HISTORY OF IR TIMELINE

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  • Period: to

    SECTION I: 1815-1871

    EU CONCERT
    GERMAN UNIFICATION
    ITALIAN UNIFICATION

  • THE VIENNA SETTLEMENT (The Congress of Vienna)

    Reconstruction of the balance of power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. Provide the maintenance of peace

  • THE ACT OF THE HOLLY ALLIANCE

    BY TSAR ALEXANDER (RUSSIA)
    Holly Alliance composed by:
    - RUSSIA
    - AUSTRIA
    - PRUSSIA

  • THE CUADRUPLE ALLIANCE

    AUSTRIA, RUSSIA PRUSSIA AND BRITAIN

  • CONGRESS OF AIX LA CHAPELLE

    Discussing the payments, indemnity and withdraw of the occupation army in France.

  • ARGENTINA AND CHILE´S INDEPENDENCE

  • CONGRESS OF TROPAU, SILESIA

    On the revolts in Spain, Portugal, and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

  • THE CONGRESS OF LAIBACH

    Help on the revolutions in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

  • MEXICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

    Achieved 1821

  • CONGRESS OF VERONA

    On:
    - The Greek War of Independence
    - Revolutions
    - Now Canning as British Foreign Secretary (Castlereagh before)

  • SOUTH AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

    • VENEZUELA
    • ECUADOR
    • COLOMBIA Simón Bolívar

  • MONROE DOCTRINE DECLARATION

    By US President James Monroe

  • BATTLE OF AYACUCHO

    Spanish peace treaty after

  • END OF GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

    Result: Independence fro Greece from the Ottoman Empire

  • JULY REVOLUTION IN FRANCE

    Which Sparked revolutions in Belgium, Poland and Italy

  • ITALIAN REVOLUTIONS

    In desire of a liberal government

  • CAVOUR BECOMES PRIME MINISTER OF PIEDMONT

    He made reforms in order to control revolutions, stimulate industrialization and treble the volume of trade. GOAL: unification

  • CRIMEAN WAR

    "result of Russian demands to exercise protection over the Orthodox subjects of the Ottoman sultan. Another cause was a dispute between Russia and France over the privileges of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches in Palestine. More broadly, struggles between the great powers in the Middle East led to war." (Britannia)

  • CREATION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY IN ITALY

    To support unification by Piedmont

  • PACT OF PLOMBIÈRES

    Piedmont and France ally themselves in case of a war against the Austrian Empire

  • THE MOLTKEAN REVOLUTION

    The basis on the new Prussian Army
    Opposition of the Progressive Party

  • THE WAR OF ITALIAN UNIFICATION (FRANC-AUSTRIAN WAR)

    Franco-Austrian War
    - Relinquished Lombardy

  • CONFERENCE OF VILLAFRANCA

    NAPOLEON III AND FRANCIS JOSEPH I OF AUSTRIA
    - preliminary peace ending the Franco-Piedmontese war against Austria.

  • DARWIN´S "ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES"

    Led to Darwinism, justify Imperialism of the 19th and early 20th century

  • GARIBALDI´S EXPEDITION TO THE KINGDOM OF THE TWO SICILIES

  • RUSSIAN EXPANSION IN THE CAUCASUS AND TURKESTAN

  • OCCUPATION OF THE PAPAL STATES

    By the Piedmontese forces

  • PROCLAMATION OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY

    Annexation of all the new territories
    Victor Emmanuel: Constitutional King
    Elected Italian Parlament in 1861 with a majority for Cavour

  • REJECTION OF GROSSDEUTSCHLAND

    Under Austrian presidency

  • POLISH RISING

    Supported by Bismark through Russia
    Bond between Prussia and Russia

  • THE DANISH WAR

    Schleswig and Holstain given to Prussia and Austria
    - Start of Austro-Prussian antagonism

  • THE SEVEN WEEKS WAR

    Annexation of Venetia

  • THE AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR

    Provoked by the demands of withdrawing from the Confederation by Bismark

  • THE TREATY OF PRAGUE

    Came through with
    - Prussian annexations
    - NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION under Prussian Leadership

  • INDEMMNITY BILL

    German nationalism

  • CONSTITUTION OF THE NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION

    Still with leadership of Prussia

  • THE FRANCO PRUSSIAN WAR

    Annexation of Romen, 1971 capital of Italy

  • FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR

    Goal: annexation of the Southern states of the Confederation.

