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Triple Alliance
In 1882, The German Empire signed an agreement with Austria-Hungary and Italy, known as the Triple Alliance. -
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
in 1898, The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was founded, led by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) -
Moroccan crises 1
The German Empire offered to help Morroco against France, who wanted to establish a protectorate in the region. -
Algeciras Conference
the Algeciras Conference, which authorised a Franco-Spanish protectorate, forced the Germans to back down. -
Triple Entente
In 1907, France, Britain and Rusia signed a mutual aid pact, the Triple Entente. -
Annexation
The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary increase tensions in the Balkans. -
Morrocan crises 2
In 1911, because of an uprising in southern Morroco, the Germans sent gunboats to the port of Agadir under the pretext of protecting German trade interest. France had Great Britains support, but ceded Kamerun (present-day Cameroon) to the Germans. -
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Balkan Wars
In 1912 and 1913. Serbia allied with Russi and emerge as the victor. AAs Serbia ws clearly becoming stronger, Austria-Hungry. fearing a general Slv uprising while under its control, looked to the Germans support. -
The assassination in Sarajevo
Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinate in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, which had been occupied by Austria-Hungary since 1908. The assasin was a Bosnian student who had links with Serbian natioalist organisations. -
The Outbreak of war
Austria-hungary, encouraged by Germany, accused Serbia of the assasination an declared war on 28 July. Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary to protect Serbia, and Germany declared war on Russia and France. -
The Expansion of the conflict
After Germany send the ultimatum to Russia and France, on the 3 of august Germany declared the war to France. -
Trench Warfare
Italy And Bulgaria enter the trench warfare in 1915 -
Battle of Verdun
The Germans launched a new offensive on the Western Front in 1916 but were stopped by the French at the Battle of Verdun. -
The fall of tsarism
On 23 of february 1917, there was a large demonstration in Petrogard, followed by a general strike and riots in the barracks. The tsar abdicated and a republic was proclaimed. -
The US joins the conflict
Finally, the US joins the conflict after the President Wilson send a war message to the Congress. -
The October Revolution
The Bolsheviks, with the support of the Soviets, had created their own armed militia, the Red Guards, and prepared for an insurrecation on 25 October of 1917. -
Constituent Assembly
In November 1917, elections were held for the Constituent Assembly, convened by the provisional government. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
In the treaty of Brest-litovsk with Germany, Russia accepted territorial losses in exchange for peace. -
An armistice
An armistice was signed on 11 of November 1918, bringing the war to an end. Germany loose and allies won. -
The organisation of peace
In January 1919, a conference was held in Paris to estabilish the terms for peace, and organised the Treaty of Versailles. -
Treaty Of Versailles
In 28 of June, the treaty of Versailles imposed the terms of peace with Germany, while other treaties were signed with Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. -
Civil War
In 1921, The Red Army won the war. The conflict had contributed significantly to the hardening of the Soviet Regime. -
The URRS
The URSS(Unión de republicas sociales sovieticas) were created.