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The abolishment of the Austrian-Hungarian Emperor weakened the status of the enemy movements in terms of support and also weakened the Austrian Empire.
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The unification of Germany in 1871 led to the slow rise of what we would see as a superpower in the early 20th century.
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The Triple Alliance was a secret alliance formed by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy on May 20, 1882
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The Russo-Japanese War ended on September 5, 1905. Russo-Japenese war sought battle over maritime trade and also saw the time in which enemies from this war would team up to battle againsts the Central Powers of the Great War.
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The Triple Entente was the understanding linking the Russian Empire, the French Third Republic, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente on 31 August 1907.
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The annexation of Bosnia was seen as an aggressive and threatening move, enraging Serbia and countries all throughout Europe.
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Bolsheviks ultimately became the Communist Part of the Societ Union.
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Main catalist to start WWl.
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Effectiveky started WWl.
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This was a big problem for the allies, in which two superpowers joined forced to take everyone else on.
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Invasion of France and Belgium.
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France losing Alsace & Lorraine meant that their one mission was to attempt to charge at the enemy in order to gain back territory.
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Impacted naval battle and maritime trade. Beneficial towards the allies.
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The battle ended on August 30, 1914. Resulted in the deaths of all of Russia's second army and the suicide of Commanding General Alex Samsonov.
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The battle ended on September 12, 1914. First battle of the war.
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Russians running out of ammunition not only gave advantage to central forces but also demonstrated how many soldiers the Russians had to kill.
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The Battle of Gallipoli ended on January 9, 1916. Battle of Gallipoli was regarded as the best Ottoman victory in the war. A last ditch effort from a crumpling Ottoman Empire.
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The sinking of RMS Lusitania made superpowers more upset with Germany and influenced the entrance of the United States into the war as the RMS Lusitania was not a battle ship.
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The battle of Verdun ended on December 18, 1916. Longest single battle in the war.
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The Battle of Jutland ended on June 1, 1916. Largest naval battle in the war.
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The Battle of Somme ended on November 18, 1916. One of the most brutal battles, having took over 1 million casualties.
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Lenin's seize of power ultimately leads to Russia becoming a communist state.
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Unrestricted submarine warfare symbolized the beginning of modern warfare and the evolution of Naval Warfare.
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The Zimmerman Telegraph was a telegraph intercepted by the British, asking to forge an Mexican-German alliance.
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Nicholas II abdicated following the February Revolution of 1917 during which he and his family were imprisoned on multiple accounts.
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America's declaration of war in 1917 was not only advantageous towards the allies but marked the era in which America would be known as the "international police".
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The Battle of Passchendaele ended on November 10, 1917. Battle of Passchendale was also known as the Battle of Mud, infamous for the mud and rainy environment.
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Balfour declaration was a letter from Britain sent to Baron Rothschild, supporting the Jewish and Zion movement.
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The October Revolution ended a day later, on November 8, 1917.
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The influenza Epidemic lasted until 1919. The Influenza pandemic killed more people than the Great War and with attempting to recover from the pandemic and the war, economies suffered severely.
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The fourteen points were principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
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The signing of the Treat of Brest-Litovsk marked the end of Russian participation during the Great War.
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The armistice signed marked the end of the First World War.
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Kaiser Wilhelm ll abdication represented the end of the monarchy in Germany and paved the way for the first president of Germany, Friedrich Ebert.
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The violation of the Versailles meant peace could not be kept for long, and was later a reason for Nazii Germany to get dull support and start WWll.
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The Treaty of Versailles was the first unfair treaty in history, placing all the blame on Germany and giving Germany many taxes and debts on top of whats already been dealt with during the war.
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The Treaty of Saint-Germain was the treaty signed by allied and central powers in order to insure peace throughout all nations.
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The New Economic Policy in Russia introduced a more capitalist stats in Russia which was deemed needed after the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1922.
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Stalin taking over Russia signified an important era in Soviet history. The introduction of Stalin met the introduction of mass genocides and the Soviet Red Army in World War ll.
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Trotsky fled to Russia in fear of being executed by Stalin. Stalin had Trotsky erased front all photos and attempted to leave no trace of Trotsky.
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Germany halting the reparations payments to France signifies the true end of the war as thats when they could begin to get their economy back on track and when their last payment was due.