Events leading up to world war 1 By Rayneesha Meadows Jan 1, 1862 Otto Von Bismarck came up with the decision to create the German Empire The German Empire was made up of smaller German states. Jan 1, 1870 France almost immediately following its defeat by Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War Jan 1, 1871 French wanted revenge on Germany Jan 1, 1905 a decade of civil strife and a battering at the hands of the Japanese military Jan 1, 1905 Serbia - had been struggling to hold back full-scale revolution ever since the Japanese military disaster May 27, 1905 Russian War With Japan: Shock Japanese Victory Jan 1, 1912 Reichstag elections had resulted in the election of no fewer than 110 socialist deputies Jan 1, 1912 The intervention of the larger European powers brought about an end to this the First Balkan War Jan 1, 1912 The Balkans: Italy Versus Turkey Aug 10, 1913 Beaten and having surrendered Bulgaria also lost Adrianople back to Turkey.
