History WW1 Timeline

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  • Created on: 18-12-20 11:15
1870
Franco-Prussian war. Prussia took Alsace and Lorraine. Germany became a united country.
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1879
Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary
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1882
Triple Alliance between Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary
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1892
Franco-Russian Alliance
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1897
Germany begins formulating the Schlieffen plan
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1902
Anglo-Japanese alliance
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1904
Entente Cordiale between France and Britain
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1905-6
The First Moroccan Crisis (The Tangier Crisis)
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1906
Dreadnought creation announced by British
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1907
Triple Entente between Russia, France and Britain
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1908-9
The Balkan Crisis
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1911
(May) - The Second Moroccan Crisis
(September) - Black Hand is formed
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1912-13
The Balkan Wars
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1914
(June) - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
(July) - AH declares war on Serbia
(August) - Germany, Russia, France and Britain join the conflict within a week of each other
(September) - Stalemate at the Battle of Marne kick-starts the 'race to the
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1915
(February) - Gallipoli Campaign begins in Turkey
(April) - Italy switches sides to Britain and France
(May) - German U-boat sinks a British Passenger Liner called the Lusitania sailing from NY to Liverpool
(December) - Gallipoli Campaign ends
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1916
(February) - The Battle of Verdun begins
(May) - The Battle of Jutland
(July) - The Battle of the Somme begins
(September) - Tanks first used in battle during the Somme offensive
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1917
(February) - German U-boats restart a series of attacks on allied shipping
(March) - First Russian Revolution
(April) - USA joins the conflict on France and Britain's side
(July) - Third Battle of Ypres begins
(November) - Second Russian Revolution
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1918
(March) - Treaty of Brest Litovsk between Russia and Germany ends Russia's role in the war. Ludendorff's Spring Offensive begins
(August) - 'Hundred Days' begins
(October) - German Sailors refuse to follow orders
(November) - German emperor abdicates. The
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Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary

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Triple Alliance between Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary

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Franco-Russian Alliance

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Germany begins formulating the Schlieffen plan

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