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Tripple Alliance is Formed
The Tripple Alliance was an alliance fromed between the Nations of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. This was in opposition to the Tripple Entente made up of Great Brittian, France, and Russia. The alliance was created 32 years before the War started. -
Britain Formed entente (alliance) with France.
Provoked by intense millitary pressure by the Germans, Great Brittian formed an alliance with France. The British were also pressured with the formation of the Tripple Alliance bewteen Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. -
Britian made another entente with France and Russia, forming the Triple Entente
The Formation of the Tripple Entente. Britian had previously been allied with France, but the addition of Russia had solidified the alliance. This alliance was in opposition to the Tripple Alliance. -
Ferdinand and Sophie visit Sarajevo and are assasinated by Gavrillo Princip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, His wife Sopie, and their unborn child were assasinated by Gavrillo Princip. Princip was a member of a group called the Black Hand who had been planning this assasination once they found out about the Archdukes trip. Both Franz and Sopie died instatnly. -
Austria presented Serbia with the ultimatum
After the assasination, Austira-Hungary gave Serbia an ultimatum. They wanted to stop all Anti Austiran acvitity in Serbia, Dismiss any Serbian officials that the Austiran-Hungarians didnt like, and they wanted Austria-Hungarian officers to go into Serbia to investigate the murders. Serbia refused to the investigations. -
Austira declared war on Bosnia. Russia also ordered mobilization toward the Austiran border
This is basically the Beginning of the war. The refusal of one element of the ultimatum made Austria-Hungary angry. Mobilization of the russians was mainly the beginning of the Tripple Entente's entrance into the war. -
Germany Declared War on Russia
Bonded by their alliances to Austira-Hungary; Germany declared war on Russia. The Great war was coming to be. -
Germany Declared War on France
Germany knew much about the fact that Russia and France were allied. Most likely for protection of themselves, Germany declared war on France. -
Brittan Declared War on Germany
Bound to their Alliance with Russia, The United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Brittish entrance into the war was also provoked by the military build up of the German Army. -
Germany counterattacked the Russians at Tannenberg. Four Day Battle.
A battle in the early days of the War between the Russians and the Germans. This battle lasted four days. This battle greatly hurt the German Army. -
Allies attack Germany at the 1st Battle of the Marne
First battle of Marne in the war resulted in a win for the Allies against the Germans. The German Army had occupied much of the outside of France, until the allies attacked them and pushed back the German Army. -
Ottoman Empire formally joins Central Powers
The Ottoman Empire signed onto the Treaty with the Tripple Alliance allong with Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. They had officially formally entered into the war. They solidified this by bombing Russian sea ports. The Entente replied by declaring war on the Ottoman empire. -
Austrians, with German assistance counter the Russians at the Battle of Limanowa
This battle went until the 17th of December. It was a battle between Austira-Hungary and Russia. Throughout the battles, The Russians were beaten badly, and many groups of Russian soldiers were so brutally beaten that they were forced to reatreat. -
The Allies launch the Gallipoli campaign
The Gallipoli campaign was created by the French and the British. The goal of this was to capture the Ottoman Empires capital of Constantinople to get a secured route to Russia. The attempt failed and heavy causalties were felt for the Alliance as well as the Entente. -
Germany sinks the U.S.S. Lusitania
An american ship with American citizens is sank by an German submarine. The boat was suspected to contain heavy artillary meant for Great Brittian (which it did). The americans were helping the British army. They denied ever having any weapons abord the ship, just civilians. -
Germans announce their policy of unrestricte submarine warfare
The German army decided and announced that they would sink any boat in the water that they wanted to. They would sink any boat that they felt had intentions that were against them, or that were in the water at the time. Like the sinking of the Lusitania. -
The United States intercepts the Zimmerman Note
The Zimmerman Note was a note that was intended for Mexico sent by Germany. The note was asking the Mexicans to embark in a war against the United States, who was to enter the war soon. The Note was intercepted and decifered by British intelligence, and the United States was informed. -
Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany
American president Woodrow Wilson asks the American Congress to allow him to enter into the "Great War". This is most likely the result of the Zimmerman Note and the sinking of the Lusitaina that caused the death of many american civilians. -
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ended Russian's involvement in WWI
The Russians were the first of the Entente to back out of the World War. The Russians didnt withdraw due to problems in the actual war, but problems within brewing revolutions in the country. The russians backing out was part of the reason why they were not in attendace in the Treaty of Versailles. -
Germany and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This was a treaty between the Allies and Russia. This treaty solidifeid Russias withdraw from the War. It made everything easier for the Russians who were going through a civil war at the time, and couldnt focus on civil and internation disputes. -
Second Battle of the Marne
The last major offensive battle initiated by the Germans. However, the attack was a failure. The French army overwhelmed and defeated the Germans and caused them to have some serious casualties. This was the turning point on the Western front of the War. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II stepped down from power, Germany declared itself a republic
Kaiser Wilhelm II of germany was forced to step down from power. on November 9th. Germany became a Reupblic aside from an Empire as it had been before and during the War. -
a German representative and French Commander Marshal Foch signed an armistice
A replacement of the Kaiser and Marhsal Foch signed an armistice and agreed to stop the Great War. World War One ended on the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh month on the Eleventh hour in 1918.
