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Proclomation of the German Empire
In a France defeated and invaded after the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, Chancellor Bismarck proclaimed the Germas Empire in the Hall of Mirrors. The defeat in the Franco-Prussian War led to the birth of Revanchism (literaly revenge-ism) in France, characterised by a deep sense of bitterness,hatred and demand for revenge against Germany. -
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World War 1 causes
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The Dual Alliance
The treaty between Germany and Austria-Hungary was signed -
Morrocan crisis
Moroccan rebels attacked the town of Frez in 1911. The Sultan asked the French for help, who responded by sending a French army to help stop the rebellion. Wihlem accused the French of invading Morocco and senta warship "the panther" to the port of Agadir to protect German interests. -
Bosnian Crisis of 1908
In 1908 Austria-Hungary took advantage of growing chaos within the Balkans and added Bosnia-Herzegovina to its empire. This created another international crisis following on from the Moroccan Crisis of 1905. -
The Balkan Wars of 1912-1913
Between 1912-1913 there was a series of local wars within the Balkans. A key result of these wars was that Serbia doubled its size. The growing threat of Serbia, made Austria-Hungary even more determined to crush the Serbians. -
The assassination at Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was tried to be assassinated by a Serbian terrorist Cabrinovic. However Cabrinovic failed becuase the bomb exploded under a different car and the Archduke remained alive. After leaving the Town Hall, the driver took a wrong turn, where Gavrilo Princip shot the Archduke and his wife -
Austria-Hungary declares war upon Serbia
Austria Hungary was outraged by the event, and immediatly blamed Serbia for it. At a meeting on July 5th, Berlin reassured that Austria-Hungary would have Germany's support and with that the Austrian-Hungary empire issued an ultimatum to Serbia. Serbia agreed to most demands, apart from the extreme ones. This did not satisfy Austria-Hungary and they declared war on Serbia. -
Russia supprots Serbia
Russia was now determined to fully support Serbia and the Russian Tsar ordered Russia's mobilization. -
Germany declares war on France and Russia
When France did not agree to the ultimatum that Germany proposed, Germany declared war on France. An ultimatum was also declared towards Russia, but they did not accept it.Germany then declared war on Russia. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Since Germany wanted to invade Belgium, Britain stepped in to protect the country, becuase the treaty of London was signed. -
The Allied Powers
Russian Empire, France, Britain and Italy signed the Treaty of London, which led to the forming of the Allied Powers. Later, USA joined the war. -
USA declares war on Germany
USA entered the war becasue Germany resumed the policy on unrestricted submarine warfare.
