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The Naval Race

1906

The Naval Race was in 1906 when tension grew between European countries because every nation wanted the greatest army. Each country increased its spending money on its armed forces. France, Germany and Russia invested in massive amounts of money in their armies, while Britain relied on the strength of their navy. The real tension grew when Germany started to build a modern navy and especially Britain became very alarmed.

There were 4 M.A.I.N causes behind World War One.

1914

M = Militarism

A = Alliances

I = Imperialism

N = Nationalism

The Triple Alliance

1882

The Triple Alliances was a military pact/agreement made between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy. The agreement was that if one of the countries was engaged in combat with other countries then the alliances would back them up with military support

4th of August

28th of June

On the 4th of August the Germans invade neutral Belgium on their way to get to France.while passing through Belgium the killed many people and stole heaps of things. Also on the 4th of August Britain declared war or Germany. some may say it was declared on the 5th of August because everything was signed at midnight and after this WW1 commenced.

The event known as 'The Assasination' occurred on the 28th of June, 1914, A 18 year old boy named Gavrilo Princip murdered Franz Ferdinand ah his pregnant wife. Gavrilo and his gang who went out to kill Franz were from Serbia, as Austria-Hungary had taken over some of Serbia when the Serbian became aware of Franz becoming king of Austria-Hungary they got infused causing the death of Franz Ferdinand.

1st of August

On the first of August, 1914, 4 days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia.

28th of July

3rd of August

On the 3rd of August, exactly 2 days after Germany declare war on Russia, Germany also declare war on France.

Exactly 1 month later after the killing of Franz Ferdinand Austria-Hungary delivered a letter of demands to Serbia, As the letter of demands was rejected by Serbia, Austria-Hungary then declared war on Serbia.

Gavrilo Princip

Franz Ferdinand

Militarism -

Scramble for Africa

1871

The Triple Entente

1907

The Scramble for Africa was a invasion of many European countries fighting over Africa, unfortunately Africa didn't have any government leadership at this time and several European countries thought of it as easy to take over. As lots of countries wanted alliances, more land and a stronger military this was their best option.

The Triple Entente was an alliance made between France, Britain and Russia. The word "Entente" meaning "Friendship" in French. this alliance was created to go up against 'The Triple Alliance' and to balance the power between the European countries.

Franco vs Prussian War

1871

The Franco vs Prussian war was a war against France and Germany and was lost by France. It was caused because France felt threatened by Prussia (Germany) because they took over leadership.

Causes of WW1 Timeline

WW1

By Chelsi Bannister

World War 1 also know as the First World War or the Great War was a global war that was said to be the war to end all wars. It officially started in Europe on the 4th of August 1914 to the 11th of November 1918. WW1 is said to have started on several different days as tension had been brewing in Europe for a great amount of months.More than 8 million military soldiers died and over 10 million people died as a result of the war.

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