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The triple alliance formed
Italy joined the dual alliance beteween Germany and Austria-Hungary creating it to be a triple alliance. The triple alliance was a military alliance created between the 3 countries. Without the countries and alliances their would be no war Germany deffinately also would not be as powerful as it was. -
Germany allies with Russia
Russia and Germany formed a secret treaty called "The Reinsurance Treaty" to replace the expiring Alliance of the three Emperors. One of Germanys goals in doing this was to take an ally away from France, making it weak and vulnerable. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II changes foreign policy
Kaiser Wilhelm II took charge of Germany forcing Otto van Bismarck to resign, because he was not satisfied with the way Otto van Bismarck handled Russia. Also Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted Germany to have a relationship with Austria and Britian Wilhelm II changes forigen policy -
Franco-Russian Alliance
A political and military agreement between France and Russia that became final on January 4th 1894. It stated that in the event of a war France wanted to be supported in the fight against germany. This goes the same for Russia but instead of support in a war against Germany, Russia wanted support agaisnt Austria-Hungary. -
Entente Cordiale
An agreement between The British and French ending colonial dispuites and bitterness between the 2 countries. The treaty paved the way for Anglo-French diplomatic cooperation against Germany before World War I, and for later military alliances that were to be formed, Thus bringing the French and British togeather. -
Anglo-Russian Entente
A pact between Great Britian and Russia in which they settled their colonial disagreements in Persia, afganistand and tibet. This agreement led to the formation of the Triple Entente, later entering World War 1 as the allies. -
Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria took Bosnia and Herzegovina and made it their territory. They did this because they were afraid that the serbians would contiue to grow in population all over europe. Austria wanted to crush any serbian effort made to undermine its authority in the Balkans. This created Austria to become more powerful and Serbia to become weaker, helping Austria to advance in the war. -
Archduke Ferdinand and Sophie visit are assassinated
From the Austrian-Hungarian throne, Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Sophie on their visit Sarajevo were assassinated in Bosnia by a 19-year-old Serbian who belonged to a secret society " the black hand" that wanted to get Bosnia out of the Austrian-Hungarian throne domination. -
The German, Kaiser William II offers Austria to protect them vs. Serbia
Kaiser William II of Germany knowing the aggresive plans the Serbian's were having to take over the Slovanians in the territories of Bosnia and Herzegovinia offered Austria his support. -
Austria presented Serbia with the ultimatum
After several attempts to take over Bosnia + Herzegovinia and the assasination of the Archduke, Austria gave Serbia "The July Ultimatum," which were a series of demands intentionally to make Serbia stop interfeering with their plans. A day after they present their ultimatum and before Serbia could answer Austria declared war. -
Austria declaires war on Serbia
Austria declaires war onto Serbia after annexing a part of Serbia. At the same time Russia allied with Serbia (an enemy of Austria) and ordered moblization toward the Austrian border. It resulted in a domino effect of different countries declairing war on each other, later creating it to be a world war. -
Germany declared war to Russia
After Austria declaired war onto Serbia, Russia moblized their troops towards the Austria border. Since Germany and Austria are allies Russia thought that Germany would help Austria fight in the war against Serbia, so Russia mobilized troops to the German border. In response to Russias action towards Germany, Germany declaired war onto Russia. To fight in the war Russia depended on its allies for support against Germany -
Germany declares war on France
Two days after Germany declaired war onto Russia, after (Russia) asking its ally for support Germany declaired war onto France. This was a smart decision on behalf of the Germans, they were able to declaire war when France was not expecting it and it eliminated an ally to help Russia fight against Germany since France was now in its own war. In response to germany declairing war onto France Great Britian declaired war onto Germany. -
The Battle of Marne started
Was a major victory for the allies not only because they learned the German's weaknessess but also because they slowed down Germanys progress in all aspects in the war. This was beneficial as it helped Germany slightly fall behind. Creating the allies to attempt to take the lead. -
Ottoman Empire formally joins central powers
The Ottoman empire formally joined the central powers in 1914 to form the triple alliance and in hopes of regaining lost territories, it was offical after the signing of the Turco-German Alliance. By joining the central powers it created more of a conflict that would have a bad effect in the long run, that was that another country joined an alliance creating it to be an even bigger war soon leading to almost the whole world in the war. -
Britain bombs the Turks at Dardanelles
Russians asked Britain + France for help to attack the Turks. The British Navy attacked the Turkish forts at Dardenelles. -
allies launch the Gallipoli campaign
The allies came up the the Gallipoli campaign to end the stalemate and give russians supplies they lacked also it was an effort to take the Dardanelles strait. Not going as wanted taking an effort to the dardanelles strait led to another stalemate. So in December of 1915 the allies gave up on Dardanelle and retreated. -
Germany sinks the U.S.S. Lusitania
Germany uses submarine warefare to sink a United States ship, As a result the United States protests because the Germans were attacking merchant ships without any warning. -
Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary
Italy declared war onto Austria-Hungry, because of the Treaty of London Italy would receive control over territory on its border with Austria- Hungary streching from Trentino to Trieste. This would create Italy to become more powerful by gaining more land. -
Italy joins Entente
In 1914 the Entente Powers started with Britain, France, Russia. Italy entered the war on the Entente because it also declared war on Austria. The next year Portugal and Romania joined. -
Battle of Somme began
Bloodiest battle fought by British Army, they lost half a million men and most were lost within the 1st hour of the attack. Battle between British and Germans. Used technique of trench warefare to try to make the battle quick and to try to keep the military men safe from the opposing side gunfire. -
First time to use tanks in battle at Somme
During the battle of Somme in the Western Front tanks were used for the 1st time. This created the arms race in the war, meaning that countries now wrere racing to have the most advanced military weapons to have the strongest and most powerful military. -
United States intercepts the Zimmermann note
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico asking if they would ally with Germany, and in return Germany would help Mexico gain territory it had previously lost to the United States. Great Britian intercepted the telegram and sent it to the United States. This was the "last straw" for the United States. In result of the Zimmermann note The United States entered the war on the Allied side. -
USA declared war on Germany
The United States declaired war onto Germany as a result of the Zimmermann note -
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ended Russia’s involvement in WWI
Russia's internal political and social unrest drove to the abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II. It's government was taken over the Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Lenin, who demanded Russia for immediate withdraw from the war. This effected the allied powers greatly in a negative way by loosing a country as an ally in war and their men to fight. -
Signing of treaty of Brest-Litovsk between Germany and Russia
A peace treaty pertaining to Germany and Russia. It was signed in Brest-Litovsk by Germany, Russia and the Central Powers marking Russia's exit from World War I. By Russia leaving the war it affirmed the independence of the following nations, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Lithuania. -
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2nd Battle of Marne
On Western Front, it was the last major German Spring Offensive (plan of attacks). The Result of the battle was that the allies came out to be victorious. Germans lost brutally and began to believe that they had no chance of winning the war.
