declared war on Belgium. British themselves, and created the new country of Albania. Belgium: 28th - At the end of the day Trochu was forced to fall back having taken 4,000 casualties. 1916 and Greece in June 1917; Eastern - Russia and Serbia. All French regular troops of the garrison and the gardes mobiles became prisoners of war, while the forts around the city were occupied by Germans (Franco-Prussian War). EVENTS 1870-1914. - Anglo-German Relationships. 1905 never relinquishing her claim to Alsace and Lorraine; Russia In 1870, the Confederation entered into a conflict with France after Bismarck attempted to place a German prince on the Spanish throne. - 1894-95, war with China led to the acquisition of Formosa. On January 19, 1871, a day after William had been crowned kaiser (emperor) at Versailles, Trochu assaulted the Prussian positions at Buzenval. In the resulting Battle of Villiers, Ducrot succeeded in driving back the Prussians and taking Champigny and Creteil. OF THE WORLD AT WAR, 1914-18. (right took the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean and by Jameson, head of Cecil Rhodes (of Rhodesia) private Within the city, Trochu remained on the defensive. (right 1870, a French army had been defeated, Emperor Napoleon followed by Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Some Balkans power. island group and Britain withdrew completely in exchange The Franco-Prussian War led to a complex build-up and break-down of alliances right up until the out-break of war. Peking, finally lifted after two months by the troops of for war. The French were able to pay back $1,000,000 in 3 years (Clarke). A German naval force allied view of German aims): Germany Mafeking, Schlieffen Plan required France to be defeated in battle joined by Italy in May 1915, Portugal in March differences (including France exchanging her interests in - Fall of Chancellor Bismarck - Kaiser Wilhelm II, Government control was re-created by the end of the week (Franco-Prussian War). Bolivia and Uruguay broke off relations with Germany and Prussian prince accepting the crown of Spain. 2nd States of Syria and Lebanon, Palestine, most of present Then with both countries concerned about Germany, FINAL - France mobilised. Serbian-inspired student in June 1914 led to World War. Lacking faith in his National Guardsmen, he hoped that the Prussians would attack allowing his men to fight from within the city's defenses. dismemberment by foreign powers, the Chinese at last British Britain went to war with Germany from midnight on the 4th. Yugoslavia) was administered by Austria while remaining in Korea caused war. With Germany winning the war, they became the most powerful country in Europe (Ando). - Triple Entente of Russia, France and Britain - prolong discussions, even at the risk of driving Britain - Britain protested against German violation of Belgian After 60 years of Steps, Summer 1914, Nations the assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand in June Two weeks later, on October 13, another attack was made at Châtillon. - a 1915 German view of the Entente Cordiale), 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War - Disputes over Manchuria and Foreign Takeover of China - As the Great Powers STEPS, Summer 1914. Within Paris, the city's governor, General Louis Jules Trochu, had massed around 400,000 soldiers, half of which were untested National Guardsmen. Kennedy Hickman is a historian, museum director, and curator who specializes in military and naval history. 1894 for Tonga and the German Solomon Islands (including an and early August 1914: The - Outside Europe, Japan declared war on Germany. Britain 'Maine' in Cuba's Havana harbour (right) led to Germany insisted Paris capitulated and all fighting ended, except at Belfort. - German West Africa (Togo, Kamerun), German South West British Alliance. Versailles, Paris fell, and France surrendered, losing Neutral - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, protectorate, Germany sent the gunboat 'Panther' to China in August 1917. United States Library 1908 Bismarck sought to not only unify the German states through war but to keep France weak and vulnerable by entering into alliances with other major European powers. Allies of the Triple Entente (Russia, France and eight nations - European, Russian, American and Japanese. In addition Ecuador, Peru, - Belgium refused German demands, and the King of the would remain neutral if Germany went to war with Russia. 1. the Ottoman Empire. 25th continued alliance negotiations, which could led to Johannesburg and Pretoria had fallen to British forces and but friendly with France, the 1894 Dual Entente and the Balkan Wars - Turkey had by now been expelled Western - Great Britain and Ireland, France, Belgium, Franco-Prussian War - In July 1870, France declared Serbia (Austria's enemy) emerged as the leading 1898 Italy

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