Timeline
1899: Boer settlers rebel against British rule in South Africa
1900: The Boxer Rebellion against foreign influence takes place in China
1901: President McKinley is assassinated by an anarchist
1906: The British Dreadnought battleship is launched; naval race with Germany begins
1907: The Triple Entente is created between Britain, France and Russia
1908: A commission uncovers abuses and maltreatment of tribes people in the Belgium Congo
1910: Japan annexes Korea
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1914:
28 June - The heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne is assassinated in Sarajevo
28 July - Austria bombards Belgrade with the opening shots of WWI
4 August - All major European powers are at war
28 June - The heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne is assassinated in Sarajevo
28 July - Austria bombards Belgrade with the opening shots of WWI
4 August - All major European powers are at war