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Austria-Hungary Takes Control of Bosnia
1.)Austria-Hungary’s annexation of Bosnia upset the balance of power in the Balkans
2.)The treaty of Berlin was put in place to bring the crisis to an end -
The Triple Alliance is Formed
1.) The triple alliance was a military alliance between Austria- Hungary, Germany, and Itally
2.)Each country promisd support in the event of an attack by another great power -
The Triple Entente is Formed
1.)The Triple Entente was an alliance formed between Russia, france and Britain.
2.) The alliance was formed after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated in Sarajevo
1.)Franz Ferdinand was the Heir to the Austrio-Hungarian throne
2.)After his death by a Serbian terrorist Austria-Hungary blamed the Serbian government for the assassination and made three requirements that if not met, would result in war -
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
1.)Austria-Hungary decided that the proper response to the assassinations was to declare a military invasion of Serbia.
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Germany Invaded Belgium
1)The neutrality of Belgium had been guaranteed by the treaty of London.
2/) The German Shleiffen plan required Germany to violate Belgium's neutrality in order to out do the French Army. -
A German U-Boat Sinks the Lusitania
1.)The British RMS Lusitania was primarily used to take people and goods across the Atlantic Ocean between the US and Great Britain
2.) The sinking of the Lusitania heightened tensions between the U.S. and Germany and helped sway American opinion in favor of joining the war -
The First Battle of the Somme Begins
1.) The reason for the battle was to attack the Germans to the north of Verdun which would requiring the Germans to move some of their men away from the Verdun battlefield thus relieving the French
2.)The battle of the Somme is the first time we see the idea of tench warfare -
The Zimmerman Note is Discovered
1.) Zimmerman proposed a Germa- Mexican alliance
2.)The telgram helped draw the US into the war -
The United States Declares War on Germany
1.)President Wilson appeared before a joint session of Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Germany in order to "make the world safe for democracy."
2.)German renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare and the German plot with Mexico prompted Wilson to declare war.
