Chpt 26 WW1 By andrewgrindle Period: Jan 1, 1880 to Dec 31, 1920 Chpt 26 Alliance, War, Troubled Peace Jan 1, 1888 William becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany Jan 1, 1905 Ruso-Japanese War begins Jan 1, 1905 First Morrocan Crisis Jan 1, 1907 UK builds first Dreadnaught Jan 1, 1911 2nd Morrocan Crisis Jan 1, 1912 Balkans was Italy v. OE Jan 1, 1913 London Confrence Jul 28, 1914 Austria declares war on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 France mobalizes against Germany Aug 4, 1914 UK declares war on Germany Jan 1, 1915 Lusitania sunk, brings US closer to Allies Jan 1, 1917 Russian Revolution Jan 1, 1918 Germany's Last offensive Nov 11, 1918 Kaiser abdicates, Ludendorff sues for peace Jan 1, 1919 Spartacus Revolts