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The country 'Germany' is born out of an amalgam of several small and central European countries.

1871

A Dual Alliance is formed between Russia and Austria

1871

The Triple Alliance is formed between the central powers and Italy

1882

The Dual Entente is formed (between France and Russia)

1894

The Entente Cordial is formed between Britain and France

1904

The Triple Entente is formed between France, Britain and Russia

1907

The Vienna Agreement

1815

Morocco in the First Crisis

1905

Morocco in the Agadir Crisis (the Second Crisis)

1911

The Battle of Trafalgar

1805

German Naval Expansion

1898

HMS Dreadnought launch by Britain

1906

Germany's first Dreadnought

1908

Russia starts updating its army

1900

Austria-Hungary given administration of Bosnia Herzegovina at a conference

1878

Ottoman army uprising leading to the start of reformation of Turkey

1908

Austrian foreign minister declares Bosnia-Herzegovina has been annexed and is now part of the Habsburg empire

1908 (September)

Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

28th June 1914

Serbian holiday: celebration of martyrs

Austria declares war on Serbia

28th July 1914

Germany declares war on Russia

1st August 1914

Russia has mobilised its army to protect Serbia

Launch of the Schlieffen Plan

3rd August 1914

Britain declares war on Germany

4th August 1914

Verdun is attacked

Late 1915

Artillery is fired at the Germans at the Somme

24th June, 1915

First allied troops sent across no-man's land at the Somme. High casualty rate.

1st july 1915

Sudan War

1898

Boer Wars

1899 - 1902

Blockade of Germany begins

August 1914

The Battle of Heligoland Bright

28th August 1914

The Battle of Coronel

31st October 1914

The Raids on Scarborough and Hartlepool

16th December 1914

The Battle of DoggerBank

24th January 1915

The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany sign an alliance against Russia

2nd August 1914

Russia declares war on Turkey

2nd November 1914

Britain declares war on Turkey

6th November 1914

British War Council approves plan for a naval operation in the Dardanelles

13th January 1915

Turkey defeats final attempt by British and French to break through the Dardanelles

18th March 1915

British decision to make amphibious landing on the Gallipoli peninsula

22nd March 1915

British Empire and French forces make amphibious landings on Gallipoli

25th April 1915

Evacuation of allied troops from Gallipoli

December 1915

Introduction of rationing to British people

1917

USA declares war on Germany

1917

British troops move into Ieper (Ypres)

October 1914

Artillery barrage begins on Passchendaele

18th July 1917

Troops sent out in Battle of Passchendaele

31st July 1917

Brigadier General Plumer leads a series of small battles:


The Battle of Menin Road Bridge,


The Battle of Polygon Wood,


The Battle of Broodseinde

Between September and October 1917

The Battle of Poelcappelle and The First Battle of Passchendaele occur

Between 9th October and 12th October

Passchendaele village is taken by the Allied side and Haig calls off the attack

6th November 1917

The Lundendoff Spring Offensive is launched

21st March 1918

Turnip Winter

1917

Final attack on the Hindenburg line

28th September 1918