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Peace conferences were made between this years.
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The Prussian chancelor during this years uses war to unify Germany and convert it into a "satisfied power"
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Rivalries and mutual mistrust between coumtries led to the creation of military alliances among Great Powers. (1870s)
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France lost Alsace Lorraine to Germany on the Franco Prussian war. France never got over that land loss.
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Germany is uniffied, thanks to Otto Von Bismarck's planning. (Janurary 1,1871- December 31,1871)
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Bismarck helped Germany and Austria-Hungary to form a dual alliance.
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Bismarck made a treaty to have an alliance with Russia.
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Italy joined the doble alliance made between Germany and Autria-Hungary.
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Due to the new Kaiser, Germany's treaty with Russia expired. (Janurary 1,1890 December 31.1890)
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Kaiser Wilhelm II chenged the foreign policy and also forced Bismarck to resign.
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Russia due to the expiration of the alliance with Germany, they responded by forming a military alliance with France. ( Janurary 1,1892- December 31.1894)
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Passy, a peace activist expresses his opinion about the cruelty that was beegining to rise all over the world, and how war could be its outcome. ( Janurary 1,1895- December 31.1895)
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The Ottoman Empire declines, due to the fact that the Balkans, the Turks and other groups were trying to get free from them.
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By this year many peace organizations were working.
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In Europe two camps were created, one was formed by the triple alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, while the triple Entente was formed by Great Britan, France and Russia. ( Janurary 1,1907- December 31.1907)
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Britain made an Entete with France and Russia, however the Entete did not said that Britain will fight with France and Russia but at least it said the they would not have to fight against them. ( Janurary 1,1907- December 31.1907)
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Austria annnexed Bosnia and Herzegovina as an strategie for decreasing the Serbian nationalism. ( Janurary 1,1908- December 31.1908
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All the Great Powers except Britain had large and great armies. (Janurary 1,1914- December 31.1914)
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The ARcheduke and his wife traveled to Bosnia and got killed by a Serbian, who would later make his country pay for his done.
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Because the killer of the archeduke was Serbian, Austria sent an ultimatum to Serbia demanding several things. Some of the demands of Serbia were acceped by Serbia.
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After Austria saw that Serbians were not accepting all the rems on the ultimatum, they declared war against Serbia. after Russia (ans allie of Serbia) joined the war, the Great Powers began to join the battle.