  • TREATY OF FRANKFURT

    End of Franco-Prussian War
    Win of Alsaice Lorraine

  • GERMAN EMPIRE

    With William I as emperor
    Culmination of the German Unification

  • PARIS COMMUNE

    Paris resisted the war as a revolt against the consequences of the Franco-Prussian War
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    SECTION II: 1871-1918

  • THE DREIKAISERBUND

    INFORMAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GERMAN EMPIRE, RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA

  • ALFONSO XII KING OF SPAIN

  • REBELLION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

    • REVOLTS IN BULGARIA

  • SERBO-TURKISH WAR

    Serbia and Montenegro against the Ottoman Empire

  • THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR

    In April Russian troops invaded Ottoman territory in the Balkans

  • TREATY OF SAN STEFANO

    Peace treay with the Ottoman empire on the Balkans situation
    - Austria protectorate over Bosnia-Herzegovinia
    - A large Bulgarian states was created under Russian control (overreach from Russia which alarmed Austria and Britain)

  • CONGRESS OF BERLIN

    On progress on the Treaty of San Stefano
    left: dissatisfaction of the Balkans states
    humiliation of the Ottoman Empire
    Anger of Russia for being forced to back down over Bulgaria

  • THE DUAL ALLIANCE

    Bismarck with Russia To block links between France and Austria

  • THE DREIKAISERBUND

    AUSTRIA
    RUSSIA
    GERMAN EMPIRE

  • THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE

    ITALY
    AUSTRIA
    GERMAN EMPIRE

  • BRITAIN OCCUPIES EGYPT

    Defeat nationalist upriising

  • THE BERLIN CONFERENCE

    • Recognition of Independent States of the Congo
    • Agreement on the doctrine of effective occupation

  • BULGARIAN CRISIS OF 1885

    Bulgarian Rebellion against Russia

  • 1st MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT

    Mantain status quo in the Mediterranean
    ITALY
    AUSTRIA
    GERMAN EMPIRE
    BRITAIN

  • RENEWAL OF THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE

    More German support for Italy

  • 2nd MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT

    Against distrust from Russia towards Austria

  • EMPEROR WILLIAM II

    Succedes the throne

  • SINO-JAPANESE WAR

    Japan - China over Korea

  • THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE

    In fear of isolation

  • TREATY OF SHIMONOSEKI

    Korea becomes independent, Britain was not consulted on this treaty

  • THE KRUGER TELEGRAMME

    Affected Anglo-German relationships

  • SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

    Ended the colonial rule in the Americas by Spain

  • FASHODA CRISIS

    Anglo-French antagonism

  • ANGLO-BOER WAR

    • British military weakness exposed
    • Anti british feeling in Europe

  • ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

    • Recognition of Independence of China and Korea -Neutralityt

  • FRANCO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT

    On the detachtment of Italy from the Ttriple Alliance

  • ENTENTE CORDIALE

    On anglo-french relation

  • RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

    Over China

  • FIRST MOROCCAN CRISIS

  • ALGECIRAS CONFERENCE

  • ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT

  • BOSNIAN ANNEXATION CRISIS

    • Revival of Russian interest
    • South slav nationalism
    • Young Turk Movement: nationalist revival

  • ANNEXATION OF BOSNIA BY AUSTRIA

    • Serbia backed by Russia
    - Austria was assured of German support

  • SECOND MOROCCAN CRISIS

    Creation of a French Protectorate

  • LIBYAN WAR

    Consequence of the Moroccan Crises

  • FIRST BALKAN WAR

    STATE OF ALBANIA WAS CREATED due to Austrian Pressure to block Serbia´s access to the sea

  • ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL ARRANGEMENTS

  • THE BALKAN LEAGUE

    SERBIA, BULGARIA, GREECE AND MONTENEGRO TO PARTITION MACEDONIA
    RUSSIA WAS TO DEFEND SERBIA

  • THE THIRD BALKAN WAR

    Serbia toegether with Greece and Rumania went to war with Bulgaria over the division of the spoils

  • ASSASSINATION OF FRANZ FERDINAND

    FANATIC OF THE BLACK HAND RADICAL GROUP KILLED THE HEIR TO THE HABSBURG THRONE, in the peak of Austro-Serb antagonism

  • AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA

    Backed by Germany
    "Serbia must be eliminated as a power in the Balkans"

  • TURKEY BECOMES ALLY OF CENTRAL POWERS

  • GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON FRANCE

  • ITALY PROCLAIMS NEUTRALITY

    As Austria violated the terms of the Triple Alliance

  • BRITAIN DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY

  • AUSTRO-GERMAN FORCES OVERRUN SERBIA

  • GALLIPOLI EXPEDITION

    Open the straits to Russia

  • BATTLE OF VERDUN

    Germany - France

  • ARAB REVOLT

  • UNITED STATES JOINS WAR

    Due to revelations of German attempts to involve Mexico in an invasion of the USA

  • WOODROW WILSON´S 14 POINTS

    Ideological crusade of War

  • RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

  • WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIA FROM THE WAR

    As Eastern Front Collapsed

  • LUDENDROFF OFFENSIVES

  • BULGARIA SURRENDERS

  • GERMAN ARMISTICE IN MARSHAL FOCH´S RAILWAY

  • TREATY OF BREST-LITOVSK

    Lenin bid for peace

  • REVOLUTION FROM ABOVE IN GERMANE EMPIRE

    William II was to abdicate

  • GERMAN REPUBLIC

  • NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN WEIMAR

  • PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE

  • TREATY OF VERSAILLES

  • TREATY OF SAINT GERMAIN

  • TREATY OF NEUILLY

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    1919-1945 FAILURE OF COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND WWII

  • TREATY OF TRIANON

  • TREATIE OF SÈVRES

  • CREATION OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS

    To ensure that a war never broke out again

  • "CORDON SANITAIRE"

  • TREATY OF RIGA

  • MUSSOLONI AS PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY

  • USSR IS CREATED

  • TREATY OF LAUSANNE

  • OCCUPATION OF THE RUHR

    To ensure German reparations payments

  • THE DAWES PLAN

    Allied comitte between German Chancelloru and American General Dawes

  • GENEVA PROTOCOL

    Strengthen the machinery of league of Nations

  • LOCARNO TREATIES

    Guarantees f borders between Germany and France and Belgium by Britain, Italy, France, BELGIUM AND gERMANY

  • KELLOG-BRIAND PACT

    USA-FRANCE

  • YOUNG COMITTEE

    Conciliation with germany

  • THE GREAT DEPRESSION

    World Economy

  • END OF WEIMAR REPUBLIC

  • JAPANESE INVASION OF MANCHURIA

  • GERMAN PRESIDENTAIL ELECTION: HITLER ELECTED

  • GERMAN-POLISH PACT

  • ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL AGREEMENT

  • THE ABYSSIAN WAR

    Italy´s ambitions (Mussoloni)

  • MILITARY OCCUPATION OF RHINELAND

    By Hitler

  • ADISS ASABA OCCUPIED BY ITALY

  • HITLER RENOUNCES THE GERMAN SIGNATURE OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES

  • DISMEMBERMENT OF POLAND (BLITZKRIEG)

