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Assassination of Archduke
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination -
Austria Declared War on Serbia
The Austrian government blamed the Serbian government for the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife and declared war on Serbia. -
Germany Declares War on Russia
The British foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding their withdrawal from the neutral Belgium -
Britain and France declared war on Turkey
Britain and France, Russia's allies, declared war on Turkey, because of the help given to the German attack on Russia. -
Japan on China
Japan makes 21 demands on China -
Dardenelles
The Russians appealed for help from Britain and France to beat off an attack by the Turkish. The British navy responded by attacking Turkish forts in the Dardenelles. -
Italy
Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies. -
Battler of Jutland
German forces, confined to port by a British naval blockade, came out in the hope of splitting the British fleet and destroying it ship by ship. -
USA declares war on Germany
The United States of America declared war on Germany in response to the sinking, by German U boats, of US ships -
Armistice signed
At 11 am, in the French town of Redonthes, the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end.