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The Central Powers/Triple Alliance is born
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The Beginning of The Anglo-German Arms Race
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Kaiser's Visit to Morocco
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The Triple Entente is Born
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The First Balkan Crisis
Austria took over Bosnia and Herzegovnia. Russia and Serbia protested until Germany made it clear that it supported Austria, so the opposing countries backed down -
France Retries to take over Morocco
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The Spark
The Murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Bosnia, Sarajevo by a teenage terrorist group called the Black Hand. -
Austria's Ultimatum
Austria blamed Serbia for the death of Franz Ferdinand and sent it an Ultimatum -
Austria Declares War
Austria declares war on Serbia and shelled it's capital -
Russia Gets Involved
The Russian army got ready to help Serbia defend itself against the Austrian attack -
Germany Gets Involved
After Germany warned Russia not to help the Serbs and they did it anyway, Germany declared was on Russia. It also began to move it's army towards France and Belgium -
France Gets Involved
Germany declares war on France and invaded Belgium. The French army had already been put on a war footing the day before. -
Britain Gets Involved
With the Germans still in Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany, after orders for Germany to withdraw from Belgium -
Austria Declares War...Again
Austria declares war on Russia -
The War Ends
Germany Forfeits