Triple Alliance is Honoured

== Points of Divergence

1900

 * 29 July: Umberto I di Savoia escapes Gaetano Bresci's murder attempt.

1914

 * 28 June: Gavrilo Princip murders the Archduke of Austria in Sarajevo.
 * 23 July: Austro-Hungarian ultimatum on Serbia.
 * 29 July: Austro-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
 * 31 July: Russia mobilizes.
 * 1 August: Germany declares war on Russia. Umberto I forces the Parliament to honour the terms of Triple Alliance, and Italy mobilizes.
 * 3 August: Germany invades Belgium and France. The original Schiefflen Plan is enacted.
 * 4 August: The UK declares war on Triple Alliance. Italy invades France.

1914

 * August: Battle of the Frontiers and Resistance of Belgium on Western Front. Serbia defeats Austria-Hungary at Cer. France defeats Italy in the Battle of Nizza. War in Africa and in the Pacific. Battle of Tannenberg on Eastern Front.


 * September: Battle of the Drina in the Balkans. German colonies in the Pacific are lost to Japan and British Empire. Germany wins the First Battle of the Marne, due to one third of French Army deployed on Alps to counter Italian advance. German troops enter Paris on September, 15. Peace discussions begin. Austria-Hungary is defeated again from Serbia. Battle of Warsaw on Eastern Front.


 * October: German troops reach the sea and cut off British Expedition Corps. Peace is signed. The Treaty of Berlin (October, 18) is ratified by Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, United Kingdom, France and Japan.
 * Germany annexes Liegi and Luxembourg.
 * German Prince Heinrich von Hohenzollern (Kaiser's brother) becomes King of Belgium.
 * Italy annexes Nizza, Savoy and Corse.
 * In Africa, Italy gains Tunisia, Fezzan, Gibuti, British Somaliland; Germany gains Dahomey, French Congo and Kenya.
 * Austria-Hungary is given control on Suez Channel for 20 years.
 * In the Pacific, the statu quo is maintained.


 * November: Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria enter the war against Russia. Serbia is finally defeated by the joint forces of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria divide Serbia.


 * December: Ottoman Empire is defeated in Georgia.

1915

 * January: Russian offensive in the Carpathians.