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Germany officially Unified
Germany was officially unified in 1871. East and west Germany finally came back together. -
France loses Alsace and Lorraine to Germany
7% of Alsace remained french and 27% of Lorraine remained french. -
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosina
Two provinces in the Balkan region of Europe formally under the control of Ottoman Empire -
Bolshevik emerges as a political group
The Bolsheviks were very important, they became the communist of the Soviet Union. -
Archduke Ferdinand assassination
He was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He wa style Archduke of Austria and the Royal prince of Hungary. -
Austria declares war on Serbia
Archduke Ferdinand and his family were killed and Austria declares war and this effectively begains WWI -
Japan declares war on Germany
Japan declares war demanding removal of all German ships from Japanese and Chinease waters. Germany's largest oversea Naval was in Chinease waters. -
Battle of Tannenberg
Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, Germany 8th Army strikes Russia's 2nd Army. -
Battle of Marne
French 6th Army and Germany 1st army go to war and the end of the first month of WWI -
Battle of Gallipoli
War attempted by Allied forces to controll the sea route from Europe to Russia -
Battle of Verdun
The French retook their forts and pushed back the line -
Battle of Somme
Battle of WWI fought by British and French Empire against the German empire. -
Battle of Jutland
A battle involving 250 ships and over 100,000 men, over Demnmark North Sea. At the end of the battle Britian kept control of the North Sea. -
Balfour Decliration
Arthur James Balfour writes a letter to Britian expressing the British support on jewish homeland in Palestine. -
Battle of Passchendaele
Also known as the battle of mud. Attack was made by Sir Douglas Haig and his attempt to break through Flanders.