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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinad of Austria
heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, who is killed in Sarajevo along with his wife, Duchess Sophie. They were killed by Gavrilo Princip who was 19 at the time, a member of a group of assassins organized by the Black Hand. -
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World War 1
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Battle of Ypres
It is also called the first battle of Flanders. It was the first battle fought for the strategic town of Ypres in western Belgium.It was the last series of battle that broke out between Brtish and Germans during the race to the sea. -
First air raid on Britain
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Allie begin evacuation in Gallipoli
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Battle of Verdun
It was fought between the German and the French armies. It is considered as the greated and the lengthiest war in the world history. The battle lasted it from from 21 February 1916 until 19 December 1916. It caused over an estimated 700,000 deaths. -
Battle of Jutland
he Battle of Jutland was the largest naval battle of World War I and the only full-scale clash of battleships in that war. It was only the second major fleet action between steel battleships in any war.Both sides claimed victory -
Battle of the Somme
First tanks to be used -
United States declares war on Germany
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Battle of Cambrai
the British attack demonstrated that the Hindenburg Line could be penetrated, while the German counter attack showed the value. -
The End of WW1
The war is over. Germany lost 15.1% of its active male population, Austria–Hungary lost 17.1%, and France lost 10.5%.About 750,000 German civilians died from starvation caused by the British blockade during the war.
