The Road to WWI

By tom880
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    Tanzimat Reforms

  • Dreikaiserbund (Leaugue of 3 Emperors)

    Germany + Russia + Austria-Hungary
    Alliance by Bismark to isolate France diplomatically

  • Global recession, FR and UK loans suspended

  • Bulgarian nationalist revolt --> Serbian-Ottoman war

    Bulgarian horrors and pan-slavism

  • Russian-Ottoman War

  • Treaty of San Stefano then Congress of Berlin

    San Stefano : Serbia + Montenegro + Romania independent, Bulgaria is autonomous principality, Russian influence expanded
    Berlin : UK and AH opposed to Russian influence -- Bulgaria divided in 3 parts, Ottoman control partially restored

  • Formation of Triple Alliance

    Germany + Austria-Hungary against Russian agression THEN Italy joins
  • Period: to

    Reinsurance Treaty

    Germany + Russia -- secret treaty to ensure Russian neutrality

  • Entente cordiale (UK + France)

    UK stops isolationism

  • Triple Entente following Anglo-Russian convention

    Russia joins Entente Cordiale -- Triple Entente

  • Young Turk Revolution and Bulgaria's declaration of independence

  • Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Formation of Balkan League

    Serbia + Greece + Montenegro (+ Russia)

  • First Balkan War --> Albania independent

    Balkan league wins ≠ ottoman empire == Treaty of London

  • 2nd Balkan War : Bulgaria ≠ Balkan League (+ Romania)

    Bulgaria loses == Treaty of Bucharest : Bulgaria retains only small zone of Macedonia ≠ Serbia and Greece get a lot

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand

    Killed in Sarajevo, Bosnia by Serbian nationalist

  • Germany's "Blank Cheque"

    Emboldens AH to impose unacceptable terms w/; ultimatum despite risks of war

  • Ultimatum sent (clause 6 violates sovereignty)

  • Austria declares war on Serbia

  • Russia announces partial mobilization

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • Germany declares war on France

  • UK declares war on Germany