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The country 'Germany' is born out of an amalgam of several small and central European countries. |
1871 |
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A Dual Alliance is formed between Russia and Austria |
1871 |
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The Triple Alliance is formed between the central powers and Italy |
1882 |
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The Dual Entente is formed (between France and Russia) |
1894 |
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The Entente Cordial is formed between Britain and France |
1904 |
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The Triple Entente is formed between France, Britain and Russia |
1907 |
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The Vienna Agreement |
1815 |
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Morocco in the First Crisis |
1905 |
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Morocco in the Agadir Crisis (the Second Crisis) |
1911 |
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The Battle of Trafalgar |
1805 |
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German Naval Expansion |
1898 |
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HMS Dreadnought launch by Britain |
1906 |
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Germany's first Dreadnought |
1908 |
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Russia starts updating its army |
1900 |
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Austria-Hungary given administration of Bosnia Herzegovina at a conference
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1878 |
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Ottoman army uprising leading to the start of reformation of Turkey |
1908 |
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Austrian foreign minister declares Bosnia-Herzegovina has been annexed and is now part of the Habsburg empire |
1908 (September) |
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Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand |
28th June 1914 |
Serbian holiday: celebration of martyrs |
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Austria declares war on Serbia |
28th July 1914 |
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Germany declares war on Russia |
1st August 1914 |
Russia has mobilised its army to protect Serbia |
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Launch of the Schlieffen Plan |
3rd August 1914 |
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Britain declares war on Germany |
4th August 1914 |
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Verdun is attacked |
Late 1915 |
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Artillery is fired at the Germans at the Somme |
24th June, 1915 |
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First allied troops sent across no-man's land at the Somme. High casualty rate. |
1st july 1915 |
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Sudan War |
1898 |
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Boer Wars |
1899 - 1902 |
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Blockade of Germany begins |
August 1914 |
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The Battle of Heligoland Bright |
28th August 1914 |
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The Battle of Coronel |
31st October 1914 |
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The Raids on Scarborough and Hartlepool |
16th December 1914 |
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The Battle of DoggerBank |
24th January 1915 |
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The Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and Germany sign an alliance against Russia |
2nd August 1914 |
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Russia declares war on Turkey |
2nd November 1914 |
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Britain declares war on Turkey |
6th November 1914 |
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British War Council approves plan for a naval operation in the Dardanelles |
13th January 1915 |
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Turkey defeats final attempt by British and French to break through the Dardanelles |
18th March 1915 |
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British decision to make amphibious landing on the Gallipoli peninsula |
22nd March 1915 |
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British Empire and French forces make amphibious landings on Gallipoli |
25th April 1915 |
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Evacuation of allied troops from Gallipoli |
December 1915 |
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Introduction of rationing to British people |
1917 |
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USA declares war on Germany |
1917 |
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British troops move into Ieper (Ypres) |
October 1914 |
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Artillery barrage begins on Passchendaele |
18th July 1917 |
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Troops sent out in Battle of Passchendaele |
31st July 1917 |
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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 |
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The Battle of Poelcappelle and The First Battle of Passchendaele occur |
Between 9th October and 12th October |
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Passchendaele village is taken by the Allied side and Haig calls off the attack |
6th November 1917 |
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The Lundendoff Spring Offensive is launched |
21st March 1918 |
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Turnip Winter |
1917 |
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Final attack on the Hindenburg line |
28th September 1918 |
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