The causes and Consequences of WWI

By Chloe Torres

  • 1870, barbed wire invented

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    The causes and Consequences of WWI

  • 1871, Germany becomes a unified nation

  • 1871, Germany became the strongest

  • 1871, France is defeated and loses status

  • 1878, Russia formed close ties with Serbia

    became its protector

  • 1881, Three Emperors Alliance formed

    Russia and Austria-Hungary

  • 1888, Wilhelm II took the throne

  • 1890, Otto von Bismark lead German affairs

  • 1894, France and Russia form alliance

  • 1899,Bernhard von Bulow

    “To stand dreamily to one side while other people split up the pie, we cannot and we will not do that,”...“If the English speak of a ‘Greater Britain;’ if the French speak of a ‘Nouvelle [New] France;’ if the Russians open up Asia; then we, too, have the right to a greater Germany.”
  • 1904, Russian Trans-Siberian railroads completed.

    1904, Russian Trans-Siberian railroads completed.

  • Russia and Japan went to war over Manchuria and Korea

  • US threatened to take control of Latin American nations that couldn't manage their affairs.

    lasted till 1916

  • 1905, war ended

    went poorly for Russia, US, German, and British support forced a settlement.
  • 1904-1905 Russia defeated in Russo-Japanese war

    1904-1905 Russia defeated in Russo-Japanese war

    went on to focus on European affairs
  • 1907, Triple Entente formed

    1907, Triple Entente formed

    Germany, France, and Russia

  • 1908, Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina

  • 1910, Manchuria became a Japanese colony.

  • 1912-1913, two short wars in Balkan

    Russia supported Serbia
  • 1912, Christian Armenia people were increasingly oppressed

    1912, Christian Armenia people were increasingly oppressed

  • 1871-1913, Germany surpasses Britain

    1871-1913, Germany surpasses Britain

    becomes Europe's leading industrial power.

  • 1914-1917, Western front moved 3 miles in any direction, per year

  • 1914 Russia's empire went from Central Europe to the Pacific Ocean

  • 1914, murder of heir to Austro-Hungarian throne

    1914, murder of heir to Austro-Hungarian throne

    led by act of Serbian nationalism

  • August 4 Germany attacked Belgium

  • August 23, Japan declared war on Germany

    August 23, Japan declared war on Germany

  • august, France wanted Russia to invade Germany

    august, France wanted Russia to invade Germany

  • 1914, Austria declared war on Serbia

  • 1915, Bulgaria joins the Central Powers

  • Feb-Mar 1915, 50,000 lives lost for 500 yards of ground

  • 1915, Germany began using poison gas

  • 1915-1916 Austrians begin conquering Serbia and Romania

  • 1915, revolt sparked by orders to disarm Armenian components of the Ottoman Army

  • 1916, Germany tried breaking the stalemate

  • 1916, end of rebellion

  • 1916-1917, food and clothes became scarce causing riots

    1916-1917, food and clothes became scarce causing riots

  • 1916, men ages 18-41 had to go to war in Britain

    1916, men ages 18-41 had to go to war in Britain

  • 1916, Turks defeated British troop from India

  • 1917, Russia's government collapses

  • 1914-1917, Western front was a brutal killing field

    1914-1917, Western front was a brutal killing field

  • 1917, began dropping bombs on targets (civilians and military)

  • 1917 French army lost 130,00 men in 10 days

  • December 1917, British captured Jerusalem

  • 1917, peace movements existed in every great power

  • 1918, Wilfred Owen killed in action, at 25 years old

    he was a British poet and lieutenant and wrote poems about the war

  • 1918, German east African troops forced forced to surrender

  • End of WWI