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1.) Miltary alliance was between Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary
2.) Lasted from 1882 until the start of World War I in 1914 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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. -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
