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franz fredinand is asasinated by Gavrilo Princip a member of the black hand
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on 28 July 1914 austria-hungrey declares war on serbia sarting world war 1
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germany crosses through belgium to get to france
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It was fought by the Russian First and Second Armies and the German Eighth Army between 23 August and 30 August 1914.
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french and british troops fought german troops off at the marne river protecting France
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german u boat U-20 sinks the troop ship luistania
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italy joins the allies
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It was fought between the German and French armies, from 21 February to 18 December 1916, in the city of Verdun-sur-Meuse
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the royal navy had 16 battleships to germanys 5
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in late autumn 1916 more than 1.5 million casualties had been suffered by the forces involved
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after ten brutal months of the Battle of Verdun, the Germans attempted to negotiate a peace with the Allies, effectively declaring themselves the victors.
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in February 1917, the German General Staff convinced Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg to declare unrestricted submarine warfare
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the united states declares war on the triple aliance joining the allies in ww1 picture of a m1907 browning
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USSR withdraws out of war due to new government and poor technolegy
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a series of attackes on the western front by the germans. The front moved to within 120 kilometers (75 mi) of Paris. Three heavy Krupp railway guns fired 183 shells on the capital, causing many Parisians to flee.
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The collapse of the Central Powers came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first to sign an armistice on 29 September 1918 at Saloniki.
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Having suffered over 6 million casualties, Germany moved toward peace. Prince Maximilian of Baden took charge of a new government as Chancellor of Germany to negotiate with the Allies
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It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
