1890-1914

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  • Dual Alliance

    Germanny and Austria-Hungary

  • The Triple Alliance

    The Triple Alliance, agreed in 1882 between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, lasts until 1915.
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    History

  • Italian government agrees to a commercial treaty with Germany and Austria

  • Franco-Russian alliance of 1894

  • The Franco-Italian Agreement.

  • Entente Cordiale

    1904 France and Britain agree an unprecedented Entente Cordiale

  • Russo-Japanese War

    The Russo-Japanese War, in which Russia loses.
    1904-5

  • The First Moroccan Crisis.

  • The Second Moroccan (Agadir) Crisis

  • The First Balkan War.

    1912, October 8 - May 30 1913: The First Balkan War.

  • Anglo-French Naval Agreement

  • Woodrow Wilson sworn in as US president.

  • The First Albanian Crisis

    April 30 - May 6: The First Albanian Crisis

  • The Second Balkan War.

    June 29 - July 31: The Second Balkan War.

  • The Second Albanian Crisis.

    September - October: The Second Albanian Crisis.

  • he Liman von Sanders Affair.

  • Declaration of war

    When war broke out in 1914, there was public and political support from within almost every belligerent nation. The Germans, who faced enemies to their east and west, relied on their Schlieffen plan, a strategy demanding a swift and decisive invasion of France so all forces could then be send east to defend against Russia; however, France and Russia planned invasions of their own.