The First World War and the Russian Revolution

By spc03

  • Triple Alliance

    Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy sign an agreement forming the Triple Alliance.

  • 1898

    Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was founded.

  • 1905

    German Empire offer Morocco help against France, who wanted to establish a protectorate in the region.

  • 1906

    The Algeciras conference, which authorised Franc-Spanish protectorate, forced the Germans to back down.

  • 1907

    France, Russia and Great Britain form an alliance (Triple Entente)

  • 1908

    Annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina to Austria-Hungary which would lead to the Balkan Wars

  • 1911

    After an uprising in Morocco, Germans sent gunboats under the pretext of protecting German trade interests. France had support but it ceded Kamerun to the Germans.
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    Balkan wars

    The Balkan Wars, two wars that took place in southeastern Europe from 1912 to 1913.
    Serbia allied with Russia and emerged as the victor.

  • 28 June 1914

    Assesination of the heir of Austria-Hungarian Empire (Franz Ferdinand)

  • 28 July 1914

    Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia with German encouragement. Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary to protect Serbia.

  • 03 August 1914

    Germany declares war on Russia and France.

  • 1915

    Italy and Bulgaria join the war.

  • 1916

    Romania joins the war.
    The Germans launched a new offensive but were stopped by the French in The Battle of Verdun.
    The French and British then attacked the German lines at The Battle of the Somme.

  • November 1917

    Elections were held for the Constituent Assembly, convened by the provisional government.

  • April 1917

    United States declared war on Germany as a consequence of sinking non-commercial ships.

  • 23 February 1917

    Large demonstration in Petrograd that was followed by a general strike and riots.

  • October 1917

    The Bolsheviks created their own armed militia and prepared for an insurrection. Rebels occupied Petrograd, took over the palace and overthrew the provisional government.

  • June 1918

    The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed.

  • 11 November 1918

    An armistice was signed bringing the war to an end.

  • Organisation of peace

    A conference was held in Paris to establish the terms for peace. (Treaty of Versailles)

  • 1921

    The Red Army wins the civil war in Russia against the White Army that had the support of America, France, Japan and Great Britain.