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France loses Alsace & Loraine to Germany
The loss of Alsace-Lorraine was a major reason for France to despise germany 10x more in the period from 1871 to 1914.
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Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War developed out of the rivalry between Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. -
Bloody Sunday
There was a strike that was planned by a legal organization of peaceful demonstrators marking the beginning of the violent phase of the Russian Revolution of 1905. Police agents were against the Labour Movement from being dominated by revolutionary influences.Grand Duke Vladimir, tried to stop the march and then ordered his police to fire upon the demonstrators. More than 100 marchers were killed, and several hundred were wounded. -
Russia signs treaty of Brest- Litovsk
Russia signs a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I. -
austria annexed bosnia
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Assassition of Archduke Franz Fernindad
Princip, A young Serbian nationalist assasinated Archduke Franz Fernanidad and his wife Sophie. Princip was 19 years old and dying of tuberculosia and he is ruled under austiran empire and is headed toward the heir of the autrian throne which is Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Princip didn't care about the consequences he had to face because of his condition. -
Russia mobilizes army
After facing defeat in the Franco Prussian War, Russia did not want to seem they like they shrould be a country to be played with or taken for granted so they agreed to fight with france against the germans. -
Austria- Hungary declares war serbia
After Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated by Serbian nationalist. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Germany invades belgium
Germany knew that war meant fighting Russia and France at the same time. Germany invaded Belgium in 1914 in order to knock France out of the war. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
German submarine sanked the lusistania. The German suspected that the lusistania was carrying ammunition for british guns but The Lusitania was carrying 173 tons of war munitions for Britain.
About 1,201 drowned, during the attack , there were many women and children, including 128 Americans. -
Start of the Battle of the Somme
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One of the largest battles of the First World War. One of the bloodiest military battles in history. the British Army had suffered 420,000 casualties, the French lost 200,000 men and the Germans nearly 500,000. -
Russia Czar Nicholas II abdicates
On March 17, the army garrison at Petrograd, joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. -
Zimmerman Telegraph found
Germany tried to get mexico to join them in the war if america enters it. Germany said if mexico joined them than they would return their land they lost . The germans sent the message in a telegram. London got ahold of the telegram and published it to the press. -
U.S.A enters War
The united states chose to stay nuetral but the tension between germany and the united states began to build up. United states and britain were very close trading partners. As the united states would send ships to britain their ships were sunk by the germans. Woodrow wilson was highly upset at the repeatingly damage to U.S. equipment. -
Russian Civil War
The russian civil war lasted for 3 about years. They were known as the Whites while the Bolsheviks were known as the Reds. -
October revolution
Alson known as the Russian Revolution that overthrew the czar and brought the Bolsheviks, a Communist party led by Lenin, to power. -
Fourteen points proposed
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end War -
Armistice signed
The armistice was a agreement to end the war. It was signed between France, Britain, and Germany on 11th November 1918, -
Kaiser Wihelm II abdicates
the German kaiser (emperor) and king of Prussia and also was the millitary laeader for the germans, When it became clear that Germany would lose the war Wilhelm was forced to abdicate his throne and leave germany -
Treaty of Versailles signed
World War I officially eneded to the treaty of versailles. It was written by the allies of WW1 with barely any participation from Germany -
Stalin takes over Russia
After lenin passed away, everyone thought Trotsky was next to take over but it was stalin who took power. Stalin played one side against the other to take power.
