HISTORY TIMELINE By lgrondona 1870 Germany takes over Alace Lorraine 1882 Triple Alliance 1898 The Kaiser orders the building of a new navy Period: 1900 to 1914 Arms race 1904 Entente Cordiale 1905 1st Crisis in Morocco 1906 1st Dreadnought 1907 Triple Entente 1911 2nd crisis in Morocco Period: 1914 to 1918 WWI First World War