History By Florencia Adúriz 1870 Germany takes over Alsace Lorraine France loses Alsace Lorraine to Germany 1882 Triple Alliance 1898 The Kaiser orders the building of a new navy Period: 1900 to 1914 Arms Race 1904 Entente Cordiale 1905 1st Moroccan crisis 1906 1st Dreadnought 1906 Conference of Algeciras 1907 Triple Entente 1908 Austria Hungary takes over Bosnia 1908 Germany's 1st Dreadnought 1911 2nd Moroccan Crisis 1911 Conference of Agadir Period: 1912 to 1913 Balkan Wars 1914 Murder of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia Period: 1914 to 1918 1st World War