europes military alliances in world war i 1914

WWI Timeline

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    Causes of World War I

    Web of Mutual Alliances
    -Triple Entente (Britain, France, and Russia)
    -Russia & Serbia
    -Austria-Hungary & Germany
    -Japan & Britain
    Nationalism
    Militarism
    Imperialism
    -Tensions arose over competition for colonies in Africa and Asia
    Immediate Cause (Trigger): Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
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    On this date, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Serbian insurgent group called The Black Hand. This event is ascribed to being the spark which set off the powder keg to begin World War I.

  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia

    In response to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia, demanding that they eradicate all anti-Austrian propaganda and root out Serbian. terrorist groups. When Serbia refuses, Austria-Hungary declares war.

  • Britain Declares War on Germany

  • Germany Declares War on Russia

    In response to the mobilization of Russia's military forces, Germany declares war with Russia.

  • Germany Invades Luxembourg

  • Germany invades Belgium

  • Germany Declares War on France

    Germany Declares War on France
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  • USA Declares Neutrality

    USA Declares Neutrality
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  • Austria-Hungary Declares War on Russia

  • Serbia Declares War on Germany

  • British Expeditionary Force Arrives in France

  • France Declares War on Austria-Hungary

  • Battle of Lorraine Begins

  • Japan Declares War on Germany

  • Turkey Enters on the Central Powers' Side

  • UK Begins Naval Blockade on Germany

  • An Unofficial Christmas Truce is Declared

  • Beginning of the Dardanelles Campain

  • 2nd Battle of Ypres

    2nd Battle of Ypres
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  • Battle of Gallipoli Begins

    Battle of Gallipoli Begins
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  • Lusitania sunk

    Lusitania sunk
    The sinking of the Lusitania, which resulted in the deaths of American civilians, pressures the U.S. to intervene in the world.

  • Italy Enters the War on the Allies' Side

  • Battle of Verdun Begins

    Battle of Verdun Begins
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  • Battle of Jutland

    Battle of Jutland
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  • Beginning of the Battle of the Somme

    Beginning of the Battle of the Somme
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  • 1st Airplane Raid

    1st Airplane Raid
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  • Grigori Rasputin is Assassinated

  • Zimmerman Telegram

    Zimmerman Telegram
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    Foreign Secretary of the German Empire Arthur ZImermann issues a proposal to Mexico, offering the formerly-Mexican owned U.S. southwest territory in exchange for an alliance with the Central Powers.

  • Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates

  • America Declares War on Germany

  • USA Passes Selective Service Act

    USA Passes Selective Service Act
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  • Greece Declares War on Central Powers

  • Battle of Passchendaele

  • Battle of Caporetto Begins

    Battle of Caporetto Begins
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  • Bolshevik Revolution

    Bolshevik Revolution
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    An armed insurrection led by the Bolsheviks, a communist group, leads to the eradication of the provisional government and establishment of a socialist republic in Russia.

  • Russia Signs Armistice with Germany

    Following the Bolshevik Revolution and abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the new communist Russia government signs an armistice with Germany.

  • Armistice Between Russia and the Central Powers Takes Effect

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    Spanish Flu Pandemic

  • German Launch of the Spring Offensive

  • Ottoman Empire Invades Armenia

  • The Red Baron is Shot Down

  • Beginning of the 2nd Battle of the Marne

  • Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates

  • Kaiser Charles I of Austria-Hungary Abdicates

  • Germany signs an Armistice with the Allies, Ending the Conflict

    Germany signs an Armistice with the Allies, Ending the Conflict
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  • Treaty of Versailles Signed

    Treaty of Versailles Signed
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    As a result of the signing of hte Treaty of Versailles, Germany was to be indicted of full responsiblity of causing the war; moreover, Germany was forced to give up much of its land, severely limit its military, and pay impossibly exorbitant war reparations to the Allies.