World War I/ Russian War Timeline

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  • Russo-Japanese War

    Fought between Russia and Japan bcause Russia wanted a warm water port.

  • Bloody Sunday (Russian Revolution)

    Massacre of St. Petersburg in Russia of peaceful demonstrators.

  • Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia

    Austria becomes one with Bosnia without their agreement.

  • Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The Archduke is killed in a Serbian colony and this causes tension.

  • Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia

    After the Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinant by a Serbian man was is waged.

  • Russia Mobilizes army

    Russia mobilized over 5000 troops to Germany.

  • France loses Alsace and Lorraine to Germany

  • Germany Invades Belgium

    Belgium refused German document and Germany declared war.

  • Schlieffen Plan put into action

    A plan to attack France but caused Britan to declare war on Germany

  • Start of Battle of Marne

    France and Britan fight to advance on Germany and succeed.

  • Sinking of Lucitania

    A passenger ship from the US going to England that was sank by a German sub.

  • Start of Battle of Verdun

    One of the largest battle in the world war between Germany and France with no clear winner.

  • Start of the Battle of the Somme

    British and French armies against German armies with about 57,000 casualties for the british army and is known as one of the bloodiest wars in history.

  • Zimmerman Telegraph dound

    The British sent us a letter they 'intercepted' from Germany to Mexico that said if Mexico helped they would give back land. People still debate the existance of this telegraph.

  • Russian Czar Nicholas II abdicates

    The Czar of Russia realized that the empire is falling and he is in a bad spot so he decides to step down oon his own before he is forced to do so.

  • U.S. Enters WWI

    After the lucitania was sunken the US decided to join to take down Germany,

  • Russian Civil War (Start)

    A war within Russia that changes them forever.

  • October Revolution

    A group of people invade Govt. and mave Vladimir Linen their head.

  • Fourteen Points proposed

    Fourteen points were 14 things that Woodrow believed would help the condition of Europe and was later left alone.

  • Russia signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

    Ended Russias particiation in the war.

  • Armistance Signed

    Germany agrees to stop fighting.

  • Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates

    Many people saw him as an unfut leader for war times and urged him to abdicate but he refused until it got violent.

  • Treaty of Versailles signed

    Allied powers force Germany to hand over Versaille

  • Stalin takes over Russia

    Stalin takes Russia after Vladimir died and he is known for his murders.

  • Russian Civil War (End)

    Russia becomes the Societ Union due to this and is forver changed.