WorldWarItimeline By hardingc Jan 1, 1862 Bismarck was appointed Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Prussia Jan 1, 1866 Bismarck engineers war with Austria Jan 1, 1870 Bismarck attempts to place a Hohenzollern prince on the spainish throne Jul 14, 1870 Bismarck releases the Ems telegram Jul 19, 1870 Napoleon III declares war against Prussia Period: Sep 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1871 Prussian forces lay seige to Paris Jan 1, 1873 Three Emporers League is created Jan 1, 1878 Russia withdraws from Three Emporer's League Jan 1, 1879 Dual Alliance is created Jan 1, 1881 Triple Alliance is created Jan 1, 1883 Austria-Hungary signs an alliance with Romania Jan 1, 1887 Bismarck agrees to a Reinsurance treaty with Russia Jan 1, 1890 Reinsurance treaty is allowed to lapse Jan 1, 1892 Franco-Russian Military Convention Jan 1, 1902 Britain signs an alliance with Japan Dec 1, 1906 Dreadnought battleship is completed Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand Jul 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia Aug 1, 1914 Germany declares war on Russia Aug 4, 1914 Britain declares war against Germany Aug 23, 1914 Japan declares war on Germany May 1, 1915 Italy sides with the allies
