World War 1

Germany Surpasses Britain

Period: 1871 to 1913

Germany surpassed Britain to become Europe’s leading industrial power.

Serbia gains Independence from Ottoman Empire

1878

Otto von Bismarck reduces Russian threat

1881

Wilhelm II, took the throne in Germany

1888

France ends treaty

1894

France took advantage of the Reinsurance Treaty’s end by forming an alliance with Russia

Russo-Japanese War

Period: 1904 to 1905

France and Russia creates the Triple Entente

1907

Hungary officially annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina

1908

Balkan Wars

Period: 1912 to 1913

Russia’s empire

1914

extended from Central Europe to the Pacific Ocean, and from the Arctic to Afghanistan.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated

1914

Bosnian terrorists attacked the motorcade of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. The assassination of Ferdinand ignited tensions in Europe.

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

Jul 28, 1914

WW1 begins

Jul 28, 1914

World War 1

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

Germany's Demands

Jul 31, 1914

Germany gave Russia 24 hours to halt its mobilization. The Germans also demanded that France pledge neutrality in the event of war between Germany and Russia

Germany Declares war on Russia

Aug 1, 1914

Germany Declares war on France

Aug 3, 1914

Japan declared War on Germany

Aug 23, 1914

Bread Riots

1917

riots started in St. Petersburg and turned into revolution that brought down the Russian Monarchy

Wilson & USA Declares War on Germany

1917

2020 pandemic the prequel

1918

influenza (flu) of 1918 killed 20 million + worldwide

Russia dips on WW1

1918

Lenin signed Treaty of Brest-Litovsk that took Russia out of the war

World War 1 Ends

Nov 11, 1918