  • GERMAN-SOVIET NONAGGRESSION PACT

  • RUSSIAN INVASION OF FINLAND

  • GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY

  • INVASION OF NORMAY

    Through Denmark invasion

  • DENMARK INVADED BY GERMANY

  • GERMAN U-BOATS SINK BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

  • CHURCHILL´S COALITION GOVERNMENT AFTER CHAMBERLAIN

  • ITALY DECLARES WAR ON FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN

  • GERMANS ENTER PARIS

  • BATTLE OF DUNKIRK

    Defense evacuation of British an Allied Forces

  • ARMSTICE IN FRANCE DIVIDED IN TWO ZONES

  • OPERATION BARBAROSSA

    Now Germany against the USSR

  • PEARL HARBOR

  • WANNSEE CONFERENCE

    DESTROY ALL JEWS IN EUROPE

  • EL ALAMEIN

    Us Victory

  • STALINGRAD

    German Surrender

  • INVASION OF ITALY

    Axis forces

  • TEHERAN CONFERENCE

    ALLIED ADVANCE IN THE BALKANS BY CHURCHILL

  • D-DAY

    US-BRITISH WIN OVER GERMANY IN THEIR SOIL (NORMANDY)

  • USSR REACHES POLAND

  • YALTA CONFERENCE

  • RUSSIAN TROOPS ENTER GERMANY

  • ALLIED TROOPS CROSS THE RHINE

  • POTSDAM CONFERENCE

    • COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE BIG FIVE
    • DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY WITHOUT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
    • TRANSFER PART OF EAST PRUSSIA TO THE USSR

  • JAPAN SURRENDERS

  • HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI BOMBINGS

  • Period: to

    1945-1989 POST WAR EUROPE AND THE COLD WAR

  • HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE

  • UNITED NATIONS

    Preceded by League of Nations

  • GERMANY SURRENDERS

  • PEACE CONFERENCE OF PARIS

  • BITRAIN WITHDRAWAL FROM GREECE

  • MARSHALL PLAN

  • TRUMAN DOCTRINE

    US leadership in mantianing peace

  • ORGANISATION OF EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION IS CREATED

  • THE BERLIN AIRLIFT

  • COMMUNISM DEFEATED IN GREECE AND TURKEY

  • PARTITION OF GERMANY

  • NATO IS CREATED

  • BERLIN BLOCKADE LIFTED

  • THE KOREAN WAR

  • EISENHOWER

  • GREECE AND TURKEY ENTER NATO

  • US HYDROGEN BOMB TESTED

  • DEATH OF STALIN

  • SOVIET HYDROGEN BOMB TESTED

  • GERMAN REARMAMENT

  • THE WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION

  • PEOPLE´S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

    Mao Zedong

  • WARSAW PACT

    USSR AND EUROPE

  • WEST GERMANY ENTERS NATO

  • AUSTRIA IS RESTORED

  • SUMMIT CONFERENCE IN GENEVA

    East and West turning point

  • SOVIETS CRUSH HUNGARIAN RISING

  • SPUTNIK 1

  • PIONER 1 USA

  • PARIS SUMMIT CONFERENCE

  • U2 INCIDENT

  • BAY OF PIGS INVASION

  • USSR FIRST MAN IN SPACE

  • FIRST US MAN IN SPACE

  • BERLIN WALL

  • CUBAN MISSILE CRISES

  • NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY

  • SOVIET TROOPS INAVDE CZECHOSLOVAKIA

  • SOVIET TANKS INVADE CZECHOSLOVAKIA OVER PARGUE SPRING

  • FIRST MAN ON THE MUN (US)

  • SALT I AGREEMENT

  • SALT II

  • HELSINKI AGREEMENT

  • USSR INVADED AFGHANISTAN

  • USA BOYCOTTS THE MOSCOW OLYMPICS

  • RONALD REAGEN US PRESIDENT

  • USSR BOYCTOS LA OLYMPICS

  • GORBACHEV USSR LEADER

  • LAST SOVIET TROOPS LEAVE AFGHANISTAN

  • BERLIN WALL COMES DOWN- END OF THE COLD WAR

  • USSR BREAKS UP INTO INDEPENDENT REPUBLICS