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Franco-Prussian War
The war between France and Prussia went from 1870 to 1871, and ended with a defeat for France. The Franco-Prussian War lead to a powerful German Empire with a military to further interrput the European balance of power and desire to revenge France on the other hand. -
Accession of Wilhelm II to the German Throne
The accession of Wilhelm II to the German Throne in 1888, German forgein poilicy became much more willing to fight and attack. Otto Von Bismarck as Chancellor refused to renew the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia, which maintained the peace between Russia and Austria-Hungary, and kept France isolated. -
Russo-Japanese War
The outcome of the Russo-Japense War was a mjaor blow for the Russians who had lost the Baltic and Pacific fleet. Also, the defeat led to the Russian Revolution of 1905. The Russo-Japanese War made an end to the Russian hard work in the Far East and Tsarist government looked more into the attention to Europe. -
Moroccan Crises
The Moroccan Crisis, the Tangler Crisis(1905-1906), and the Agadir Crisis(1911) brought European powers on the edge of the war. Also, both crisis were gvien a rise by Germans with an aim to cause tensions between France and Britian. However, the Moroccan Crisis strengthended the Entente Cordiale and increased the British behavior towards Germany. -
Entente Cordiale
German militarism and buildup of naval power convinced Great Britian that Germany may establish itself as a dominant power. In 1907, Britian as well entered into an alliance with Russia that was already in alliance with France. However, because of this, it caused a Triple Entente because it became the core of the Allies for World War I. -
Bosnian Annexation Crisis
Austria-Hungary decided to append Bosnia and Herzegovina that was apart of the Ottoman Empire. However, it caused a bitterness in Serbia, while the way it was carried out humilated the Russian government that can not affford a similar humilation during the 1914 July Crisis. It damaged the relationship between Russia and Serbia on the other hand and Austria-Hungary on the other hand. -
Italo-Turkish War
The Italo-Turkish War took place from 1911-1912. The Turkish defeat revealed the weakness of the Ottoman army and disagreement between the European powers about the so-called Eastern Questions. The war between the KIngdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire was a strong and brave Balkan League. -
Balkan Wars
In 1912, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and Bulgaria formed the Balkan League, a military against the Ottoman Empire. Balkan allies stripped the Ottoman Empire of its ownings and divided the conquered territory among themselves. The Balkan Wars made Austo-Hungarian statesmen even more determined to take solid action to prevent further strengthing of Serbia. -
Gavrilo Princip assassinates Franz Ferdinand.
On June 28, 1914, then, Franz Ferdinand and Sophie were touring Sarajevo in an open car, with surprisingly little security, when Serbian nationalist Nedjelko Cabrinovic threw a bomb at their car; it rolled off the back of the vehicle and wounded an officer and some bystanders. -
War Declared
On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the tenuous peace between Europe’s great powers collapsed. Within a week, Russia, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Serbia had lined up against Austria-Hungary and Germany, and World War I had begun. -
Secret Treaty of Alliance
Germany invades Luxembourg and demands free passage from neutral Belgium.Grand Duke Nicholas, also called Nikolay Nikolayevich, becomes Russia's Supreme Commander-in-Chief. He will keep this job until September 5, 1915. Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany sign a secret treaty of alliance. -
Germany declares war on France.
On the afternoon of this day in 1914, two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army, Alfred von Schlieffen, for a two-front war against France and Russia. -
Germany invades Belgium, leading Britain to declare war on Germany
The German invasion of Belgium began on August 4, 1914. Earlier, on July 24, the Belgian government had announced that if war came it would uphold its neutrality. The Belgian Army (43,000 men) were placed on its borders. The German ultimatum to Belgium on 2nd August gave King Albert and his government the choice of fighting or being conquered. Albert took personal command of the armed forces and although outnumbered, decided to resist the German invasion that began on 4th August. -
Austria-Hungary invades Russia
Austria-Hungary invades Russia, opening the fighting on the Eastern Front -
World War I Ends
World War 1 ended at 11am on 11th November 1918 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month), when Germany signed the Armistice of Compiegne. Approximately 9 million soldiers were killed and more than 20 million soldiers were injured during the conflict
