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The Triple Alliance was formed
This was an secrete alliance formed between Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy. -
Russo-Japanese War
This was a war that was fought between Russia and Japan over competing land a rescources. -
Triple Entent Alliance formed
This was an Allience formed between Russia, England, and France. -
Austria - Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegocnia.
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The Bolsheviks emerge as a political group.
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A Serbian citizen assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
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Austria - Hungary declares war on Serbia
Exactly a month after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia -
Ottoman-Germany Alliance Formed
This was an alliance formed between Germany and the Ottoman Empire to provide help the slowly collapsing Ottoman Empire with more strength and this also gave Germany safe passage into Brittish collonies at the start of World War I. -
Schlieffen Plan put into action
The Schlieffen Plan was a plan created by Germany to attack France by going through Belguim and coming in on that border, but their plan did not work because Belgium had been given weapons by the French to be able to fight the Germans off. -
Japan declares war on Germany
Japan officially declared war on Germany -
France loses Alsace and Lorraine
France lost Alsace and Lorraine to Germany and had many casualties. -
The Battle of Marne
The First Battle of Marne was a battle between Germany and France. It resulted in a French victory. -
Lusitainia sinks
Germany sank the Lusitainia on its way to England -
Battle of Somme
A battle fought by the British and French armies against the Germans. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Battle of verdun was one of the largest battles of WW1 on the western front. It was between the French and the German armies. -
Vladimir Lenin seizes power in Russia
Vladimir Lenin takes power over Russia in 1917 after some of the revolts and upsets that were happening. -
Zimmerman Telegraph found
The Zimmerman Telegraph was a top secrete encrypted letter that was sent to Mexico by the German encouraging them to invade America from the south. Mexico wanted nothing to do with the war, but when the United States got word of this letter it was their main reason for joining the war. -
Unresricted submarine warfare commencess
The use of unrestricted submarines was mostly used by the Germans. This ment that the Germans basically owned the seas, because they were able to destroy any ship with out being detected. -
Tsar Nicholas II Abdicated
Tsar was abdicated as a direct result of the revolts that were happening in Russia. -
US declares war on Germany
The United States declared war on Germany because of the Zimmerman Telegraph, the sinking of the Lusitania, and many other reasons. -
Germany officialy unified
Germany was officially unified as a nation state. -
Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This treaty was a treaty signed by the newly formed Soviet Union and the Central Powers ending Russia's involvement in the war. -
14 points for peace
President Woodrow Wilson proposed his 14 points for peace. -
Revoluion overthrows Austria-Hungarian Emeror
Inner turmoil in Austria-Hungary caused their Emperor to be overthrown. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
Kaiser Wilhelm II renounced his controll of Germany -
The Treaty of Versailles Signed
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that marked the ending of World War I. -
Stalin takes over Russia
Stalin had tried for a long to take power and slowly climed the political ladder until the early 1920's when he finally took power over Russia. -
Germany stops reparations
Germany stopped reparations payments to france.