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Treaty of London that committed the British to defend Belgian neutrality
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Bismarck attempted to place a Hohenzollern prince on the throne in Spain
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doctored version of a telegram ostensibly from the Kaiser to Bismarck himself, called the Ems Telegram
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Napoleon III declared war on Prussia
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Prussian forces laid siege to Paris
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rise of the newly united German Empire
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worded agreememnt. Franco-Russian Military Convention, by the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy
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Britain agreed to a military alliance with japan
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Britain signed Entente Cordiale with France
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Japanese astonished the western powers by destroying the entire Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima
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Dreadnought battleship, completed
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Triple Entente, signed agreement with Britain
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Britain and France concluded a military agreement
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war between Italy and Turkey
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First Balkan War
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Bulgaria, and Romania captured the Bulgarian capital Sofia
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The french plan for war Plan XVII
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Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia
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Germany allied to Austria Hungary
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Britain declared war against Germany
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France and Germany declared war
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Battle of Liege
FIRST MAJOR BATTLE -
Japan declared war on Germany
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Germanys policy forced united states into war
