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Triple Alliance is formed between Germany, Austria Hungary, Italy
Germany, Austria Hungar, and Italy came together to form the Triple Alliance to join powers for isolating France since they were the "greatestthreat to peace." Otto Von Bismark believed France still wanted revenge for their defeat in the Franco-Prussian war so hi main goal was to isolate them. The treaty formed between Germany, Austria Hungary, Russia, and Italy made it so that it was no longer a two man war, but a war combined between many countries, World War 1. -
Germany joins Russia in an alliance
The triple alliance and triple entente formed together. Germany did this so that France wouldnt have an ally, leaving them isolated. -
Wilhelm II allows alliance with Russia to expire
Kaiser Wilhem II allows alliance with Russia to epire because he no longer wanted to ally with Russia. This led Russia to form an alliance with France which is opposite of what Wilhem wanted because it then caused them to build a fierce military and create a two-front war. -
Kaiser Wilhelm the 2nd changes foreign policy, forced Bismarck to resign
In 1890 Bismarck resigned at Wilhelm's insistance. Wilhelm interfered with the foriegn and domestic policies leading to Bismarck being furious with him. the Emperor soon began to go against Bismarck and Bismarck was trying to make things right with Wilhelm. This only made things worse and causing Wilhelm to be more distance. Bismarck then started to get revenge and create disagreements with Wilhelm but Wilhelm just made him more hated leading Bismarck to resign. -
Britain formed entente alliance with France
Britain formed an alliance with France when he heard that Kaiser Wilhem was tryiong to form a German navy like Britian's. -
Britain made another entente with France and Russia, forming the Triple Entente
Britain forms a Triple Entente with France and Russia so they could combine with the Triple Aliiance Germany created. Unfortuently though, it caused them not to fight with each other but rather against each other causing the whole world to go to war. -
Ferdinand and Sophie visit Sarajevo and are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were shot by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. The reason they were shot was because the Serbians were angry with the Austrian rule. This created an immediate reaction for Austria- Hungary to respond in war. -
Austria presented Serbia with the ultimatum
Due to the previous event, the assination, Austria-Hungary gives Serbia an ultimatum with a lot of demands. They wanted Serbia to not accept these demands so they made them very harsh. Although, Serbia did accept all of them but one and that led Austria- Hungary to declare war against Serbia. -
Germany declared war on Russia
Austria- Hungary had declared war on Serbia, but Russia soon got involved because they are allies with Serbia. Russia took complete action and sent moblization of troops over to Austria-Hungary. -
Germany declared war on France
The whole world was mostly at war now and Germany had declared war on Russia which then caused France to join the war for aid. So then war was declared immediantly on France from Germany. -
Britian declared war on Germany
Now most of Europe is at war because Germany had declared Russia and France to war which causes Great Britian to declare war on Germany. -
The 1st Battle of Marne
On September 5th the 1st Battle of Marne occured were the allies attacked Germany. Every solider was told to fight and it went on for four straight days until Germany gave up the battle and ordered a retreat. This was a successful battle because it caused the Germans to defeat and the Schliefflen Plan to fail. -
The Ottoman Empire formally joins Central Powers
The Ottoman Empire formally joins the Central Powers in the hope of ragaining lost territories. This created more conflicts though, since it was just one more country joining in to what will soon become a world wide war. -
The Allies launch the Gallipoli campaign
The Allies launched the Gallipoli campaign to take the Dardanelles strait. In Decemeber it just turned into another stalemate causing the Allies to give up. -
Italy joins Entente
Italy realized they had not joined the Entente. They were not the only ones though because the U.S. had not joined either. This effected the WWI because they were now apart of the Entente. -
Germany sinks the U.S.S. Lusitania
Lusitania is a ship that was sunk by a German submarine. About 1,195 people died and about 125 American citizens died. The president at the time, Woodrow Wilson, sent a protest to Germany in return. The attack from the US caused the anger to grow and leads to later conflict of which side America should choose. -
Germans attack the Allies at Verdun in the Battle of the Somme
This was a teriible battle in which the Germans attacked the Allies. Over 20,000 british solidiers lost their lives in one day. This war benefitted nothing because over half a million died from both sides. -
Germans announce their policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
Germany decides to establish their own blockade against Britain. It was called the unrestricted submarine warfare because Germany announces that Britain's submarines would sink without warning any ships around Britain. The effect it had on WWI is that it caused conflict with Britain and then later one it also caused conflict with the U.S. -
U.S. intercepted the Zimmerman Note
The British detained the Zimmermann Note from Germany to Mexico. The note said that if Mexico allied with Germany then Germany would help them get the land that they lost to the U.S. This note was sent to the U.S. and it made the U.S. angry and wanted war against Germany. In effect, this note is causing the U.S. to get closer to the idea of going to war. -
Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany
Permission was given to Woodrow Wilson from the Congress to declare war on Germany. The US joined Allies but did not go to war. Luckily though, the Allies were given another powerful ally. -
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin ended Russia's involvement in WWI
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin withdrew involvement with Russia because of civil unrest in Russia. This would then cause a huge loss for the Allies because of Russia's large numbers. -
Germany and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia signed the treaty which ended war between them and Germany. This treaty required Germany to give many territories to Russia. -
Second Battle of the Marne
Germans tried one more time to win a victory so they fought at the Marne River. Allies sensed that the Germany military weakened so they attacked. The allies won this battle and the Americans were a great contribute. This effected the WWI because it ensured Allies success. -
Kaiser Wilhelm II stepped down from power, Germany declared itself a republic
Kaiser Wilhelm II stepped down from power. Germany then declared themselves a republic. This was a new beginning for Germany. -
A German represenative and French Commander Marshal Foch signed an armistice
A represenative met with Commander Marshal Foch in a car near Paris. They then signed an armistice to agree to stop fighting. This was the signifigant event that ended World War I.
