World War I By nrumbaoa 1871 Germany is unified 1871 France defeated 1871 Austria Hungary defeated and led by Germans 1881 Three Emperor's Alliance Created 1888 New kaiser Wilhelm II takes the throne 1894 France and Russia become allies 1904 Russia and Japan go to war over Manchuria 1904 The creation of the Trans-Siberia Railroad finished 1904 United States takes control of Latin America areas 1905 War between Russia and Japan ends 1907 Triple Entente between Russia, France, and Great Britain alliance 1910 Japan colonizes Korea 1912 Ottoman Empire defeated by First Balkan War Period: 1912 to 1913 Russia supports Serbia in Balkan Wars 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated 1914 Ottoman Empire joins Germany and Austria-Hungary to create the Central Powers Jul 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia Aug 3, 1914 Germany declares war on France Aug 23, 1914 Japan declares war on Germany 1915 Italy joins the Allies (Britain, France, Russia) 1915 Germany began using poison gas 1915 Austrians conquering Serbia 1915 Naval British and French in a peninsula to capture Constantinople 1916 Austrians conquering Romania 1916 Turks defeated a force of British colonial troops from India 1916 Rebellion of South African Officers end 1917 Russia's government falls apart Period: 1918 to 1919 World War I Ends 1922 Armenia loses people in a genocide
