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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna established that Germany and Italy were left as divided states.The objective of the Congress was to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. -
The Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War left France angry at the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and keen to regain their lost territory because the territory was of France's possesion but culturaly responded to Germany. -
Unification of Germany
Germany takes control over the French territory of Alsace- Lorraine. -
Unification of Italy
The unification of Italy consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century. -
Creation of the Alliance System
The Alliance System started after the Franco-Prussian War by Germany in 1879 and it was designed to protect Germany's hegemony on the European continent. -
Triple Alliance
The Triple Alliance was formed by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary in 1882. -
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. It was a huge downfall for Russia because it exposed Russia's organizational weakness. -
Morocco
Morocco was given to France by Britain but the moroccans wanted their freedom. -
Declaration of War III
Germany declares war on neutral Belgium and invades, designed to defeat France quickly. As a result, Britain declares war on Germany. -
The Schlieffen Plan
The Schiefflen Plan involved attacking France through Belgium if Russia made an attack on Germany. -
Germany's Support
Germany announced her support for Moroccan independece which then removed due to a deal between Germany and France. -
Triple Entente
The Triple Entente was formed by Russia, France and Britain. -
Balkan Crisis
Austria-Hungary took over the former Turkish province of Bosnia. This angered Serbians who felt the province should be theirs. Serbia threatened Autria-Hungary with war and Russia, allied to Serbia, mobilized its forces. -
German Protest
The Germans were again protesting against French possession of Morocco. Britain supported France and Germany was pursuaded to back down for part of French Congo. -
Balkans War I
The Balkan states drove TUrkey out of an area because they wanted their independence. -
Balkan War II
The Balkan states fought each other over which area should belong to which state, specially Bulgaria vs. Serbia because they both wanted to expand. -
Alliance
Germany allies with the Ottoman Empire which was the Turkey empire. -
Disaster Strikes
Assassination of the Austrian Archiduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. -
Declaration of War I
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because he thought that the Serbian empire was the killer of the Archiduke Franz Ferdinand. -
Russia mobilizes
As an ally of Serbia, Russia announces full mobilization of her armed forces. -
Germany mobilizes I
Germany mobilizes her armed forces and declares war on France. -
Germany mobilizes II
Germany occupied Luxembourg as a preliminary implementation of the Schliefen Plan -
Declaration of War II
Germany declares war on France.