1914 ⟶ Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

June 28: Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdina...
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🤝 Franco-Russian Military Alliance Established

France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance.⟶
Franco-Russian Military Alliance Established (1894)
AllianceMilitaryDiplomacyGreat PowersWorld War IGeopolitics
FranceFranceRussiaRussia

💣 Austria-Hungary Annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina

early October: Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, triggering the Bosnian Crisis.⟶
Austria-Hungary Annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina (1908)
ImperialismAnnexationNationalismAustria-HungaryDiplomacyGreat PowersPre-World War IGeopolitics
Austria-HungaryAustria-HungaryBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaSerbiaSerbiaOttoman EmpireOttoman Empire

💣 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

June 28: Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, triggering the start of World War I that day.⟶
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (1914)
World War IAssassinationAustria-HungaryNationalismDiplomacy
Austria-HungaryAustria-HungarySerbiaSerbiaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina

⚔️ Russian Brusilov Offensive

June – September: Brusilov offensive by Russia.⟶
Russian Brusilov Offensive (1916)
World War IEastern FrontOffensiveTrench WarfareMilitary StrategyRussian EmpireAustria-HungaryMilitary Tactics
RussiaRussiaAustria-HungaryAustria-HungaryUkraineUkraine

🏛️ Establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs

October: the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs is established.⟶
Establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (1918)
World War INationalismSelf-determinationAustria-HungaryYugoslavia
SloveniaSloveniaCroatiaCroatiaSerbiaSerbiaBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaMontenegroMontenegro