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The Start of The Russo Japanese War
February 8th 1904 was the begining of the Russo Japanese war.
They fought over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. -
Kaiser Wilhelm ii abdicates
Kaiser Wilhelm stepped off the throne of Germany -
Austria-Hungary Annexes Bosnia
Austria-hungary wanted to annex Bosnia which was currently controled by the Ottoman Empire. -
Assassination of Archduke Frankz Ferdinand
On June 28th Franks Ferdiand and his wife sophie were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip -
Russia Mobalizes Army
On this Day Russia mobalized their against Germany. They mobalized their troops to support Germany -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Which sparked the beginning of WW1 -
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WW1 TIMELINE
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The Schlieffen Plan activated
The German endgame plan was put into action by going thru Belgium to get to the other European states -
Germany invades Belgium
Germany invaded Belgium and overwhelmed their forces. But the Belgium army resisted and complicated the Schlieffen Plan -
Start of the Battle of Marne
The advancement of French and British forces against The advancing Germany -
Sinking Of Lusitania
The Lusitania was sunk by a German U boat. Later they found ammunition abboard with passengers. This caused the US to get involved with WW1. -
Start of the Battle of Verdun
One of the biggest battle of WW1. It wa fought on the Western Front -
Start of the Battle of the Somme
known as the Somme offensive, the battle of Somme was the first battle between Germany and French and British soldiers -
Zimmerman note intercepted
In January the Zimmerman note was inteercepted by British special forces. The note was from germany asking Mexico for their help -
Russian Czar Nicholas the 2nd abdicates
Czar Nicholas is forced to abdicate by Petrograd insurgents. Later a provincial government takes his place -
U.S. Enters World War 1
After the sinking of the lisitania the U.S. entered WW1 to help the other European Countries. -
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Russian Civil War
a political war fought to determine russia's political future. -
October Revolution
The revolution was led by the Bolsheviks, who used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize the armed forces. -
Fourteen Points Proposed
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I -
France Loses Alsace & Loraine to Germany
France ceded Alsace & Loraine to Germany in 1871. Then france gained it back in 1917. But they lost it during WW2 -
Armstice Signed
A treaty signed to end fighting Germany and the allies -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
peace treaty at end of ww1. It ended the fighting between Germany and the allies -
Stalin takes over Russia
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Bloody Sunday
During a strike in Russia the Russian army opened fire on a crowd of 150,000 unarmed civilians
