-
Period: to
Russo-Japanese war
This war was fought over Korea and Manchuria -
Bloody Sunday
On this day many protests and strikes occured, and were violently put down by Nicholas ll. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip assassinates Ferdinand and his wife, resulting in Austria and Serbia going to war. -
Hungarian/Serbian war
After the assassination of Ferdinand serbia declared war on Hungary, starting WW1. -
Russia mobilizes army
Russia mobizes its entire army in response to the Austrian attack on Serbia. -
Schlieffen Plan initiated
The Schlieffen plan was a plan to attack both France a Russia at the same time if Germany went to war against one of them. This action forced Britain to join the war against Germany. -
Period: to
Battle of Marne
The British and the French repelled German forces who had taken Belgium. -
The sinking of the Lusitania
Without warning, may 15th, a German submarine shot the Lusitania with a torpedo, forcing the U.S. to join the conflict against the triple alliance. -
The battle of Somme
The battle of Somme was the largest battle of WW1, resulting in over 1,000,000 estimated castualties. -
Zimmerman telegraph found
President Woodrow wilson read the telegraph sent from Germany to Mexico, which stated that if the Mexicans were to aid Germany in a war against the U.S. they would receive back the territory that they lost. -
Abdictation of Nicholas ll
After the February revolution Nicholas ll was forced out of his position of pwer -
United States enters the war
After Germany sank the Lusitania and sent the Zimmerman telegram to Mexico Woodrow Wilson ended the U.S. nuetrality and entered the war. -
October revolution
The Russian revolution was mainly caused by civil unrest and loss of faith in the government because of food shortages and corruption in the higher positions of power. -
The Fourteen Points
The fourteen points was a document presented by Woodrow Wilson outlined the principles for world peace at the end of ww1. -
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This threaty was signed between the Soviet Union and the central powers, ending Russian participation in WW1. -
Abdication of Wilhelm ll
Wilhelm is the leader of Russia when Austria-Hungary went to war, and caused ww1 by moving his army. Being a very bombastic individual he often made poor choices, eventually leading to his abdication. -
Stalin leads Russia
Joseph Stalin became leader of the Russian government after Lenin died of a stroke. After Lenin died heforced his rivals out and became undisputed leader of the Soviet union. -
Invasion of Belgium
During WW2 Germany invaded Belgium, luring the Allied power to send their largest armies to that location, allowing Germany to surround the armies and force them back. -
Armistice
Germany signed an armistice with France allowing the Nazis to occupy certain areas of their area.
