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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated. Ferdinand's wife (Sophie) was also shot. They were shot dead by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Gavrilo was in a group of six assassins coordinated by Danilo llic. This attack lead to the outbreak of World War I, one month later.
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Austrian government blamed the Serbian government for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife and declared war on Serbia.
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Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, 1914.
Germany declared war on France on August 3,1914.
German troops went into belgium as directed under the Schleiffen Plan. -
Russia marched into Prussia. Germans would use the railway systems to surround the russian army. Russians won the battle, but 13,000 men were killed.
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Germany did not withdraw from Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany.
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He resigned his post as First Lord of the Admiralty. Became the battalion commander when he rejoined the army. He served in Belgium as lieutenant colonel.
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Between German and British forces. The German ships did a great deal of damage to British ships. British losses were heavier than the German. At the end British maintained dominance of the North Sea.
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New war commander. David Lloyd George. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the head of a wartime coalition government between the years 1916-1922. Also he was the leader of the liberal party.
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The U.S. declares war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German boats, and America ships.
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He was abdicted. Last German emperor and the King of Prussia. He ruled both the German empire and Prussia at the same time, through 1888 between 1918.
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At 11am in the morning, the armistice was signed bringing the war to an end, in Redonthes, france.