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Franco-Prussian War
This war led to the creation of a powerful german empire and resentment on both sides -
Accession of Wilhelm II to the German Throne
He refused to renew the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia that held the fragile peace between Russia and Austria-Hungary and kept France isolated. -
Russo-Japanese War
The outcome of the war against the Japanese was a major blow for the Russians which they lost almost ENTIRE Baltic and Pacific fleet. -
Entente Cordiale
In order to create a counterweight to the German Empire, the British decided to form an alliance with France that came to be known as... Entente Cordiale -
Moroccan Crises
Both crises were provoked by the Germans with an aim to cause tensions between France and Britain that just foremed an allience -
Bosnian Annexation Crisis
In 1908, Austria-Hungary decided to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina that was formally an integral part of the.... Deadly Ottoman Empire -
Italo-Turkish War
The war between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire was also a strong incentive for the Balkan League which would capture the Balkan peninsula -
Balkan Wars
In 1912, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and Bulgaria formed the Balkan League, (a military alliance) against the Ottoman Empire -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
On June 28, 1914, a group of conspirators from the revolutionary movement called Mlada Bosna carried out the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian heir presumptive, Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and his wife) : - ( -
July Ultimatum
Vienna, however, intentionally imposed impossible demands to Serbia in order to be able to declare war on its neighbor for ‘orchestrating’ the assassination of.... Archduke Franz Ferdinand
I have a question, why did they even kill him? -
works cited
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