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Triple Alliance Forms
Bismarck formed Triple Alliance with Italy and Austria-Hungary. He knew that France longed to avenge its defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. Bismarck was sure that France would not attack Germany without help. -
Balkan States Attack Turkey
They succeeded in taking large area of land away from Turkish control. The bloody wars raised tensions to a fever pitch -
Assination of Archduke
Assassination of ArchdukeGavirilo Princip, a memeber of a Serbian terrorist group killes Austrian Archduke Francis and his wife Sophie. The assasinations triggered World War I. -
Germany Invades Beligium
Outraged by invasion of Belgium, Britain declares wawr on Germany. -
Germany Uses Poison Gas
poison gas
Germany and then the Allies began using another new weapon. It blinded or choked victims. Poison gas remained one of the most dreaded hazards of the war. -
German SUbmarine Torpedoes Lusitania
ALmost 1,200 passengers were killed, including 128 Americans. President Woodrow Wilson threatened to cut off diplomatic relations with Germany. -
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Bread Riots in St. Petersburg
This event erupted into a revolution that brought down the Russian momarchy. -
United States Declares War On Germany
U.S gets involved in World War I. -
Austrians & Germans Launch at Caporetto
The British and French forces helped stop the Central Powers' advance into Italy. -
The Fourteen Points
Wilson hoped he had a peacemaker and issued the Fourteen Points. He urged the creation of a "general association of nations" to keep the peace in the future. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Leinin signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany. The treaty ended Russian participation in World War I. -
Victory at Last
At 11 a.m. the Great War at last came to an end. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The ALlies ordered representatives of the new German Republic to sign the treaty thet had drawn up at Versailles. Which would later on help spark an even deadlier war world
