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Franco loses Alsace and Loraine to Germany
Alsace Loraine was a German - speaking population so when France was defeated at the Franco-German war it was added to the Germn Empire. -
Russo Japanese War
Russo-Japanese War was a war that lasted from February 8th,1904 to September 5th, 1905 between Russia and Japan. It was a war over territorial claims and Japan was victorious becoming a world power. -
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Russo Japan War
Russo-Japanese War was a war that lasted from February 8th,1904 to September 5th, 1905 between Russia and Japan. It was a war over territorial claims and Japan was victorious becoming a world power. -
Bloody Sunday
Bloody sunday took place in St Petersburg, Russia and was when unarmed demonstrators who were led by Father Georgy Gapon were shot at by soldiers when they were marching towards the Winter Palace. -
Austria-Hungary Annexes Bosnia
Austria and Hungary wanted Bosnia to preserve balance of power in Europe, Austria Hungary annexes Bosinia which was formely under control of the Ottoman Empire. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip, a memeber of a Serbian Nationalist group called the "The Black Hand", shot and killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie while they were visting the Bosnian capital. The assassination led almost directly to start of World War I. -
Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria were killed by Serbian nationalist, and one month later Austria Hunhgary declared war on Serbian, causing the beginning of the first World War. -
Russia mobilizes army
Russia supported France when Germany declared war on France and France wanted Russia to mobilize because they were scaed of the Germans. At first Germans thought they didn't have to worry about the Russians because they knew that it would take some time for them to get a move on, but when Russia did officially enter the war it was the 'largest standing army in the world', having a grand total of 5 million soildiers. -
Germany invades Belgium
On August the 2nd Germany demanded passage through Belgium, Germany then invaded Luxembourg, the Belgium government refused Germany's demands and then Germany declared war crossing the border and attacking. -
Start of the Battle of Marne
The first battle of Marne was instigated by the French army and the British against the Germans who had invaded Belgium and northeastern France. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The Lusitania was on a route starting at New York and going to Liver pool england, Germany had engaged in submarine warfare with Great Britain and Ireland so when the saw it they torpetoed it. Germany obviously didn't realize it was a passenger ship becuase they were not supposed to fire at passenger ships, this later may have caused United States to join the war. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
The Battle of Verdun was between Germany and French armies, fought on the Western front and was one of the largest battles of World War I. -
Start of the Battle of the Somme
Fought near the Somme river in France, this battle was one of the bloodiest. It all started in the first pase, the first attack was made by the French and the British, against Germany, the first phase eneded after several truces were made. -
Zimmerman Telegraph found
The Zimmermann Telegraph was from the "German foreign Office" to Germany and Mexico that offered a alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United Stated joined the World War against Germany, this was intercepted by British intelligence on the same day. -
Russian Czar Nicholas II abdicates
Nicholas was a lowsey ruler, getting his country in pricey wars that caused horrible defeats and a decrease in food available, soon Czar Nicholas was forced out of his throne by Petrograd insurgents after they demanded socialist reforms. -
U.S enters World War I
The United States tried to stay neutral, but because of the sinking of the Lusitania and German's attempt to get Mexico to declare war on the U.S throught the Zimmerman Note caused them to finally get involved. -
Schlieffen Plan put into action
The Sclieffen Plan was an attack on France and then Russia, once the Schlieffen plan was put into action it led the British to declare war on Germany. -
Russian Civil War
Oct. 25, 1917 to Oct. 12, 1922
The Russian Civil war was between Bolshevik Red Army and the White Russians, the Bolshevike won and the Union of Sovciet Socialish Republics was created. -
October Revolution
Nov. 7 - Nov. 8, 1917
The October Revolution overthrew the czar and brought a communist part called the Bolsheviks to power. -
Fourteen Points Proposed
The fourteen point was a "statement of principles for world peace" that was used to negotioate the end of WWI. -
Russia signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty that ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
When World War I turned against the Germans, Wilhelm realized his power could no longer aid in defending against attacks. -
Armistice Signed
Between the Allies and Germany, the armistice was an agreement to stop fighting on the Western Front. -
Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that ended the war between Germany and the Allied powers. -
Stalin takes over Russia
Stalin was appointed to serve on the first Central Committe of the Bolshevik party and then three years later (1917) the Bolshevikes seived power in Russia, then the Soviet union was found (1922), Stalin was the dictator on the USSR and he ruled by terror and many died during his reign.
