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Unifacation of Germany and Italy
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Bismark defeated France
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World War One
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In 1881 Bismarck formed an alliance with Austria-Hungary and Russia.
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Reinsurance Treaty of 1887
The Three Emperors' League ended due to rivalry between Austria-Hungary and Russia over the Balkans. Bismarck managed to make a new agreement with Russia. -
In 1888 William II became kaiser of Germany.
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Rivalries among European nations grew, armies also grew.
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Germany began enlarging its navy to rival Great Britain's.
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Great Britain launched the Dreadnought, the world's first modern battleship.
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Th war
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Germany declared war on Russia.
Convinced that France would side with Russia, and hoping to gain an advantage, Germany declared war on France two days later. -
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Civil war broke out
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Communists had won.
They tried to get Russia to renew fighting Germany, but the Communists stood by the treaty they had signed. The Allies also feared that the Communists would encourage the spread of revolution to their own countries. The Allies contributed arms, money, and even troops to the White forces. -
Communists renamed the land they ruled the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or the Soviet Union.
