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1882 Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria Hungary & Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy agreed to support eachother if their rival countries France or Russia attacked. France was afraid by this alliance. Britain was touched upon the fact that the German Navy would grow in population, In 1904 Britain& France signed the Entente Cordiale which was an informal alliance between the countries. The purpose of this alliance was to urge cooperation against the threat of Germany -
Germany Joins Russia in an Alliance
A secret agreement between Germany and Russia was put together by the chancellor Otto von Bismark. The treaty supplied that each country would reamain nuetral if the other became involved in a war with the third greatest power. Germany paid for the Russian freindship by agreeing to the sphere of influence in Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia and agreeing that Russia will keep their portion of the Black Sea in their savings. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II Changes Foreign Policy, Forced Bismarck to Resign
A major political move for Wilhelm II was his decision to force out Bismarck to resign. Wilhelm chose his advisors; the men who were more willing to follow his lead. -
Wilhelm II Allows Alliance With Russia To Expire
Russia forms a defensive military alliance with France. If Germany were to start with Russia or France, Germany would be enimies to both countries. Germany would essentially have to fight a 2-front war. -
Britain Formed Entente Alliance With France
Britain and France signed an agreement called the Entente Cordiale. This agreement resolving long arguements in North Africa and find an understanding between the 2 countries -
Britain Made Another Entente With France and Russia, Forming The Triple Entente
The countries within each of these groups promised to help each other if they were attacked. Each country had plenty of weapoons.They all had reasons not to trust eachother before the agreement. -
Ferdinand and Sophie Visit Sarajevo and Are Assassinated by Gavrilo Princip
The Austro-Hungarioan throne was shot dead in Sarajevo. A group of 6 Bosnian serb Assasins who were led by Danilo Illic. There objective in killing the throne and is wife was to break off Austria-Hungarys south- Slav provinces so that they would become apart of Yugoslavia. -
Austria Declared War on Bosnia. Russia Also Ordered Mobilization Toward the Austrian Border
Russia ordered a partial mobilization in support of Serbia which soon became a case of mobilization. Austria-Hungary expected a quick win. Russians continued to mobilize and the Germans declareed war. -
Germany Declared War On Russia
After the breaking up of Europe. Austrria-Hungary and Germany become the first central powers. Germany demands neutriality of France, France soon then refuses the offer and mobilises. At tthis time Germany has mobilized all of their armed forces. -
Germany Counterattacked the Russians at Tannenberg
The Battle of Tannenberg was an event in which Germany and Russia wihich happened in the first few days of WWI. After the battle, it resulted in almost killing all the second army of Russia. A large amount of fast movements of the complete German corps by train, allowing one German force to focus on forces against the Russian army. -
Germany Declared War on France
The German military authorities have come to notice a certain number of hostile acts from the German territory by French military aviators. Many of the acts have violated the neutrality act of Belgium by flying over the territory of that country. -
German Invasion Of Belgium
The German armies invaded into Belgium. They were planning to make their way into France. Britain was signed on with the Treaty of London in 1839 to become Belgiums sheild. Germany didn't withdraw from Belgium. -
Allies Attack Germany at the 1st Battle of the Marne
This was the 1st War fought between September 5 and 12. This battle effectivlely ended a month long German offense that soon opened the war and reached the outside of Paris.The war of the movement that was established since August 1914 had gone to trench warefare that was associated with WWI had come into action. -
Ottoman Empire Formally Joins Central Powers
They joined to form the Triple Alliance with the signing of the Turco- German Alliance. The Ottoman Empire formally joins the central powers,The Ottoman Empire had hopes on regaining lost territories. -
Austrians, with German Assistance Counter the Russians at the Battle of Limanowa
Dec. 1- Dec. 13 between Austro-Hungarian and Russian Army. Austrian forces attepmt to save their lines and prevent Russia from attacking Vienna. Put a stop to Russia's plans to invade Germany through Austria-Hungary. -
The Allies Launch the Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallopoli Campaign, took place int the peninsula of Gallipoli within the Ottoman Empire. The allies attempted to launch the Gallipoli plan, but failed. Bulgaria was forced to join the Central Powers in September. -
Italy Joins Entente
Italy entered the war to be apart of the Triple Entente. Italy left the Triple Alliance to become apart of the Triple Entente. They blame their partners for starting the war, -
Germany Sinks the U.S.S. Lusitania
A German submarine sunk the British ship "Luistania". The attack left a great population (1,198) of people dead. Some of that population being U.S. citizens (128). This attack led to America joing the war. -
Germans Announce Their Policy of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
This battle was one of the biggest of WWI. Casualties were made and were quite serious. This was a battle that had allot of bloodshed which made it one of the most violent battles of all time. -
U.S. Intercepts the Zimmerman Note
Britain decoded the German Zimmerman note and gave it to the United States. The note essentially asked Mexico to ally with Germany. Germany would help Mexico take away land. The United States entered the war with the allies. -
Woodrow Wilson Asks Congress to Declare War on Germany
After the Zimmerman note, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. Congress eventually accepted and the U.S.A was officialy put into war. The allies were protected greatly by the U.S.A. -
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Ended Russia’s Involvement in WWI
In 1917, a second revolution came about in Russia when their weak army refused to fight. In November, Lenin seized power, in his place he chose to demand Russia's ending in WWI. This started a chain of events that eventually led to the end of WWI. -
German Representative and French Commander Marchal Foch Signed An Armistice
A representative from Germanys new government and Marchal Foch signed a armistice to stop fighting. They set a date the on November 11, WWI would officialy be over. On November 11 now we celebrate Veterans Day in honor of our Veterans who fought in the war. Aka Armistice Day -
Germany and Russia Sign The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Germany and Russia agree to sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. which ended the war between the two countries was the first act that Linen made. This treaty established that the Russian government to give land to Germany. This treaty effected the war because this treaty because it was the first sign that the war was ending -
Second Battle of Marne
This battle started the downfall of the German Empire. The allies led the attack and passed through the Germany boarders. Central powers were becoming unstable and the Ottoman Turks soon had no choice but to surrender. This soon ended the allied victory -
Kaiser Wilhelm II steeped down from power, Germany decalred ittself a republic
A man from the new German republic with Marchal Foch and a armastice was established to end fighting. Wilhelm was forced to step down, and Germany declared itself a republic,
