Ch. 27: Dates Flashcards
Italy Joins Germany and Austria’s alliance forming the triple alliance against Russia.
1882
The Three Emperors League
1873
On this year, Russia and France becomes military alliances. By then, continental Europe was dangerously divided into two rival blocs
1894
The South African war which was fought between the British and the Dutch Republics of SA. This had a major impact on British policy and exposed anti British feeling
1899-1902
On this year the Anglo-French Entente settled all outstanding colonial disputes between Britain and France
1904
The first Balkan war which Serbia joined Greece and Bulgaria to attack the Ottoman Empire and then quarreled with Bulgaria over the spoils of victory – a dispute the lead in 1913 to the second Balkan War
1912
On this year, Austria forces Serbia to give up Albania
1913
On this date, archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie was assassinated by Serbian Revolutionaries in Serbia
June 28,1914
On this date, Austria declared war on Serbia and the Third Balkan War had begun
July 28,1914
On this date, Russia (Tsar Nicolas II) ordered full mobilization and In effect declared general war
July 29,1914
On this date, Germán General Helmuth Von Moltke demanded Belgium to let’s its armies pass through. When Belgium refused Germany invaded and attacked.
Aug 2,1914
Battle of Somme:
British and French gained an significant 125 square miles at the cost of 600,000 dead or wounded while the Germans lost 500,000 men
Summer of 1916
On this year, Italy joined the triple entente in return for promise of Austrian territory.
May 1915
On this year, the Ottoman Empire joins with Austria and Hungary which was now called the central powers.
October 1914
On the senior British armies from Egypt smashed the Ottoman Empire once and for all, drawing primarily on forces from Australia, New Zealand, and India. Thus war brought revolutionary change to middle east.
1918
