Origins of the First World War

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Updated: 1 May 2018

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German Unification Chinese Revolution Russian Revolution Ausgleich Young Ottomans Movement Uprising in Bosnia and Herzegovina German Grain Tariffs Disraeli defeated in general election Italian Unification French conquest of Tunisia Suez Canal Company formed Britain purchases Suez Canal shares 'Urabi Revolt defeated French defeated at Lang-Son League of Patriots formed Unification of Bulgaria Tsar rejects Pan Slav demands Reichsbank stops accepting Russian bonds Kaiser's state visit to London Jameson Raid Kruger Telegram Construction of the Trans Siberian Railway German Naval Programme launched Naval Defence Act First Dreadnought produced Schlieffen Plan produced British support France Wehrverein formed Alexander I assassinated Young Turk Revolution Bosnia and Herzegovina annexed Bosnia declares independence Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated 'Blank Cheque'Ultimatum to Serbia Austria declares war on Serbia Tsar orders Full Mobilisation Germany declares war on Russia French mobilisation begins Germany declares war on France Britain declares war on Germany Italy declares neutrality Treaty of London Germany invades Luxembourg SDP biggest party in Reichstag Zabern Affair Vote of No Confidence in Hollweg Irish Home Rule Granted Women’s Social and Political Union founded Cat and Mouse Act passed Bloody Sunday October Manifesto Fundamental Laws Lena Shootings Australian Independence Alexander I suspends constitution

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Pig War

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Conflict

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Battle of Adwa Austro-Prussian War Second Italian War of Independence Third Italian War of Independence Fashoda Incident Second Morrocan Crisis Bosnian Crisis

Periods

First Italo-Etheopian War Franco-Prussian War Polish-Soviet War Serbian-Turkish Wars Russo-Turkish War Second Boer War Russo-Japanese War First World War Italo-Turkish War First Balkan War Second Balkan War Crimean War

DIplomacy

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Treaty of Frankfurt Austro-German Dual Alliance League of The Three Emperors Treaty of Berlin Three Emperors' Alliance Triple Alliance Congo Conference First Mediterranean Agreement Reinsurance Treaty Second Mediterranean Agreement Franco-Russian Alliance Anglo-Japanese Alliance Treaty of Portsmouth Entente Cordiale Björkö Agreement Algeçiras conference Anglo-Russian Entente Triple Entente Completed Agreement for economic cooperation in Morocco Treaty of Fez Franco-Russian Naval Convention Austro-Russian agreement on the Balkans Aehrenthal-Izvolsky agreement Ottoman-German Alliance Treaty of London Armistice Treaty of London Treaty of Bucharest Treaty of Constantinople Treaty of San Stefano

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British Leaders

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Cecil Rhodes Prime Minister of the Cape Colony Benjamin DIsraeli Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone Prime Minister Lord Salisbury Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone Prime Minister Lord Salisbury Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone Prime Minister Archibald Primrose Prime Minister Lord Salisbury Prime Minister Arthur Balfour Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman Prime Minister H. H. Asquith Prime Minister David Lloyd George Prime Minister

Leaders of Germany

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Wilhelm II Kaiser Frederick III Kaiser Wilhelm I Kaiser Otto von Bismarck Chancellor Leo von Caprivi Chancellor Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg Chancellor Georg Michaelis Chancellor Georg von Hertling Prime Minister Prince Maximilian of Baden Chancellor

Balkan Leaders

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Alexander of Battenberg Prince of Bulgaria Ferdinand I Prince of Bulgaria Alexander Obrenović King of Serbia Peter I King of Serbia Milan Obrenović King of Serbia

French Leaders

Periods

Boulanger Minister of War Théophile Delcassé Foreign Minister Adolphe Thiers President Patrice de Mac Mahon President Jules Grévy President Sadi Carnot President Jean Casimir-Perier President Félix Faure President Émile Loubet President Armand Fallières President Raymond Poincaré President Napoleon III Louis-Jules Trochu

Russian Leaders

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Tsar Alexander II Tsar Alexander III Tsar Nicholas II

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