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Otto Von Bismark used war to unify Germany.
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In the franco-prussian war, France lost alsace-lorraine to Germany.
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Among the great powers some mistrust and rivalries led to the creation of some military alliances.
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Otto Von Bismarck declared Germany as a satisfied power.
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A dual alliance is formed between Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Germany made a treaty with Russia.
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Italy joined the dual alliance to form the triple alliance.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II becomes ruler of Germany
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Germany's foreign policy dramstically changes as Wilhelm II breaks the treay with Russia.
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Wilhelm II forces bismarck to resign, he wanted to be the only one who had control over Germany.
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Russia formed an alliance with France,
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The alliance between Russia and France becomes oficial.
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Frédéric Passy expressed his concern about war probably coming and an unstable peace.
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The triple entente forms between Great Britain, Russia and France.
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Two rival groups existed in europe: the triple alliance and the triple entente.
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Austria took over Bosnia and Herzegovina
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All the great powers in Europe except Great Britain had created a large standing army.
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Austrio.hungarian archudke franz ferdinand is shot with his wife in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo while they were visiting the city.
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Austria presented Serbia an ultimatum with some demands they had to agree on, because of Ferdinad's death.
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Asutria rejected Serbia's offer of arranging some demands by an international conference, and declared war.
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Russia, an ally from Serbia, took action by ordering the mobilization of troops towards the Austrian border
