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Revolution overthrows Austria-Hungarian Emperor
grew into a war for independence from the Austria-Hungarin Empire -
Germany officially unified
Germany unified in the Palace of Versailles -
Triple Entente Alliance formed
Britain, France and Russia made an alliance to support each other and help them in war -
France loses Alsace and Lorraine to Germany
Alsace and Lorraine under German rule -
Russo-Japanese War
an imperial war fought between Russian Empire and Japan Empire -
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia
Austria-Hungary annouces the annexation of Bosnia. It was timed right after Bosnia's declaration of independence was established October 5th. The crisis ended with the treaty of Berlin -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
The event that is widely know to have sparked the beginning of WWI -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
After the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, tensions were high and Austria-Hungary was planning for war on Serbia. -
Ottoman-Germany alliance formed
following the outbreak of WWI, it was an alliance formed to strengthen the Ottoman's failing military. allowed germany safe passage through British colonies -
Japan declares war on Germany
Japan sends Gemany and ultimatum demanding the withdrawl or German troops from Japanese waters. With no answer, Japan declares war on Germany. -
Battle of Marne
known as the First World War Battle. it was an allied victory against German forces -
U.S. declared war on Germany
the U.S. declares war on Germany after Germany declared war on the U.S. soon after the attacks on Pearl Harbor -
Lusitania sinks
a victim of German submarine warfare, the Lusitania held American passengers that were killed in the attack which provoked the U.S. -
Battle of Verdun
Largest battle of the First World War between France and Germany -
Bolsheviks emerge as a political group
A faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party that lead to Russian Revolution. they became the leading party in the Soviet Union. -
Battle of Somme
British and French versus German Army. More than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed -
Zimmerman Telegraph found
A coded letter from Germany that proposed that Mexico attack the U.S. -
Unrestricted submarine Warfare
naval warfare when submarines sink vessels with no warning. Germany was known for this kind of warfare -
Vladimir Lenin siezes power in Russia
After he took control he killed numerous amounts of people and took everything away from them -
Tsar Nicholas II abdicates
the former Russian emperor was forced to step down from the throne after the economic and military collapse -
Triple Alliance formed
secret agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy -
Fourteen Points proposed
Woodrow Wilson's proposal for world peace and end the war -
Russia signed Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
A peace treaty between the government of Soviet Russia and the Central powers that ended the Russia's participation in WWI -
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
Kaiser Wilhelm II renounced his throne and retreated to Netherlands until he died at age 82 -
Treaty of Versailles signed
ended the war between Germany and the Allied Powers -
Stalin takes over Russia
appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union -
Germany and War Reparations to France
Gemany ended all war reparation payments to France after the payments were cancelled before WWII -
Schlieffen Plan put into action
The Schlieffen Plan was the German invasion of France and Belgium