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Acceptance of First U.S. Consul in Russia
In order to make negotiations with Russia, president Thomas Jefferson appointed Levett Harris as the first official U.S. representative in Russia. -
Relations were officially recognized at this time
Diplomatic relations were officially recognized during this time when Andrey Dashkov proved his credentials as head of Russian charge of affairs to President James Madison -
Establishment of the American Legations in Russia.
The American Legation was eventually recognised when U.S prime minister John Quincy Adams proved his credentials to Emperor Alexander the first -
The U.S purchased Alaska from Russia.
The U.S purchased for Alaska market, starting the end of Russia expansion and trade in the Pacific coast of North America -
Treaty of Portsmouth
At a peace conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where President Theodore Roosevelt brokered a peace conference between the Russians and Japanese. -
Franz Ferdinand assassination
Franz Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and a royal prince of Hungary. His assassin happened in Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
Ksiar william ii
Ksar William ii German support for Austria-Hungary against Serbia -
Austria-Hungary sends ultimatum to Serbia
This ultimatum demanded that all anti-Austrian propaganda within Serbia will be removed at once and that Austria-Hungary will start to conduct their own investigation into the archduke’s killing. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Due to the fact Serbia could not meet all the demands, Austria-Hungary saw this to wage war on Serbia. -
Austria-Hungary invades Serbia
Austria-Hungary repeatedly invades Serbia but is repeatedly repulsed -
Russia mobiliz their forces into Serbia
Due to a mutual Defense alliances put in place before the war Russia was duty bound to aid Serbia against Austria-Hungary attack. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Austria-Hungary sought out the help of Germany in the case of Russian intervention. -
German army units across Luxenberg
German army units across Luxemburg as a plan to invade France through neutral Belgium. -
Germany declares war on France
Germany declares war on France and had to act on the Schlieffen plan.They carried out the Schlieffen plan in December 1905. According to The History Learning site.Co.uk “The Schlieffen plan was a working plan for a designated attack on France once Russia, in response to international tension, had started to mobilize her forces near the German border. Many Historians agrees that the Schlieffen plan is then put into place after Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4th, 1914. -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia
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Russia invades Eastern Prussia
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Austria-Hungary attacks Russia Poland
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Russian army defeated at Tannenburg and Masurian
The battle of Tannenberg Russia lost to Germany. This was Germany’s greatest success during world war one resulting in trench warfare Western Front. -
Second Battle of Masurian Lakes
Russia suffers huge losses at this battle. -
German u-boats
German U-boat attacks Allied power in a neutral shipping. -
Attack on the Dardanelles and Gallipoli
Winston Churchill initiated the attack to end the Turkish siege of the Allied forces. -
Germans attack Eastern Front
The Germans put their attention on the Eastern Front to try to get Russia out of Poland. -
Secret treaty of London
France, Russia, Italy, and Britain meet in London to conduct this Secret treaty. -
U-boats sink British liner Lusitania
U-boats sink British liner Lusitania, and with the loss of American lives, this even created a US-German diplomatic crisis -
Tsar Nicholas takes command of Russian Armies
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Russian attack in Carpathia
This attack nearly causes Austria-Hungary to drop out of the war -
The U.S joins the allies
The U.S joins the allied powers on April, 6th, 1917 after German U-boats sink a British ship, that had American passengers. The allied group included; Britain, France, and Russia. -
Normal relations were interrupted
At this time, Relations are interrupted after the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. -
President Woodrow Wilson Restricted communications with The Bolshevik government.
President Woodrow Wilson Restricted communications with those associated with the Bolshevik government. -
U.S declarers war on Austria-Hungary
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Normal diplomatic relations were resumed
During this time, President Franklin Roosevelt ended almost 16 years of American non-recognition of the Soviet Union -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta conference was where Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet to discuss terms of the German surrender, boundaries, and governments in the post-war that was Eastern Europe. This is also the start of the cold war. The term "cold" was given because there was no large-scale fighting. -
The Soviets failed to meet deadline in order to remove their forces from iran
The Soviets failed to meet an agreement on a deadline to withdraw their forces from Iran. -
The United states drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Kiloton bomb ‘little boy’ Kills 80,000 -
Russia declares war on Japan
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The United states drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
22 Kiloton ‘Fat Man’ kills 70,000 -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders ending world war two -
Stalin's hostile speech
Joseph Stalin, at a meeting for the voters of the Stalin electoral District, in Moscow stated that communism and capitalism were incompatible -
Truman demands that Russia removes their forces forces from iran.
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The Truman Doctrine
Truman asked congress for $400,000,000 in economic aid for Turkey and Greece. He said he would support Greece and Turkey to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. -
The Marshall plan
“Secretary of State George C. Marshall announced a comprehensive program of American economic assistance to all European nations wanting to participate (including the Soviet Union and those of Eastern Europe).” http://www.authentichistory.com/1946-1960/1-cworigins/ -
Iran
The u.s used diplomatic pressure so the newly elected governor would not ratify a pro-soviet oil treaty, that had been presented the year before. -
Iran
Iran rejected the pro-soviet oil treaty continued to keep control of their own resources. -
President Truman signed the Marshall Plan and it was into law
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The Soviet Union, was somewhat humiliated by the success of the Berlin airlift, which finally ended the Berlin Blockade
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The Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb
The Soviet Union successfully tested its first atomic bomb, and the U.S. monopoly was over. -
Space Race
The Soviet union beat the United States, by successfully launching the first man-made Earth satellite, the putnik I, into orbit. -
President Clinton Addresses Russian Parliament
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Clinton and Putin Meet at G-8 Summit
President Clinton met with President Putin in a meeting called the G-8 summit to discuss the following issues: Middle East peace initiative, the Iranian nuclear program, Chechnya, Slobodan Milosevic's regime in Belgrade, and the need to establish the rule of law in Russia. -
NATO-Russia Council
On a trip to Rome, President Bush, the other NATO heads of state, and President Putin agreed to create an NATO-Russia Council which would focus on specific, well-defined projects. -
Meeting in Moscow
Putian claims that the United States cause a threat to Russia's security strategy.
