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The Guarantee of Belgium Neutrality was a document that was for France, Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britian to see Belgium as a independant and neutral country.
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The Franco-Prussian War was a war between France and Prussia. This caused a rise of military power and imperialism in Germany.
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When Prussia and germany unified they became a new empire. This new empire was ruled by King Wilhelm I.
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So the war would officially end France was obligated to sign a treaty with Germany.
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An Astro-German treaty was created that said that if Russia was to wage war on either of them they would support that country in trouble.
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Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Russia secretly renewed their alliance.
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This particular alliance really helped strenghthen Austria-Hungary because of the fact they were already allies with Russia and Germany.
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When King Wilhelm I died his son Wilhelm II took over the empire.
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German Chancellor Otto von Bismark enjoyed European leaders. This made Germany not be viewed as a threat.
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The Franco-Russian Alliance waqs a military alliance. The alliance was between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire.
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Nicholas II, the second cousin once removed of Wilhelm, wbecame Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Also during this time period Germany and Russia became enemies.
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The Entente Cordiale was an agreementment for friendship and understanding between Britain and France.
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Russia joined Britain and France's alliance (the Entente Cordiale) in fear of Germany's rising power. This lead to The Anglo-Russian Entente.
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Archduke Franx Ferdinand of Austria and his wife decide to inspect Austro-Hungarian troops in Bosnia. They'd decided to do so on a national day in Bosnia. On that same day "The Black Hand" supplied a group of students with weapons for the attempt of an assassination. Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian national student, assassinated the Archduke and his wife. They were killed immediately after their open car stopped at a corner on their way out of town.
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The assassination was blamed on the Serbian government by the Austrian government. They soon declared war upon them. Even though Serbia was allied with Rusia, Germany offered their help to Austria. Russia did mobilise and since they were allies with France, they mobilised as well.
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Germany declares war on Russia because of the resent events that were witnessed.
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When Germany declared war on France, German troops poured into Belgium as directed by the Schleiffen Plan. This was drawn up in 1905. Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, sent an ultimatum to Germany. It demanded that they would withdraw from Belgium. At this time it was neutral.
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Since Germany did not withdraw from Belgium, Britian declared war on them.
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Since Japan has had an alliance with Great Britain since 1902 they declared war on Germany through it.
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(August 26- 30, 1914) The Russian Army marched into Purssia. But because of the different railway gauge between Russia and Pursia, it was difficult for the Russians men of the army to receive supplies. During this the Germans were using their railway system to surround the Russian Second Army before anything could be told to their commander at Tannenberg. The Russians had a terrible defeat loosing thousands of men and 125,000 taken as prisoners. Even though Germany won they all so 13, 000 men.