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Prussia(Future German Empire) ended with a humiliating defeat for France. It lost the regions of Alsace and Lorraine, and was forced to pay a huge indemnity to Prussia
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After his father's untimely death, 29 year-old Wilhelm II becomes ruler, Kaiser Wilhelm II, of Germany
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Nicolas is crowned Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, a position he did not want. Germany and Russia do not renew a friendship treaty and begin their adversary relationship.
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Great Britain's Queen Victoria, whose bloodline runs through most of the ruling houses of Europe, dies.
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Russo-Japanese War results in disastrous defeat for Russia and major civil unrest at home
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British launch first "dreadnought" class battleship.
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Gavirlo Princip shoots Franz outside a coffee shop in Sarajevo.
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The Austrian government blamed the Serbian government for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife and declared war on Serbia.
