Who

When

What

Bismarck

1873-1907

he was the German chancellor. he feared French revenge so he negotiated treaties to isolate France

1905

advocated Moroccan independence

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany

in 1898

he initiated an expansion of the German navy to protect a growing international trade and colonialism

1914

issued the infamous blank check to Austria

1918

Kaiser abdicated and fled to a neutral Holland

Young Turks

1908

The Young Turks set up a parliamentary government in the Ottoman Empire when the First Balkan Crisis broke out

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

June 28, 1914

he was heir to the Austrian throne, but he was assassinated in Sarajevo , the capital of the Austrian province of Bosnia.

Von Hindenburg &

Von Ludendorf

1914

they won important victories over the Russians

Woodrow Wilson

April 6, 1917

US president. asked for a declaration of war against at Germany

developed the Fourteen Points

Paris Peace conference in January 1919

one of the Big Four

Lloyd George

Paris Peace conference in January 1919

represented Britain and was one of the Big Four that made all the decisions

Orlando

Paris Peace conference in January 1919

represented Italy and was one of the Big Four

Clemenceau

Paris Peace conference in January 1919

represented France and was one of the Big Four that made all the decisions