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Serbia assassinated Archduke Franz Fendinand, who was the heir to the thrown of the Austrio-Hungarian Empire.
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
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Austria-Hungary repeatedly invades Serbia but is repeatedly repulsed.
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Germany declares war on Russia
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Germany declares war on France.
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Germany invades neutral Belgium.
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Britain declares war on Germany.
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U.S. President, Windrow Wilson, declares war on Germany.
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Battle of the Frontiers begin.
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Russia invades East Prussia.
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Japan declares war on Germany.
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Austia-Hungary invades Russia Poland.
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Battle of Tannenburg, which Russia loses; Germany's greatest success of the war on the eastern front.
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Battle of Marne, halts German advances, resulting in stalemate and trench warfare.
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First Battle of Masurian Lakes, Russia loses.
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Battle of Aisne begins.
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Austro-German attack on western Poland.
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First Battle of Ypres.
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Turlkey enters the war on the side of the Central Powers.
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Battle of the Falkland Islands.
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German air raid on Britain.
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Unofficail Christmas truce declared by soldiers along the Western Front.
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Allied offensive in Artois and Champagne.
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Japan's 21 demands on China.
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First German zeppelin attack on England.
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German U-boat attacks on Allied and neutrol shipping; declares blockade of Britain.
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Russian suffer heavy losses at Second Battle of Masurian Lakes.
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Germans focus on Eastern Front breaking through Gorlice-Tarnow and forcing Russia out of much of Poland.
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First use of poison gas by Germany, starts second Battle of Ypres.
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France, Russia, Italy, +& Brtiain conclude secret Treaty of London
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U-boat sinks British liner Lusitania with the loss of American lives, creating a US-German diplomatic crisis
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Second battle at Artois begins
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Itatly declares war on Austria-Hungary, ignoring treaty agreements with the central powers
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talians launch unsuccessful attack on Hungarians at 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Battles of Isonzo; there are to be 12 in total
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Germans capture Warsaw
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Tsar Nicholas takes command of Russian armies
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Second Battle of Champagne begins
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Austro-German-Bulgarian forces invade Serbia, expelling Serbian army from the country
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Sir Douglas Haig replaces Sir John French as commander of British Expeditionary Force
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Allies begin withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli
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German attack on Verdun in the longest battle of the war, ultimately defended by the French at great cost to both sides
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5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battles of Isonzo between Italy and Austria-Hungary
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British forces in Mesopotamia begin advance on Baghdad
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Italy declares war on Germany
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Britain and France conclude Sykes-Picot agreement
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Battle of Jutland, the biggest naval battle in history, ultimately without a clear victor
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Turkish forces, led by Enver Pasha, are defeated by the Russians in the Caucasus
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With British support (led by T.E. Lawrence), Hussein, grand sherif of Mecca, lead an Arab revolt against the Turks in the Hejaz
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Battle of the Somme
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Romania enters the war with the Allies, but is quickly overrun by German forces
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Tanks introduced for the first time on the Somme battlefield by the British
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US President Woodrow Wilson secures re-election
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First German airplane air-raid on Britain
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US occupation of Santa Domingo proclaimed
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David Lloyd George replaces Asquith as British Prime Minister
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Germany issues peace note suggesting compromise peace
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Germany announces unrestricted submarine warfare
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US severs diplomatic ties with Germany
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German forces begin withdrawal to strong positions on the Hindenburg Line
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British capture Baghdad
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US declares war on Germany
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Canadian success at the Battle of Vimy Ridge
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Nivelle Offensive (Second Battle of Aisne, Third Battle of Champagne) ends in French failure
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Lenin arrives in Russia
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10th, 11th and 12th Battles of Isonzo fought, ending in Italian failure
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British explode 19 large mines under the Messines Ridge
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First US troops arrive in France, 1st Division
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Greece enters the war on the side of the Allies
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T.E. Lawrence and the Arabs capture Aquaba
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Third Battles of Ypres (Passchendaele)
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Major British offensive launched at Ypres
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Austria-Germany breakthrough at Caporetto on Italian front
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results in Communist government under Lenin taking office
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at Cambrai
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US declares war on Austria-Hungary
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Jerusalem falls to Britain
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Brest-Litovsk treaty
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for the treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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eventually mounting five major offensives against Allied forces, starting with the Battle of Picardy against the British
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the Battle of the Lys, in the British sector of Armentieres
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Commander-in-chief of Allied forces on Western Front`
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for first time
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in French sector along Chemin des Dames
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US forces victorious
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By the US 3rd Division
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in French sector between Noyan and Montdider
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at Battle of Piave
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the Second Battle of Marne begins
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They are murdered by the Bolsheviks
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they seized initiative
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This forced all German troops back to the Hindenburg Line
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during which the greatest air assault of the war is launched by the US
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they broke through at several points
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the Battle of Megiddo
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the final Franco-American offensive of the war
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Battle of the Vardar pits Serb, Czech, Italian, French and British forces against Bulgarian forces
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Belgian troops attack at Ypres
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Many German prisoners were taken.
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Germany enabled submarine warfare
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He was a German army officer
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German fleet mutinies at Kiel
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Trieste falls to the Allies
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Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates
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Kaiser Wilhelm II flees to Holland
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German republic is founded
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fighting ceases at 11am
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Communist revolt in Berlin
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Peace negotiations started.
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The principles introduced by the league of nations were accepted at the peace conference.
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German National Assembly meets in Weimar
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A draft was completed.
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Peace conference disposes of German colonies
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This is the peace settlement after War World One.
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German High Seas Fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow
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Cenotaph is unveiled in London
