Outbreak of World War I

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
05/01/1882	The Triple Alliance is formed	The Triple Alliance was formed in May of 1882. It first consisted of Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. They would enter the war in alliance.
08/31/1907	The Triple Entente is formed	This was the alliance formed between Britain, France, and Russia. They entered the war as the allies against Germany and Austria-Hungary.
10/06/1908	Austria-Hungary takes control of Bosnia	This time for Bosnians was known as the Bosnian crisis. In 1908, Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia.
06/28/1914	Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo	The Archduke and his wife took a trip to Serbia in his attempt to most likely try to smooth things over with the people there. There was one attempt to kill him with an explosive while he was riding in his car, which injured a body guard. He was on his way to visit the body guard at the hospital when him and his wife were shot.
07/28/1914	Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia	This is what started the first World War. The reason that Austria-Hungary declared war was because the Serbians had assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne) and his wife when they visited the city of Saravejo.
08/14/1914	Germany Invaded Belgium	Germany decided to invade Belgium, and it was part of their plan to go through Belgium to get to the French forces. Belgium wanted to stay neutral, but German forces set foot in Belgium, which caused Britain (allies of Belgium) to declare war on Germany.
05/07/1915	A German U-boat Sinks the Lusitania	The Lusitania primarily was used as a ferry to take people between the United States and Great Britain. World War I had begun and sea travel was dangerous. German U-Boats often stalked the British waters, and ended up sinking the Lusitania with some torpedos.
07/01/1916	The First Battle of the Somme begins	The battle consisted of an offense by the British and French forces against German forces. It was one of the bloodiest battles ever. No one really came out on top in this battle.
03/01/1917	The Zimmerman Note is discovered	The Zimmerman Note was a proposal from the German forces to the Mexican forces around March in 1917 to declare war on the United States. The telegram was intercepted by the British and de-coded before it reached Mexico.
04/06/1917	The United States Declares War on Germany	German U-Boats continued to attack passenger boats with U.S. citizens on board. The attack of the Lusitania seemed to be one of the last straws.