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1815
1815 - Vienna Congress: Germany and Italy get divided, Great Britain are up one step ahead to being the first power -
1870
France-Prussian War, Germany is victorious -
1871
Germany vs Russia, Germany is victorious, takes control of Alsace Lorraine -
1879
Alliance system Starts from Germany because of the threat of France -
1882
The triple alliance form Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary -
1894
Russia and France form a alliance -
1904
France and Great Britain form an alliance, England expands its territory
-Moroccan crisis
-Russian Japanese War, Japan claims victory
-Morocco has been given to France by Great Britain Morocco wants its independence
-Germany infiltrates and supports Morocco’s independence -
1905
Schlieffen Plan -
1907
Triple Entente forms Union of France, Russia, and Great Britain -
1908
Serbia declare war against Austria-Hungary, Russia protect Serbia and Germany protect
Austria-Hungary.
-Russia retires from the war. -
1911
Morocco's second crisis, Germany protests for Morocco's status
-France gives part of "El Congo" to Germany -
1912
First Balkan war, Turks vs the states of the Balkans
-Turks held possession of the Balkans -
1913
The Balkan states after attacking Turks and claiming victory against them, they start to
Fight each other.
Especially Bulgaria and Serbia -
1914
June 28- Archduke Franz Ferdinand heir to the throne of the Austria-Hungarian Empire,
and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo
Start of the war:
July 28-Emperor of Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
July 31-as an ally of Serbia, Russia announces full
mobilization of her armed forces
August 1-Germany mobilizes her armed forces and declares war on Russia
August 1-France authorized mobilization of her armed force -
1914
August 2-Germany occupied Luxemburg as a preliminary implementation of the Schlieffen Plan August 3-Germany declares war on France August 4-Germany declares war on neutral Belgium and invades, designed to defeat France quickly. -As a result of its invasion, Great Britain declares war on Germany.