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Germany offically unified
politically and administratively integrated the nation -
Tripple Alliance
The alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. -
Russo-Japenese War
Military conflict where Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in for east. Becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat European Power. -
Vladimir Lenin seizes power in Russia
Lenin took over Russia in 1905 and set the stge for the Russian Revolution and helped make them stronger but also killed many of his people. -
Tripple Entente alliance formed
An Alliance between France Britain, and Russia -
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia
This desicion was made to balance the power in Europe -
Germany attacking France
France plans on Britain joining the war once Germany gets close. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
This caused Serbia to join the war -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Declared war because the assassination of the arch duke, this caused the war to grow -
Ottoman-Germany alliance formed
The alliance was between the German empire and the Otooman empire, this was used to strenghten the Ottoman military -
France loses Alsce and Lorraine to Germany
Starting taking over land and Franced losed a lot of land to Germany -
Japan declares war on Germany
This set the stage for the dark future for countries and war -
Battle of Marne
This set the stage for four years of trench warfare -
Lusitania sinks
The first time anyone saw submarines during the war, changed the whole way of the war -
Unrestricted submarine warfare commences
A German U Boat sinks the Lucitania, that was carrying weapony across the seas but also had american passengers on board. This made the U.S mad and gave them a new perspective on how to look at the war and if they should join. -
Battle of Somme
The largest battle of World WAR 1 -
Battle of Verdum
Germans made important gains through this battle -
Tsar Nicholas II abdicates
Replaced by provisional gov.. Him and his family were gunned down. -
Zimmerman Telegraph found
The Unted States intercepted a message from Germany to Mexico wanteing to make an allience and team up against the US and attack. We then entered the war. -
US Declares war on Germany
Wilson Declares war on Germany after the Zimmerman message ad the sinking of the Luctania and many other reaspns. -
Bolsheviks emerge as a political group
The world's first marxist state -
Fourteen points purposed
A statement of world peace, people saw how bad war was getting and something needed to be done. -
Ended their participation in WWI.
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Kaiser Wilhem ii abdicates
A lot of public critism is formed during this time -
Treaty of Versailles signed
Ended war between germany and allied countries. -
Stalin takes over Russia
He ruled by terror. After loennin died he out manuvered his rivals and won, controlling comm. party and becoming dictator. -
Germany stops reperation payments to France
This put restrictions on military payments