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The Triple Alliance is Formed
1.) Miltary alliance was between Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary
2.) Lasted from 1882 until the start of World War I in 1914 -
The Triple Entente is Formed
1.) Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed the Triple Alliance.
2.) Both of the countriest agreed that they would support each other if attacked by France, or Russia. -
Austria-Hungary Takes Control of Bosnia
1.) The Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary announces its annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.) Austria-Hungary had administered the provinces since the Congress of Berlin in 1878 -
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
1.) Beginning the First World War
2.) Threatened by Serbian ambition in the tumultuous Balkans region of Europe, Austria-Hungary determined that the proper response to the assassinations was to prepare for a possible military invasion of Serbia -
Germany Invaded Belgium
1.) The Battle of Belgium included the first tank battle of the war, the Battle of Hannut
2.) The Allied Armies attempted to halt the German Army in Belgium -
A German U-Boat Sinks the Lusitania
1.) Lusitania quietly entered dry dock in Liverpool and was fitted for war service
2.) Walter Schwieger was captain of the U-Boat that sank the Lusitania. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand is Assassinated in Sarajevo
1.) Archduke Franze Ferdinand and his wife, Sophia Douchess were shot dead in Sarajevo
2.) Assignment of responsibility for the bombing and murders of June, 28. Led to an attack of the WWI -
The First Battle of the Somme Begins
1.) the forces involved had suffered more than 1 million casualties, making it one of the bloodiest military operations ever recorded.
2.) Bloodies war ever -
The Zimmerman Note is Discovered
1.) Zimmermann proposed a German-Mexican alliance
2.) German Foreign Minister Zimmermann sent the German Minister in Mexico an enciphered message with a proposal to be presented to the Mexican government -
The United States Declares War on Germany
1.) declaration of war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
2.) Joint Resolution Declaring That a State of War Exists Between The Government of Germany and the Government and the People of the United States
