japanese War. -
Entente Cordiale
Britain entered into an alliance with Russia that was already in alliance with France. -
Bosnian Annexation Crisis
Austria-Hungary decided to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina that was formally an integral part of the Ottoman Empire. -
Bosnian Annexation Crisis
Serbia was supported by the Tsarist government and the crisis persisted into 1909. -
Moroccan Crises
Tangler Crisis and Agadir Crisis brought the European powers on the brink of war. -
Italo-Turkish War
The Italo-Turkish War that took place between 1911 to 1912 did not pose any major threat to peace in Europe. -
Balkan War
Serbia, Greece, Montengro, and Bulgaria formed the Balkan League, a military alliance against the Ottoman Empire. -
Immediate Causes
Germany and Austria-Hungary saw a premeditated war of aggression and conquest, a conflict that proved to be far removed from the swift and decisive venture that some had envisaged. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
A group of conspirators from the revolutionary movement called Mlada Bosna carried out the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian. -
Immediate Causes
Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand. -
Immediate Causes
Austria declares war on Serbia. -
Immediate Causes
Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany signed a secret treaty of alliance. -
Immediate Causes
Germany declares war on France. -
Immediate Causes
Germany invades Belguim, leading Britain to declare war on Germany. -
Western Front - Chemical Weapon
The French were actually the first to utilise them in conflict, when they attempted to use tear gas against the German army in August 1914. -
Immediate Causes
Austria-Hungary invades Russia. -
Western Front - Trench Warfare
To aviod losing the territoryalready gained in France, the Germans began digging trenches. -
Christmas Truce
Pope Benedict XV suggested a temporary hiatus of the war for the celebration of Christmas. The warring countries refused to create any offical cease -fire, but on Christmas the soldiers in the trenches declared their own unoffical truce. -
July Ultimation
Austria-Hungary presented an ultimatum to Serbia. -
Tanks
The first tank, the British Mark I was designed in 1915. and first saw combat at the Somme in September 1916 -
Kiffin Rockwell
He was the first American pilot to shoot down an enemy plane during WWI. -
Tanks
In World War I tanks first appeared at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in September. It was the first time tanks had ever been used in a military conflict. -
The Red Baron
Manfred Von Richthofen known as The Red Baron, he won eighty aerial victories before he was killed in action over france during WWI. -
U.S Entry into World War 1
British naval intelligence intercepted and decrypted a telegram sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmerman to the German Ambassador in Mexico City. -
Eastern Front
The Russian people were fed up and demoralised by the huge number of Russian losses. -
U.S Entry into World War I
Germany's resumption of submarine attacks on passanger and merchant ships and became the primary motivation behind Wilson's decision to lead the United States into World War I. -
U.S Entry into World War I
Presidnt Woodrow Wilson cited Germany's violation of it's pledge to suspend unrestricted submarine warefare. -
U-Boats
The U-Boats never committed fully until well into 1917, caused the Allies very serious problems and scored incredible victories.