Timeline: 1839 - 1914
Timeline events and dates quoted from: europeanhistory.about.com and The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War by Peter Englund.
"Guarantee of [Belgian] Neutrality
The Treaty of London: Establishes Luxembourg's neutrality The Franco-Prussian War, in which France is beaten and Paris is besieged The German Empire is created The Russo-Japanese War
The Anglo-German Naval Race The Franco-Russian Alliance The Franco-Italian Agreement The Entente Cordiale, agreed between France and Britain The Russo-Japanese War, in which Russia loses The First Moroccan Crisis The First Balkan War
Turkish-Italian War Anglo-French Naval Agreement The First Balkan War Woodrow Wilson sworn in as US president Guns in the Second Balkan War
"Murder of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary delivers an ultimatum to Serbia. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Russia mobilises against Austria-Hungary in support of Serbia French soldiers at the beginning of World War I
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1879 1882 1883 1888 1889 - 1913 1894 1907 1908 1909 1911 1911-12 1912 1912, October 8 - May 30 1913 1913 1913, April 30- May 6 1913, June 29 - July 31 1913, September- October 1913, November - January 1914 28 June 31 July 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August |
A French soldier The Austro-German Treaty The Triple Alliance established between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy The Austro-Romanian Alliance Wilhelm II becomes Emperor of Germany Wilhelm II The Anglo-Russian Agreement Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia The Russo-Italian Agreement The Second Moroccan (Agadir) Crisis The First Albanian Crisis The Second Balkan War The Second Albanian Crisis The Liman von Sanders Affair" (europeanhistory.about.com) Russian troops in 1914 Germany demands that Russia cease mobilisation but Russia continues. Germany mobilises, as does Russia's ally, France. German troops enter France and Luzembourg; Russians enter East Prussia. Germany demands passage for German troops through Belgium. The demand is refused. Germany invades Belgium. Great Britain declares war on Germany." (Englund 3) |