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The assassination of the Archduke set off a chain of events where the Serbian government was blamed for the attack by many in countries which settled the question of Slav nationalism. Because Russia supported Serbia, an Austro-Hungarian declaration of war was delayed until its leaders received confirmation from Kaiser Wilhelm that Germany would support their cause. on July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
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There were many alliances made but this lead to them being forced to declare war if one of their allies declared war first.
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America entered World War 1 to join its allies: Britain, France, and Russia. However, many Americans were not in favor of the U.S. entering the war and wanted to remain neutral in the conflict.
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Armistice was signed in Redonthes in France, marking the end of World War 1.
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Adolf Hitler was named chancellor of Germany.
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Germany invaded Poland with the results being the Polish army being defeated within weeks of the invasion. Germany directly annexed those the former Polish territories along German's eastern border.
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The Western European states were overwhelmed where Germany invaded Vichy France. Multiple French ships were sunk at Oran which caused a rift between the French and the Allies.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki had a nuclear bomb dropped on them resulting in the deaths of many.
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European powers were weakened, due to the amount of deaths they received.
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