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Revolution overthrows Austria-Hungarian Emperor
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Germany officially unified
Bismarck officially unified Germany by declaring the 2nd Reich. -
France loses Alsace and Lorraine to Germany
This territory was retroceded to France in 1919 after World War I, was ceded again to Germany in 1940 during World War II, and was again retroceded to France in 1945. -
triple alliance formed
it was allianced between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy -
Russo-Japanese war
it ruined the economic and social plight of industrial workers -
triple entente alliance formed
it was an alliance between Britian , France and Russia -
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia
takes over the Balkan region of europe formerly under control of the Ottomen Empire. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
It sparked WWI -
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
this was the beginning of the first world war, -
ottoman Germany alliance formed
it helped develop a new military for the ottomans -
schlieffen plan put into action
it was important because it led to Britain declaring war on Germany -
Japan declares war on Germany
it was important to WWI because it freed a great number of Russians from having to defend against Germany from the east. -
Battle of Barne
It was the first significant allied victory of WWI, -
Lusitania sinks
it makes the United States think about joining the war. -
Battle of Verdun
It was one of the largest battles of WWI on the western front between two armies, the German and the French -
Battle of Somme
one of the bloodiest battle in WWI and in history. -
Zimmerman Telegraph found
it revealed a promise to the Mexican government that Germany would help Mexico recover their territory. -
unrestricted submarine warfare commences
this is one of the main reasons why the US joined the war -
tsar Nicholas II abdicates
he was the last tsar of Russia -
US declares war on Germany
the United States declared war on Germany -
Vladimir Lenin seizes power in Russia
Vladimir Lenin had full control of Russia -
fourteen points proposed
president Woodrow wilson proposed a fourteen point program for world peace. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
Kaiser Wilhelm he played a large role in causing the war. -
Russia signed treaty of brest-litovsk
it officially ended Russia's involvement in WWI. -
treaty of Versailles signed
it was the peace settlement between the allies and Germany -
Stalin takes over Russia
it improved the economic policies on the Soviet Union -
Bolshevik emerge as a political group
their important because the Bolshevik promised that they would take Russia out of WWI -
Germany stops reparation payments to France
it is important because Germany stops making the payments to cope with the global depression