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France loses Alsace and Lorraine to Germany
France lost Alsace and Lorraine to Germany in the Franco-Prussian war. -
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Russo-Japanese War
Russia wanted to dominate korea and Manchuria, but Japan was not going to allow them to take it. Japan ends up winning the war. -
Bloody Sunday
The slaughter of people in St Petersburg, Russia. People were shot at as the soldiers marched. -
Austria-Hungary Annexes Bosnia
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia, a province in the Balkan region. They had wanted Bosnia for a while now. -
Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The heir to the Hungarian Empire was assasinated by a member of the Black Hand. His name was Gavrilo Princip. -
Austria-Hungary Decares War on Serbia
After the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Hungarian empire. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. -
Russia Moblizes Army
This was a main cause of WWI. When Russia heard that Germany declared war on France, Germany got ready for war. -
Germany Invades Belgium
Germans sent a message to Belgium saying that they needed to grant free passage and it was refused. Because of this, Germany invaded. -
Schlieffen Plan put into action
This was a plan to attack France. Troops were mobilized near the German border. This plan led to Britian declaring war on Germany. -
Start of the Battle of Marne
A battle between France and Germany. The Germans were going to attack Paris. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
A huge German attack on France. They were trying to get a piece of land. -
Start of the Battle of Somme
First world war fought by the British and the French against the German Empire. -
Fourteen points proposed
The Fourteen Points was put into place by Woodrow Wilson. This was a blueprint for peace. This was put into place after WWI. -
Zimmerman Telegram Found
A message sent from the Germans to the Mexicans. This message asked Mexico if they wanted to form an alliance with Germany. -
Russian Czar Nicholas II Abdicates
He is forced to abdicate and in his place, a government was installed. -
U.S Enters World war I
The U.S enters the world after the sinking of the Luisitania. They were ready to go to war after that. -
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Russian Civil War
This war tore Russia apart. There was all different kinds of groups among Russia. -
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October Revolution
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Russia Signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
A city in Belarus. Russia signs a treaty with the central powers that ended their participation with WWI. -
Armistice Signed
World War I ends. They all sign a treaty to end the war. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II Abdicates
He was a very brash military leader and people didn't want him anymore. He was forced to abdicate. -
Treaty of Versailles signed
It was a peace treaty put into place after WWI. it ended the tension between Germany and the allied powers. -
Stalin takes over Russia
He took over after Lenin died. Stalin kept rising in power and then eventually takes over Russia.
