timeline Flashcards
1
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1879
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dual alliance between germany and austia hungary
2
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1882
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italy joins the dual alliance to make the triple alliance
3
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1892
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franco-russian alliance
4
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1897
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germany begins formulating the schlieffen plan
5
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1902
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anglo-japanese alliance formed
6
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1904
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britain and france sign an agreement called the entente cordiale meaning friendly understanding
7
Q
1905-6
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the first morrocan crisis
8
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1907
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the triple entente is formed
9
Q
1908-9
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the balkan crisis
10
Q
1911
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- may- the second morrocan crisis
- september- the black hand is formed
11
Q
1912-13
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the balkan wars
12
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1915
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- February: the gallipoli campaign
- April: the first use of poisoned gas. Also Italy joins the conflict on britain and frances side
- May: german u-boat sinks a british passenger liner called the lusitania sailing from new york to liverpool
- December: General sir Douglas Haig takes control of British forces on the Western Front. The gallipoli campaign ends
13
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1914
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- June: assasination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand the heir to the austria-hungarian throne by Gravilo Princip
- July: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
- August: Germany, France, Russia, Britain join the conflict
- September- stalemate at the battle of the Marne kicks starts the ‘race to the sea’
- November: Britain declare the North sea a ‘war zone’ and that any ships entering it do so at their own risk
- December: The british coastal towns of Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby are bombed by German ships
14
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1916
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- February: the Battle of Verdun begins
- May: The battle of Jutland
- July: The battle of the Somme begins
- September: Tanks first used in battles during the Somme offensive
15
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1917
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- February: German sumbarunes restart a series of u-boat attacks on allied shipping
- March: The first two Russian revolutions take place
- April: usa joins the conflict on Britain and Frances side
- July: the battle of Passchendaele
- November: Second Russian Revolution
