World War I By lexi98 Jan 1, 1839 Treaty of London that committed the British to defend Belgian neutrality Jan 1, 1870 Bismarck attempted to place a Hohenzollern prince on the throne in Spain Jul 14, 1870 doctored version of a telegram ostensibly from the Kaiser to Bismarck himself, called the Ems Telegram Jul 19, 1870 Napoleon III declared war on Prussia Sep 1, 1870 Prussian forces laid siege to Paris Jan 1, 1871 rise of the newly united German Empire Jan 1, 1892 worded agreememnt. Franco-Russian Military Convention, by the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy Jan 1, 1902 Britain agreed to a military alliance with japan Jan 1, 1904 Britain signed Entente Cordiale with France May 27, 1905 Japanese astonished the western powers by destroying the entire Russian fleet at the Battle of Tsushima Dec 1, 1906 Dreadnought battleship, completed Jan 1, 1907 Triple Entente, signed agreement with Britain Jan 1, 1912 Britain and France concluded a military agreement Jan 1, 1912 war between Italy and Turkey Jan 1, 1912 First Balkan War Aug 1, 1913 Bulgaria, and Romania captured the Bulgarian capital Sofia Jan 1, 1914 The french plan for war Plan XVII Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand Jul 28, 1914 Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany allied to Austria Hungary Aug 1, 1914 Britain declared war against Germany Aug 3, 1914 France and Germany declared war Aug 5, 1914 Battle of Liege FIRST MAJOR BATTLE Aug 23, 1914 Japan declared war on Germany Apr 6, 1917 Germanys policy forced united states into war
